Being a worship leader is a wonderful experience! Leading a church in worship is an amazing experience as you play your instrument and sing your heart out to God. Sometimes I will look at the congregation and smile from ear to ear as I catch glimpses of people raising their hands into the sky to praise our mighty God! Jesus said, “Where two or three are gathered in My name, there am I among them.” (Matthew 18:20) Here are my 20 favorite songs to lead the congregation in worship!
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“The Truth' Psalm 16:8 I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.
First, spirit (“pneuma” in the Greek) points to our spiritual lives and God’s call to worship him. The psalmist declared, “Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!” We are exhorted, “Let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do” (Hebrews 10:25 NLT).There was a physical and corporate dimension to such worship in the New.
20. Today Is The Day (Lincoln Brewster)
Favorite Lyric – “Today is the day that You have made! I will rejoice and be glad in it! And I won’t worry about tomorrow. I’m trusting in what You say, ‘today is the day!’”
19. Beautiful Things (Gungor)
Favorite Lyric – “All around hope is springing up from this old ground. Out of chaos life is being found in You. You make beautiful things. You make beautiful things out of the dust. You make beautiful things. You make beautiful things out of us.”
18. You Never Let Go (Matt Redman)
Favorite Lyric – “Yes, I can see a light that is coming for the heart that holds on. And there will be an end to these troubles. But until that day comes, still I will praise You, still I will praise You.”
17. Glory To God Forever (Steve Fee/Vicky Beeching)
Favorite Lyric – “Creator, God you gave me breath so I could praise Your great and matchless name all my days, all my days. So let my whole life be a blazing offering, a life that shouts and sings the greatness of our King.”
16. Mighty To Save (Ben Fielding/Reuben Morgan)
Favorite Lyric – “Savior, He can move the mountains. My God is Mighty to save. He is Mighty to save. Forever, author of salvation. He rose and conquered the grave. Jesus conquered the grave.”
15. Stronger (Hillsong)
Favorite Lyric – “You are stronger, You are stronger. Sin is broken, You have saved me. It is written, ‘Christ is risen’. Jesus, You are Lord of all.”
14. Revelation Song (Kari Jobe)
Favorite Lyric – “Filled with wonder, awestruck wonder, at the mention of Your name. Jesus, Your name is power, breath, and living water, such a marvelous mystery. Yeah!”
13. 10,000 Reasons/Bless The Lord (Matt Redman)
Favorite Lyric – “And on that day when my strength is failing, the end draws near and my time has come. Still my soul will sing Your praise unending, 10,000 years and then forever more!”
12. Christ Is Risen (Matt Maher)
Favorite Lyric – “Oh death! Where is your sting? Oh hell! Where is your victory? Oh Church! Come stand in the light! Our God is not dead, He's alive! He's alive!”
11. Awakening (Chris Tomlin/Reuben Morgan)
Favorite Lyric – “For You and You alone, awake my soul, awake my soul and sing. For the world You love, Your will be done, let Your will be done in me.”
10. Hosanna (Hillsong)
Favorite Lyric – “Heal my heart and make it clean. Open up my eyes to the things unseen. Show me how to love like You have loved me. Break my heart for what breaks Yours. Everything I am for Your Kingdom's cause, as I walk from earth into eternity.”
9. How He Loves (David Crowder)
Favorite Lyric – “And we are His portion and He is our prize, drawn to redemption by the grace in His eyes. If His grace is an ocean, we're all sinking.”
8. All The Poor And Powerless (All Sons And Daughters)
Favorite Lyric – “Shout it! Go on and scream it from the mountains! Go on and tell it to the masses,
that He is God!”
7. To The Cross (Jason Ingram/Paul Baloche)
Favorite Lyric – “Where can I go, but to the cross, to the cross. For there You gave up Your life for me. You gave Your life for me.”
6. Amazing Grace/My Chains Are Gone (Chris Tomlin)
Favorite Lyric – “The earth shall soon dissolve like snow. The sun forbear to shine. But God who called me here below, will be forever mine, will be forever mine. You are forever mine.”
5. The Great I Am (Integrity Worship Music)
Favorite Lyric – “The mountains shake before Him. The demons run in fear at the mention of the name King of Majesty! There is no power in hell or any who can stand before the power and the presence of the Great I Am!”
4. I Can Only Imagine (Mercy Me)
Favorite Lyric – “Surrounded by Your glory, what will my heart feel? Will I dance for You, Jesus, or in awe of You be still? Will I stand in Your presence, or to my knees will I fall? Will I sing ‘hallelujah’? Will I be able to speak at all? I can only imagine.”
3. Our God (Chris Tomlin)
Favorite Lyric – “And if our God is for us, then who could ever stop us? And if our God is with us, then what could stand against?”
2. Inside Out (Hillsong)
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Favorite Lyric – “Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades. Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame. And the cry of my heart is to bring You praise from the inside out, Oh my soul cries out.”
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1. One Thing Remains (Jesus Culture)
Favorite Lyric – “In death and in life I'm confident and covered by the power of Your great love. My debt is paid. There's nothing that can separate my heart from Your great love.”
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