Last week I asked on Facebook, “When you felt overwhelmed and outnumbered and you didn’t know what to do, what song of worship and praise helped you keep trusting so you could take the next step with God?”
Here’s how my friends replied (songs listed in alphabetical order).
A Mighty Fortress is Our God – hymn
A New Hallelujah – Michael W Smith
Alpha and Omega – Israel Houghton
Anchor – Skillet
And Can It Be – hymn
Another in the Fire – Hillsong United
Amazing Grace/My Chains are Gone – Chris Tomlin
As the Deer – The Worship Republic
Awesome – Pastor Charles Jenkins
Awesome God – Rich Mullins
Be Thou My Vision – hymn
Beautiful Things – Gungor
Because He Lives – Gaither
Behold our God – Sovereign Grace Music
Blessed Assurance – hymn
Blessed Be Your Name – CVC Worship Arts
Boldly I Approach – Rend Collective
Breathe – Michael W. Smith
Calvary – Hillsong
Close – Marvin Sapp
Come to the River – Rhett Walker
Come to the Altar – Elevation Worship
Cornerstone – Hillsong
Defender – Rita Springer
Do it Again – Elevation Worship
Draw Me Close to You – Michael W Smith
Even If – Mercy Me
Every Praise – Hezekiah Walker
For A Moment – Elevation Worship
God, I Look to You – Bethel Music
God Only Knows – For King & Country
God Will Make a Way
Good Good Father – Chris Tomlin
Goodness of God – Bethel Music
Great is Thy Faithfulness – hymn
Great Reward – Tim Timmons
Greater – Mercy Me
Haven’t Seen It Yet – Danny Gokey
He Will Carry Me – Mark Shultz
He’s Got the Whole World In His Hands
He Will Hold Me Fast – Matt Meeker
Hidden – United Pursuit
Holy Water – We the Kingdom
His Eye Is on the Sparrow – hymn
His Mercy is More – Matt Boswell
How Great Thou Art – hymn
How Marvelous – hymn
I Am Not Alone – Kari Jobe
I Can Only Imagine – Mercy Me
I Lay It All – Sovereign Grace
I Lift My Eyes Up (Psalm 121) – Vineyard Worship
I Lift My Hands – Chris Tomlin
I’ll Praise You in this Storm – Casting Crowns
I Love You, Lord
I Need A Miracle – Third Day
I Need Thee, Oh, I Need Thee, Every Hour I Need Thee – hymn
I Raise a Hallelujah – Bethel Music
I Still Believe – