HACKBERRY, LA. (Michigan News Source) – A powerful voice from a small Louisiana town is delivering a big message to America: Stop ignoring what’s happening to the next generation, stand up for what’s right and put God back at the center of the conversation.
Jason Bellard, a 43-year-old singer-songwriter from Hackberry, Louisiana, released his new patriotic Christian anthem, “May God Bless America,” on October 16, with help from Michigan radio and television host Steve Gruber, Bellard’s longtime friend and former Real America’s Voice television producer Jeff Reed, and Real America’s Music.
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Through Real America’s Music, the focus is on producing songs that celebrate faith, freedom, patriotism and traditional American values – music that speaks to everyday Americans rather than the politically correct messaging and left-wing “nonsense” that Gruber says too often dominates the entertainment industry. It’s about giving listeners music they actually want to hear, with messages that inspire rather than divide.
The song “May God Bless America” combines Bellard’s extraordinary vocals with a message about faith, America’s moral direction and the responsibility adults have to the children who will inherit the country.
Bellard, who works in the HVAC industry for Mangrum’s Air Conditioning in Westlake, Louisiana, is earning an honest living through hard work while holding on to dreams of something bigger.
A Warning for the Next Generation
In an interview with Michigan News Source, Bellard explained what he hopes listeners take away from the song. “We need to stop ignoring and avoiding the weird, ungodly stuff going on in the next generation,” Bellard said.
“We’ve avoided it and ignored it for so long because it’s just weird, right?” he continued. “But at this point, it has escalated to the point where we have to stand up and do something and say something.”
Bellard, a father of four between the ages of 12 and 18, fears that continued silence will have devastating consequences for America’s children.
His lyrics confront cultural controversies involving gender identity, the erosion of traditional values and what he believes is society’s growing willingness to celebrate wrongdoing.
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The song declares, “We will not stand for calling evil good,” while urging Americans to return to the nation’s familiar motto, “In God We Trust.”
From Satanism to Salvation
Bellard’s Christian faith comes from a remarkable personal transformation.
He told Michigan News Source that at 16, he became involved in Satanism, eventually struggling with hatred, violence, and methamphetamine addiction.
“I was sick of who I was. I didn’t want to be that anymore,” Bellard recalled. Around age 21, he entered a Christian rehabilitation program in Alabama, where he experienced what he describes as a life-changing encounter with Jesus.
“It was like hate physically left my body,” he said, describing the experience. “He literally changed who I was.”
He added, “For the first time in my life, I was telling people I love them and was hugging them, And everything was beautiful and I had this desire for God’s word like I’d never had in my life.”
Now Bellard wants his musical gifts to point people toward Christ rather than personal fame.
“I don’t want to be an idol,” he said. “I want people to look to Jesus. I want people to look to God.”
Charlie Kirk’s Death Inspired a New Mission
Bellard said he previously avoided politics, believing Christians should stay away from it. Watching Charlie Kirk changed his perspective.
He admired Kirk’s ability to combine Scripture with political discussion, and Kirk’s assassination deeply affected him.
“That kind of lit a fire in me,” Bellard said.
After conversations with longtime friend Jeff Reed, Bellard decided to put his concerns into music.
Steve Gruber Helps Bring the Song to Life
Gruber, who previously helped release the patriotic anthem “One Nation”, performed by his pastor Laura Cokonougher, and which climbed into Billboard’s Top 10 in July, was introduced to Bellard through Reed.
“As soon as I heard Jason’s voice, I’m like, I’ll help that guy do anything he wants,” Gruber told Michigan News Source. “His voice is spectacular.”
Although Bellard wrote the song himself, Steve Gruber and The Freedom Project helped bring it to life by contributing percussion and helping to put the finishing touches on the production. The completed song was released by Real America’s Music.
Discussing the collaboration with the Live From Studio 6B crew on Real America’s Voice, Gruber described Bellard as having a “generational voice.”
Gruber is already looking ahead to Bellard’s next musical opportunity, expressing interest in connecting the Louisiana singer with Cokonougher to collaborate on another faith-based song.
Gruber hopes the partnership could produce another powerful message of faith and inspiration through music.
The song climbed to No. 3 on the U.S. iTunes songs chart on October 17, according to Soundcharts, and continues to make its mark, holding the No. 8 spot as of October 20. It is also making waves in country music, ranking No. 4 on the iTunes Country Music chart, according to PopVortex, as of October 20.
For Bellard, however, the mission is bigger than music charts or record sales. It’s about inspiring Americans to speak up, protect their children’s future and turn back toward God.
Watch the music video here and you can purchase “May God Bless America” here.
