Gospel Hits 2019 You Know My Name

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Worship songs: the best of 2021 (so far…)

Finding the all-time in worship music is not ever piece of cake. In this article, we aim to seek out the all-time new worship songs for 2021. As we accept done for the by seven years, we will be updating this article throughout 2021 with new worship songs every bit they are released – and then do check back later for updates. The aim of this web log mail service is not only to bring yous some of the greatest mainstream Christian praise and worship music, simply also to include a diversity of less well known artists too – after all, worship music comes in so many different styles, genres and sounds.

You tin can also listen to all the crawly worship songs included in this selection (also equally the best of previous years) in our uplifting playlist on Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, Pandora, and YouTube Music. Nosotros'll be keeping this updated throughout 2021 so make sure you follow the playlist to ensure that you stay up to appointment also!

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Finally, before we dive into this great fix of worship songs, you may as well be interested in checking out our collection of Ambient Worship music.

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NEW FOR 2021! 1. Maverick City Music / UPPERROOM - Residual on U.s.
Genre: Worship
From their 2021 collaborative EP Motion Your Eye, UPPERROOM joined together with Maverick City Music to create some masterpieces - we love that the sound combines Bohemian City's gospel-meets-CCM with UPPERROOM'S corporate worship style, and as a result it feels like they are stepping into a new infinite that sets them apart in the world of worship music in 2021.
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NEW FOR 2021! 2. Lauren Daigle - Hold On To Me
Genre: Worship
Another artist who always challenges musical boundaries when it comes to worship music is Lauren Daigle, and in 2021 she has released several singles, including Hold On To Me, which can only be described as an uplifting power anthem. And if e'er nosotros needed one, surely 2021 is the twelvemonth for it!
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NEW FOR 2021! iii. Salt of the Sound - Made Whole
Genre: Ambient Worship
Our first full-length album in three years is inspired by the Psalms: the lyrics are an outpouring of emotion, thoughts, struggles, anxieties, hopes and joys - often interwoven to reflect the realness and complexity of life - and intended as a reminder to residual in the presence of God through it all!
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NEW FOR 2021! 4. The Worship Initiative - Where Yous Are
Genre: Worship
If you are not yet au fait with The Worship Initiative and so we highly recommend making learning about them - and their resources - a priority! Set up to equip church leaders and worship, they are constantly pouring out inspirational covers of worship songs for the church in a way that many churches could replicate. The quality of their output is ever tiptop notch, and we love their version of Where Y'all Are (originally past Leeland), which features Bethany Barnard'southward mesmerising vocals.
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NEW FOR 2021! five. Vineyard Worship - Sons and Daughters
Genre: Worship
We beloved the simplicity of the message behind this song from Vineyard Worship, reminding usa, especially in 2021 of who we are in the eyes of The Father. This phone call to unity and humility is a prayer that so needs to be echoed throughout the nations and the nigh liturgical repetition lends itself and then well to time of church or personal worship.
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NEW FOR 2021! 6. Hillsong Worship - Fresh Current of air
Genre: Worship
After the past year, we can probably await the theme of renewal, refreshing and revival to appear prominently in worship songs - it'southward certainly something that we all need to hear right at present. Fresh Air current by Hillsong Worship strikes the perfect rest of being lyrically poetic, prayerfully powerful, attainable and worshipful.
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7. CityAlight - Withal Not I But Through Christ In Me
Genre: Worship
While the studio version of this song was released a couple of years dorsum, CityAlight have been slowly gaining momentum with their music and and so we idea we'd share this newly recorded live version of this beautifully crafted mod hymn - because the world needs to hear it. Also check out their vocal 'Only A Holy God'.
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8. Matt Redman - Let There Exist Wonder
Genre: Worship
We are loving Matt Redman's new worship release - his first complete anthology in 3 years. Many of the songs would be dandy for corporate worship, and likewise lend themselves well to Lent, Easter or communion. Of item notation are the songs 'Upon Him' and 'All Praise (Sing Praise)' but there are some real gems scattered throughout the album!
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9. Michael West. Smith - Waymaker
Genre: Worship
Leeland and Michael W. Smith, Waymaker feels as though it cuts through much of the worship music scene of 2019 with its simple, yet poignant lyrics and gospel audio. Nosotros dear this version from Michael Westward. Smith, which besides features on his latest alive album Awaken: The Surrounded Experience.
