Michael W. Smith talks about his new single, ‘Arms Around The Sun’ featuring ‘The Chosen’s’ Jonathon Roumie. Sometimes a moment in music feels like joy you could bottle — and that’s precisely what happened when our favorite singer dropped his new single that will have you dancing. And get this: Jonathan Roumie, the guy who plays Jesus on ‘The Chosen,’ played drums on the track. Yes, you read that right — Jesus on the kit.

This whole collaboration wasn’t even planned. Jonathan posted on Instagram, “I couldn’t be more honored to get to play with the legend himself… This all happened kinda spontaneously (I maintain I was ‘tricked’ into this recording by Tedd and Michael 😂).” You can feel how much it meant to him, like a dream God kept tucked away until the right time.

Michael confirmed it, he said,  “He was a little nervous… We did probably three or four passes of it, and he just killed it. He just knocked it out of the park.”

You can hear the fun, the freedom, the fingerprints of Heaven in the beat. And what’s even more beautiful is that you can feel Michael’s heart behind it all. He’s not chasing charts or trying to fit in. “I write what I feel led to do,” he said. “It’s tempting — you want to compete — but you just can’t go there.” He cares deeply about his music, about the people who listen, and about what God thinks.

“It took 63 mixes to get the mix right,” Michael laughed, “but you know what, hey, if it was easy everybody would do it.” He added, “I listened to it this morning on my walk… just to make sure it still sounded as good as I thought it did.”

That kind of care? That kind of passion? It shows.

Watching Jonathan live out an old dream and seeing Michael light up like a kid with a new toy — it just feels like God smiling through melody. It’s not just another worship track; it’s an upbeat song with an 80s vibe. It’s an echo of something eternal, with arms wide open around the sun and the soul. And honestly? It’s worth hitting play more than once.

“Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom.” Psalm 145:3