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What makes an amazing worship song? For some, evokes all kinds of emotions, such as joy, awe, excitement, peaceful, reverence, and adoration. For others, it's all about the lyrics and whether or not the song can be listened to over and over again. It's also incredibly important for a good worship song to be Biblically accurate.
These 15 worship songs do all of the above, and all while inspiring believers to give God all the praise that He is worthy of:
- King of Glory
- How Great Is Our God
- Mighty
to Save
- Amazing Love (You Are My King)
- Goodness of God
- Blessed Be Your Name
- Lord, I Need You
- My Savior My God
- Revelation Song
- This Is Amazing Grace
- Your Great Name
- Good and Gracious King
- 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)
- Angus Dei
- Awesome God
1. King of Glory
This song was written by the members of the band Third Day: Mac Powell, Mark Lee, David Carr, and Samuel Tai Anderson, along with songwriter Bradley Avery. The song was released in the year 2000 on Offerings: A Worship Album.
When one thinks of worship music, they might not automatically think of Third Day, as they are primarily known for their Christian rock music. However, just like the hairbands of the 80s could produce a great power ballad, Christian rock bands can succeed in making uplifting worship songs, such as "King of Glory."
This beautiful song reminds God's children that the King of Glory (Jesus) is pursuing us with His love. Knowing that the Creator of all things loves his children, provides forgiveness, and strengthens us with His grace is truly awe-inspiring.
2. How Great Is Our God
Written by Chris Tomlin, Jesse Reeves, and Ed Cash, this song was released
on Chris Tomlin's album Arriving in 2004. The song can also be found on How Great Is Our God: The Essential Collection, which came out in 2012. This album also contains a version of the song that is sung in various languages.
Despite the fact this song is over 20 years old, many churches still sing this worship song. The powerful lyrics make it a classic as it contains many Biblical themes, such as Jesus being the beginning and the end, the Lion and the Lamb and of course, the Godhead three in one. Truly, worthy of all praise!
3. Mighty to Save
Written by Ben Fielding and Reuben Morgan in 2006, this classic worship song was released on Hillsong's live album Mighty to Save. Hillsong is a music group based out of Hillsong Church in Sidney, Australia.
The writers of the song drew inspiration from Zephaniah 3:17a, which states, "The LORD (YHWH) in your midst, the Mighty One, will save." Along with this truth, the song talks about how Jesus rose (after dying on the cross) and conquered the grave. That is certainly something to sing about and to praise Him for!
Over the years, this worship song has been covered by many contemporary Christian artists including Michael W. Smith, Seventh Day Slumber, Newsboys, Jeremy Camp, and MercyMe.
4. Amazing Love (You Are My King)
Written by Billy James Foote in 1997, this song was first released in 1999 by Christy Nockels. Christy, along with her husband Nathan were the lead members of the contemporary Christian band Watermark.
"Amazing Love" gained more popularity when it was released by Phillips, Craig & Dean in 2001 on their album, Let My Words Be Few and then by Newsboys on Adoration: Worship Album in 2003. More recently, Chris Tomlin covered the song in 2025.
It's no wonder that so many artists have covered this worship song. The lyrics discuss a variety of themes that are central to the Christian faith, including forgiveness, acceptance, being filled with the Spirit, and how amazing it truly is that Jesus would die for those who sin against him.
5. Goodness Of God
This song was written by several co-writers, which include Ed Cash, Ben Fielding, Jason Ingram, Brian Johnson and Jenn Johnson. It was released in 2019 on Bethel Music's live album, Victory.
"Goodness of God" has ties to Bethel Music, who (like Hillsong) has been known to produce songs that aren't biblically accurate and that have too many repetitive phrases. But this particular worship song is Biblical because it simply speaks of God's goodness. The lyrics, "his goodness is running after me," comes from verse 6 in Psalm 23 that states, "surely goodness and mercy will follow me all of the days of my life."
In 2021, CeCe Winans (the best-selling female gospel singer of all time) came out with a rendition of the song, which can be found on her live album Believe for It.
6. Blessed Be Your Name
Matt Redman and his wife Beth wrote this worship song in 2001. Part of the reason for the song was to respond to the tragic events of September 11th. "Blessed Be Your Name" first appeared on Matt Redman's 2002 album Where Angels Fear to Tread. However, the track was not released as a single. The song didn't become well known until a year later when it was covered by the Christian band, Tree63.
The primary theme of the song is that no matter what happens in life, both good and bad, we can still bless His name. Contrary to popular belief, Christians are not exempt to bad things happening to them. But even through those bad times, God is still good and deserves our praise. With such a powerful message, it's no wonder that this song is still being sung in churches 25 years after its inception.
7. Lord, I Need You
Written by Matt Mahar, Christy Nockels, Jesse Reeves, Daniel Carson, and Kristian Stanfill, this song came out in 2013. It first appeared on Matt Mahar's album, All the People Said Amen. The song also appears on Matt Mahar's 2020 album, Alive and Breathing. This powerful worship song expresses the sentiment that Christians (and all people) truly need God in their lives.