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ten. Bethel Music - Raise A Hallelujah
Genre: Worship
Bethel go on to release great worship songs into the globe and Enhance A Hallelujah is a great anthem for the church in 2019. Sometimes it is good to exist reminded to raise our voices in praise and worship in the midst of all of our circumstances!
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11. Hillsong Worship - Male monarch of Kings
Genre: Worship
King of Kings has speedily established itself as a strong worship song for 2019, with its singable and memorable melodies and depth of lyrics that make it a great congregational vocal, fitting either during or post communion in a church building setting.
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12. Mike Clark Ring - But Song
Genre: Worship
We first heard nigh these guys when they released Holy Easily dorsum in 2013 (which nosotros loved) and really love the innovations of their sounds. Nosotros're excited to share Only Song every bit one of our best worship songs for 2020 and are excited to run across what else they take up their sleeves this year!
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thirteen. People Of The Globe - Even Louder
Genre: Worship
This vocal, released in 2019, has been recorded past multiple artists including Natalie Grant, Steven Malcolm, ISAAC and Leeland, which merely reinforces its positive message: 'Even if the drums stop beating, my soul will keep on singing… even louder!'
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14. Passion - Follow You Anywhere
Genre: Worship
Coming out of the Passion Conferences, aimed at young people effectually the world, comes this new worship offering in 2019. A bully reminder that God will lead us throughout our lives in the direction He has planned for u.s., if only nosotros are open to His spirit and calling.
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15. Native Kingdom - Current of air And Waters
Genre: Worship
We love finding out about new artists and were super excited to hear an original song from Native Kingdom: Wind And Waters is a bang-up upbeat, positive worship canticle! Nosotros love the spirit and sound of their music and are looking forward to hearing more than from the band soon!
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16. NONAH - Assurance
Genre: Pop/Worship
We absolutely love information technology when people decide to button the musical boundaries in worship and NONAH, who draw their audio as having a sonic-uniqueness, seamlessly fusion worship with a calorie-free pop vibe. Having just recently formed, if these are their early musical offerings to the world, we are sure that there is and so much more to come from these guys in 2020 and beyond.
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17. Vertical Worship - Yes I Will
Genre: Worship
Vertical Worship have released some great worship music this yr - with their song 'Yes I Will' already becoming a get-to worship song for churches in 2019. Alongside their full length anthology 'Bright Religion Bold Future', they have also gifted us with a live EP 'Planetarium' - both of which feature versions of 'Yes I Will'.
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18. Rend Collective - Sing It From The Shackles
Genre: Worship/Folk
One time again proving that worship transcends genre, and staying truthful to their way, Rend Collective'south 2020 offer to the worship music scene is very much an anthem that inspires the listener through its positive message and rhythmic orchestration. We honey information technology
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nineteen. Pinnacle Worship - Here Again
Genre: Worship
The album 'Hallelujah Here Beneath' is inspired by Exodus xx:25, where God asks for an altar to exist built of imperfect stones. In the same way, God invites us to worship Him despite our imperfections. Correct now, we are loving 'Here Again' from Elevation Worship'due south latest album likewise every bit the song 'Won't Stop Now'.
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twenty. Kim Walker-Smith - Just Be
Genre: Worship
Just Be is Kim Walker-Smith's latest single, released alongside her volume release in which she tells her ain story of overcoming shame and fear to accept her place on world stages proclaim boldly God's unconditional dearest for us. Merely Exist encapsulates this perfectly with its open up outpouring of the middle as a worship offering.
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21. Organized religion Rose - Heaven's Melody
Genre: Worship
We are excited to bring y'all this very kickoff single from Faith Rose: we were moved when we heard the beautiful vocal and rawness of the guitar that comes through in this recording and are sure that Organized religion Rose is going to be one to sentry in 2019!
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22. Will Morrison - Do It Once more
Genre: Worship / Acoustic
We discovered the work of Will Morrison before in 2019 and, as worship leaders for a local church, completely fell in dearest with his piece of work. Volition Morrison reimagines worship songs in a downtempo, acoustic fashion and his music is a not bad resource for how to creatively reinterpret songs for those times when you have a smaller worship team but notwithstanding want to do justice to contemporary worship music.
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23. Hillsong Worship - The Passion
Genre: Worship
Hillsong Worship have given us so many worship songs and anthems over the years and nosotros are loving The Passion from the anthology Who You Say I Am. The Passion is a perfect vocal in 2019 for Easter, communion or as part of a worship set. The span and chorus besides piece of work well in a downtempo, more audio-visual set too if that is more than your worship manner!
