You raise me up

The song was originally written as an instrumental piece and titled "Silent Story." Parts of the melody resemble the traditional Irish tune Londonderry Air, which is best known as the usual tune to the song Danny Boy.

The song was written by and for Løvland himself and performed for the very first time at the funeral of Løvland's mother. Here he noted “there's something about the song people are embracing - which becomes emotionally strong. [...] I believe people think of it as a song they use for their own stuff.”