“THIS IS THE PERFORMANCE PEOPLE STILL TALK ABOUT 12 YEARS LATER.” Carrie Underwood walked out under the lights, and for a second the hall felt completely still — like everyone forgot how to breathe. Then she opened “How Great Thou Art,” and the sound just… rose. Pure. Steady. Almost unreal. It wasn’t loud or dramatic; it was the kind of voice that reaches you quietly but hits deeper than anything else. You could feel something shift in the room — heads lifting, eyes softening, people holding their breath without meaning to. It didn’t feel like a performance. It felt like a moment of grace slipping into everyone’s chest at the same time.
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