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24. Phil Wickham - Living Hope
Genre: Worship
Phil Wickham has slowly released glimpses of this new album throughout 2018 and we are thankful that we now get to hear the work in its entirety. Living Hope holds variety, beauty and depth that speaks to the soul. Nosotros honey the title track 'Living Hope' as well as the worship anthems 'Great Things' and 'Anthem'... the whole anthology is worth your listening time!
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25. Michael W. Smith - Surrounded (Fight My Battles)
Genre: Worship
Michael W. Smith released two brand new albums within a very brusque space of time at the start of 2018, and his worship anthology 'Surrounded' is definitely an excellent resource for new worship music for the church. Many of the original tracks are written in his signature style of catchy repetitive verses and chorus and bargain with practical struggles of the Christian life in a new, yet deep way. The stand out tracks alongside the championship rails are 'Lite To You' every bit well as his beautiful version of 'Male monarch Of My Heart'
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The peak worship songs of 2013-2020

Here are 27 of our favourite releases from previous years!

1. Shane & Shane - The Worship Initiative, Vol. fifteen
Genre: Worship
Nosotros accept often referenced Shane and Shane's piece of work as a fabulous become-to resource for worship teams, as they take pop hymns and worship songs and rethink them in new and imaginative means. In their 2018 offering, they have recorded versions of 'Tremble' (previously by Mosaic MSC), as well every bit the increasingly popular 2018 release 'Reckless Beloved'.
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2. I Am They - The Water
Genre: Worship
It's both rare and wonderful when a worship song takes you deep into worship and speaks through pain. I Am They are able to do this time and time again, and in their latest album 'Trial and Triumph', we are loving 'The Water' for exactly that reason! The whole album is full of hope and is worth a listen with other notable tracks including 'To The Ane' and 'Nevertheless Hither'.
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3. Salt Of The Sound - Lent, Vol. 1
Genre: Hymns / Worship
Lent, Vol. 1 is the first of a new Lent-themed serial of mini-EPs from Salt Of The Audio: these iii songs can also be used whatever fourth dimension of yr and are particularly inspiring for times of reflection and prayer. There are downtempo versions of the well-known hymns 'I Need The Every 60 minutes' and 'Information technology Is Well With My Soul', besides equally our take on a Taize-style chorus, entitled 'Lamb Of God'.
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5. Mosaic MSC - Miracle
Genre: Worship
Coming from a church in the heart of Los Angeles, Mosaic MSC accept brought us several worship songs for the church lately. Nosotros love songs that are adaptable and 'Miracle' is definitely a song that could be used in both a contemplative communion context or as a strong worship anthem.
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six. Greg LaFollette - Do Non Destroy
Genre: Worship
Throughout his career, Greg LaFollette has worked with many household names within Christian music, including Andrew Peterson, Audrey Assad, Waterdeep, Sara Groves, Matthew Perryman Jones and many others. In this debut EP under his own proper name, LaFollette seeks to convey a truth through his worship music, holding 'the tension betwixt the reality of suffering and pain; and the truth of God's faithful love. Specially notable tracks on the release are 'Psalm 136 (Your Mercy Endures)' and 'Psalm 27 (I will see your goodness)'.
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vii. The Luminescence - Hands and Feet
Genre: Culling
We continue to find the unique audio of The Brilliance refreshing amongst the ocean of Christian music out there. The lyrics and vocals are both raw and genuine, carrying with them a sense of humility and brokenness. Peradventure this is what makes their music melancholically relatable, speaking to emotions that lie deep inside.
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eight. Christa Wells - Holy Basis
Genre: Singer/Songwriter
Christa Wells has often worked every bit a songwriter behind the scenes, writing songs for artists such equally Plumb and Natalie Grant, just nosotros are ever intrigued when she puts out her piece of work under her ain name. Creative and deep, her songs speak truth. And while most of her songs are in a singer-songwriter style, every so often she gifts u.s. with a gem that would piece of work then well in a worship setting, including 'Holy Ground' from her splendid 2018 album, Velveteen.
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nine. Eric Thigpen - Alive With First Love, Vol. 1
Genre: Worship
We dear hearing worship offerings from new artists and were moved by this debut EP from Eric Thigpen and in particular the rail 'Worthy' with its emotive vocals, prayerful lyrics and securely mesmerising strings. You tin also check out the official music video.
