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Spotlight: Paul CleverLee and Gerald Bishung’s “Anchor of My Strength”
“Anchor of My Strength” is a gospel single credited to Paul CleverLee, a Nigerian producer and remix engineer, and the gospel singer Gerald Bishung. Released in October 2025, it later became a Breakout search in Nigeria. This spotlight gathers the verified facts about the release and points you to official places to hear it.
The song at a glance
- Artists: Paul CleverLee (Nigeria) and Gerald Bishung, both credited as lead artists
- Release date: 18 October 2025 (Apple Music and Spotify)
- Credit: ℗ 2025 Paul Cleverlee & Gerald Bishung (Apple Music)
- Producer: Paul CleverLee, who is also credited with mixing, bass guitar and guitar (Apple Music credits)
- Songwriter: Gerald Bishung, who is also credited as performer (Apple Music credits)
- Type: single, filed under Christian music on Apple Music
Who is behind it
Paul CleverLee’s official YouTube channel describes him as a music producer and remix engineer from Nigeria. His releases on Apple Music go back to 2018 and include many remixes and mashups as well as gospel singles. You can read more on our Paul CleverLee artist page.
Gerald Bishung is a gospel singer. In May 2025 Vanguard reported on his re-release of his 2020 single “BABA”. The report said he founded Gerald Bishung Ministries, a non-profit that spreads the Gospel through music. It also named his other songs, “Jesus Plus Nothing” and “Your Grace”.
The two have kept working together. They followed this single with “Level Up” in November 2025, and both are featured on Only1Oni’s “Calvary Love” (May 2026). Paul CleverLee’s YouTube channel also has a soukous remix of “Anchor of My Strength” with Gerald Bishung.
Why people are searching for it
In our September 2026 research we looked at Google Trends data for the past 12 months, focusing on the related queries that appear alongside searches for MP3 and audio downloads. In Nigeria, “anchor of my strength” appeared as a Breakout query.
“Breakout” is a label Google Trends gives to a related query whose search interest grew by more than 5,000% over the chosen period. It usually means that very few people searched for the phrase at the start of the period. It tells you how quickly interest grew, not how many searches there were in total. It is also no guide to what the song sounds like or how good it is.
We found no editorial coverage of this song. Many searches for it lead to download sites that host music without the artists’ permission, or to unofficial notation pages. We do not link to them. The official options are listed below.
Where it fits in the catalogue
“Anchor of My Strength” is one of several gospel releases in Paul CleverLee’s catalogue, which also includes “We Lift Our Voices to God” (2024), “Steadfast Love House” (2026) and “My God Is Good Oh” (2026). The follow-up with Gerald Bishung, “Level Up”, came out in November 2025.
For more music like this, browse our gospel and African music pages.
Where to listen
These are the official places to hear “Anchor of My Strength”:
- Official visualiser on Paul CleverLee’s YouTube channel
- “Anchor of My Strength” on Spotify
- “Anchor of My Strength” on Apple Music
- “Anchor of My Strength” on Audiomack
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