"Lord, I Need You" includes the lyric, "where sin runs deep, your grace is more," which is taken from Romans 5:20: "where sin abounded, grace abounded much more." Other Biblical themes in the song include leaning on God during trials and temptations and letting Him be the One to guide our heart.
8. My Savior, My God
"I am not skilled to understand, what God has willed what God has planned" are the beginning lyrics to this song written in 2006 by Aaron Shust. The lyrics were not inspired by Scripture, but instead by the poem, "I Am Not Skilled to Understand," penned in 1873 by Dora Greenwell. With the exception of the chorus, of the lyrics are taken directly from the poem.
The song appeared on Aaron Shust's album Anything Worth Saying. It quickly became a huge hit, not only on the charts but in the church as well.
9. Revelation Song
Written by Jennie Lee Riddle in 1999, "Revelation Song" didn't really get noticed until 2004 when it was recorded by Christ for the Nations Institute. In 2009, the song gained immense popularity after being recorded by two different artists: Kari Jobe (released on her self-titled debut album) and Phillips, Craig & Dean (released on their album Fearless.
While writing the song, Riddle was inspired by the song "I Hear Angels", as well as certain passages in the first chapter of Ezekiel and chapter 4 of the book of Revelation. The song seeks to stir up heavenly images of angelic praise and create an atmosphere of worship and adoration for the King of Kings.
10. This Is Amazing Grace
Written by Jeremy Riddle, Josh Farro, and Phil Wickham, this song was originally performed by Jeremy Riddle but was later released on Phil Wickham's album The Ascension. Not surprisingly, the writers were influenced by "Amazing Grace," the hymn that was written by John Newton in 1772. Other pieces of inspiration for the worship song include verses from chapter 6 of 2 Corinthians and chapter 5 of Revelation.
The song gained instant success upon its release by Phil Wickham in 2013, and it quickly became a popular song in church and other worship settings. Through the years, the song has continued to be a widely known worship song. And for good reason, as it's never tiring to sing about God's amazing grace. In 2019, the song appeared on the soundtrack for the film "Breakthrough."
11. Your Great Name
Written by Michael Neale and Krissy Nordhoff in 2008, the song didn't receive a lot of recognition until Natalie Grant released the song on her album, Love Revolution in 2010. The album also contained an acoustic version of the song.
"Your Great Name" was written as a testimony of being healed of Lyme disease, which Nordhoff suffered with for nearly 2 years. The lyrics speak of the name of Jesus, in which the lost are found, the condemned feel no shame, and the enemy must flee at the sound of His name.
The song is a powerful anthem that displays the healing power of Jesus and that He is worthy to be praised. The song has also been covered by Paul Wilbur, a messianic praise and worship leader.
12. Good and Gracious King
This lesser-known worship song by CityAlight was written by Johnny Robinson, James Ferguson, and Michael Farren in 2016 and appeared on the album Only a Holy God. The modern hymn is based on the scripture from Acts 17:25, which discusses the self-sufficiency of God and that it is He who gives life, and breath, and everything else.
The song focuses on the idea that God is worthy of our praise, simply because of who He is and not because of anything we have done or anything that we can bring Him. Also, that He is good, gracious, and Holy, and truly deserves the greater glory.
13. 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)
This is the second song on the list written by Matt Redman. It's no surprise considering he is one of the most prolific songwriters in contemporary Chrisitan music. According to the latest statistics, Redman has written over 230 worship songs. He wrote this particular worship song in 2011, and it appeared on his album 10,000 Reasons.
Redman received inspiration to write the song from Psalm 103, which discusses the many reasons He is to be praised. The hymn, "Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven" by Henry Francis Lyte also provided inspiration for this modern worship song.
God's love, kindness, goodness, and being slow to anger are all mentioned in the song as reasons to praise Him. And even when our strength fails and our life on earth comes to an end, He will continue to be praised forevermore!
14. Agnus Dei
This worship song was written by Michael W. Smith in 1990 and appeared on his album Go West Young Man. Smith released the song again in 2001 on his live Worship album.
Agnus Dei is Latin for "Lamb of God," which refers to Jesus as the sacrificial lamb that takes away the sins of the world. Scriptural references for the Lamb of God include Exodus 12, John 1:29, and Revelation 5:12.
Smith wrote the song while meditating on the profound truth of God's sacrificial love. The song has been a favorite worship song for believers and has been covered by Sandi Patty, Amy Grant, Third Day, Kristian Stanfill, Donnie McClurkin, and The Isaacs.
15. Awesome God
Mullins wrote the song while driving to a youth conference. It then appeared on his third album, Winds of Heaven, Stuff of Earth. Despite its immense popularity, Mullins has stated that the song is not that well-written. This hasn't stopped numerous Christian artists from covering the song and producing various versions of it.
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