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10. Matt Maher - Echoes
Genre: Various
Matt Maher's 2017 anthology release definitely doesn't disappoint. Aptly named, the album 'echoes' to cracking traditional hymns of the past including 'What a Friend We Have in Jesus' (What A Friend) and 'Not bad Is Thy Faithfulness' (Faithfulness), while besides continuing to create keen new music for today's worship scene in. The musical contrasts on the album are too vast, from the more acoustic sounds, to his full band, and the employ of more than country-esque elements, there is something on this album for every mood and time of worship.
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11. Myron Butler and Levi - Let Praises Ascension
Genre: Gospel
This Gospel song by Myron Butler and Levi has to be one of gospel music'southward strongest offerings of recent times for the general worship scene. The vocal is especially adjustable for a whole range of worship teams and settings - which is cracking if you don't have a top notch gospel singers bachelor to you each week. We have found this song to be adjustable for your average congregation and worship squad - and it goes without saying that the key is non to try and imitate the recording only to put your own postage stamp on it - nosotros take an acoustic, pared-back approach.
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12. Hillsong Worship - What A Beautiful Name
Genre: Worship
When it comes to worship music, we really like the approach that Hillsong worship have taken with this latest release of theirs - What A Beautiful Name. This EP contains 5 versions of the same song - the song itself is strong both lyrically and musically making it much easier for many worship teams to envision how they might employ the song in their ain worship setting - with the inspiration of an audio-visual version, gospel and even orchestral arrangement of the song. Hillsong proceed to surprise us with their releases and we are impressed with what we hear for 2017.
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13. Monique Terez - Your Love
Genre: Singer/Songwriter
Monique Terez is definitely one to sentry in 2017 and beyond and her debut album Your Dearest really fulfils her goal of bringing encouragement and promise to all who hear it. Aslope the title runway, Hearts of Compassion is likewise worth a listen. A prissy contrast to the big worship anthems coming from the likes of Hillsong and Bethel Music, Monique Terez'south music contains a simplicity and vulnerability that is very welcome.
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14. Ginny Owens - God Is Love
Genre: Singer/Songwriter
Since her 2014 album 'I Know A Hugger-mugger', nosotros have eagerly awaited a new release from Ginny Owens and her new album 'Love Be The Loudest' which released at the finish of final year definitely contains some of 2017'southward all-time worship vocal offerings. The song 'God is Beloved' (a collaboration with 'All Sons and Daughters') lends itself well to worship - and we have used information technology with our church choir to groovy outcome. While non all the songs on the album lend themselves to church worship music, the album volition definitely lift your spirits.
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15. Stu Garrard (ft. other artists) - Beatitudes
Genre: Various
The musical portion of this intriguing project which consists of a book, an album and a pic, consists of collaborations with many well-known Christian artists, and each song represents a single Beatitude from the Sermon on the Mount. The diversity in fashion and influence is apparent through a listening and while simply a few lend themselves to contemporary worship, with Audrey Assad and Matt Maher's "Oh Mercy" being among the best, we are also reminded of the power of the spoken word in worship through the excellent four-part spoken word "Listen" which serves a thread that reappears throughout the album (and can and then exist heard in its entirety).
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16. Audrey Assad - Inheritance
Genre: Alternative / Worship
Released in February, this long awaited album from Audrey Assad - described as a 'soundtrack for prayer' - contains re-worked versions of many well-loved classic hymns. Arguably the best cover on the album is 'Holy, Holy, Holy', just the stand out tracks are her original worship songs, 'Even Unto Decease' and 'New Every Morning time'.
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17. Mike Clark Ring - Overcome & Every Ounce
Genre: Alternative / Worship
Back in 2013, nosotros featured Mike Clark Band and we are pleased to know that they are back this year with their make new Overcome EP. The new release delivers iii well-crafted, thoughtful songs which but lend themselves to church worship - specially the vocal 'Every Ounce' which, alongside 'Overcome' are the two stand-out tracks of not simply the EP, but of worship music released in 2016.
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18. Erik Nieder - The Narrow Sea
Genre: Folk / Ambience
A truly beautiful EP by Erik Nieder, who describes it as 'collection of songs that speak to the journey we are all on in this life as followers of Jesus.' Meshing cogitating arrangements with folk instrumentation to create a unique sound, The Narrow Sea EP is not to be missed!
