One of the most challenging things about leading worship is finding songs the congregation will engage with. Once per year I share the top 5 songs really resonating at my church to give you inspiration and hopefully introduce you to a few songs you have yet to consider. Here's the 2016 list:
- Champion by Brian & Katie Torwalt
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- Grace on Top of Grace by Fellowship Creative
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- Unstoppable God by Elevation Worship
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- Good Good Father by New Wine Worship
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- Miracles by Jesus Culture
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View the 2015 list →
Your turn: What songs are resonating with your congregation? Answer in the comments below.
Love on the Line - Hillsong Worship
Here Now - Hillsong United
Great are You Lord - All Sons and Daughters
Fierce - Jesus Culture
One Thing - Hillsong Worship
Great picks!
Here's some our church is loving right now:
Praise Goes One -Elevation Worship
King of My Heart- John Mark and Sarah McMillan
Lion and the Lamb- Leeland
Faithful to the End- Bethel Music
Great Are You Lord- All Sons and Daughters
Only King Forever- Elevation Worship
Great are you Lord - All sons & daughters
Simplicity - Rend Collective
Good Good Father- Housefires
O Lord we seek your face - Worship Central NZ
Here's a question: We live in a relatively rural community. Even though we have a couple of good Christian radio stations in the area, we don't ever hear most of the songs listed above. What are some good strategies for not only finding good new songs, but building a base from which to work with new, mostly unheard songs?
Hey Lance - thanks for the comment. If you use Planning Center, they have a pretty cool song discovery tool that shows you the most popular songs across all those using Planning Center. I also like to browse iTunes for new music in the 'Christian & Gospel' category. It may also be helpful to listen on Spotify or Pandora. Hope that helps!
I am an Amazon Prime member and use their streaming prime Music service to find songs. Also use Youtube
Resurrecting - Elevation Worship
The Lion and The Lamb - Bethel Worship
Great Are You Lord - All Sons and Daughters
Holy Spirit - Brian and Katie Torwalt
O Praise the Name (Anastasis) - Hillsong Worship
It's not a new song, but "All I Have is Christ" by Jordan Kauflin has resonated well with our congregation. The chorus works well at the end of the worship segment with minimal or no instrumentation.
Resurrecting - Elevation Worship
Good Good Father - New Wine Worship
Open Up The Heavens - Meredith Andrews
This I Believe (The Creed) - Hillsong
All Arise - Michael W. Smith
These are all awesome worship songs! Some that are reaching the hearts of our congregation is:
Revelation Song: Kari Jobe
Even When it Hurts, Praise song: Hillsong United
No Longer Slaves: Jonathan David and Melissa Helser
Amazing Grace, Broken Vessels: Hillsong United
Great are You Lord: All Sons and Daughters
Broken Vessels-Hillsong Worship
Eye of the Storm-Ryan Stevenson
I use Worship Together as one resource to find new songs, they have chords, lyrics, and the actual song. Also, it gives the scriptures that were used to write the song. Thanks for the post!
Open Up The Heavens- Meredith Andrews
King of My Heart- Sarah McMillan
Great Are You Lord- All Sons and Daughters
Forever Reign- Hillsong
How Great Thou Art
Oh Praise the Name (Anastasis) - Hillsong Worship
At Your Name (Yahweh, Yahweh) - Phil Wickam
No Longer Slaves - Bethel Music
Break the Chains - John Waller
Even So Come - Chris Tomlin
It is well - bethel
Still - hillsong
These two songs was lead in a seminary before and the impact was really good.
It's like telling the ministers and pastors despite all the work loads in ministry, we must always remember to be still in a storm and find rest in Him.
Forever Reign - Hillsong
This was lead in youth service. The verses are like declaration and the chorus brings a very great impact: running into God's arms and embrace His love.
Your Love/William Murphy
When You Walk into the Room/William McDowell
Here's some that are resonating:
Lion and the Lamb
Open up the Heavens
Christ is Enough
No One Higher
O Praise the Name
O Come to the Altar
Even So Come