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19. Newsboys - Dearest Riot
Genre: CCM
We love that Newsboys seem to be very reliable when it comes to releasing regular, adept quality worship music and their 2016 release 'Love Riot' is no exception. Some of the nearly memorable tracks on the album are 'You lot Hold Information technology All', 'Family' and 'Guilty' alongside a great rendition (including a gospel choir) of Bethel Music's 'No Longer Slaves'.
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20. Young Oceans - Voices, Vol. 1
Genre: Culling
More than intentionally than some of their earlier work, this latest offering from Young Oceans is intended for church worship - in their own words, it "re-visits some of the more than congregational minded songs of the Immature Oceans catalog" and features many well-known voices such as Ellie Holcomb, All Sons & Daughters, Harvest & others. For me, the stand out rails is 'My All In Thee' featuring Ellie Holcomb, with 'Until These Tears Are Gone' as well being a great opening to this album.
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21. I Am They - King Of Beloved
Genre: CCM
Having roots as a worship team, I Am They have established their presence within Christian Music by displaying their versatile musicianship and unique choice of instrumentation in many of their songs - which often hints at bluegrass in style merely they definitely don't limit themselves to any one genre of music. King of Love contains a fresh and very welcome audio for the 2015 Worship Music scene. And if you are part of a church worship team, don't be put off past their apply of instruments that may not be in your usual gear up - their songs take proven to exist adaptable for congregational worship.
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22. Hillsong United - Empires
Genre: Electronic / Worship
Hillsong'south album release earlier this year finds them using a style much more in line with that of their 2013 global worship sensation 'Oceans', and, in our opinion, this is possibly their all-time release to date! There is something and then good well-nigh hearing bands continuing to evolve and explore different musical styles and Hillsong have done this with their 'United' release and all of the songs on this album lend themselves so well to personal worship. Particularly notable songs on the album are 'Touch The Sky', 'Even When Information technology Hurts' and 'Heart Similar Sky'.
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23. Matt Maher - Because He Lives (Amen)
Genre: Worship
This is not the first time we have featured music from Matt Maher - he appears in our Expert Fri playlist and in our Best Worship Songs of 2014. The power of his songs comes through in the straightforward nature of the chorus lyrics and familiarity of the words in the bridge: "Because He lives I tin face tomorrow / Considering He lives every fear is gone / I know He holds my life, my future in His hands". In many ways, this vocal seems too short and repetition of this span could exist added in a church worship setting. On this full 18 rail release of 'Saints and Sinners' from Matt Maher, we too recommend checking out the unplugged version of Because He Lives, the down-tempo Abide With Me and the prayerful, yet powerful worship song 'Everything is Grace.'
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24. Hezekiah Walker - Every Praise
Genre: Gospel
We mentioned this gospel worship song back in our Easter Worship Songs post earlier this twelvemonth just this song has continued to grow on me. I commencement heard this song the week after I heard some distressing news about a family fellow member who has terminal cancer, and it touched me then. There is something truly powerful about a worship vocal which makes you lot want to praise God and experience closer to Him through the storms of life a well every bit the good times. This is my song of the year and it has quite rightly been nominated for Gospel Performance of the Year and Contemporary Gospel/Urban Song of the Year at this twelvemonth'southward Dove Awards
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25. Francesca Battistelli - Holy Spirit
Genre: Worship
In contrast to a lot of her songs, this song is specifically written as a worship song and it is featured on the Wow Worship 2014 album. Ane of the virtually highly-seasoned aspects of this worship song, aside from its memorable melody, is that the heartfelt words have a sense of being 'real'. By this, I hateful the song is not trying to print - it is prayerful & its soulful honesty is very welcome for a worship song in 2014.
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26. Matt Maher - Lord, I Need You
Genre: Worship
Showing that uncomplicated is often the most effective, Maher's chorus lyrics for this worship vocal read: Lord, I need You, oh, I demand You / Every hr I demand Yous / My 1 defense, my righteousness / Oh God, how I need Yous
If this is our constant prayer, what else do nosotros demand?
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27. Mike Clark Ring - Holy Easily
Genre: Worship
I know that nosotros have mentioned this song earlier, just this has got to be one of the best worship songs to come up out of 2013 and exist continuing on its up trajectory in 2014. This would work well in so many settings - from communion or a fourth dimension of prayer, to an uplifting congregational song for worship. Over again, it is non overly complicated - I see a blueprint emerging hither...
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posted by Anita Tatlow on September 22, 2021

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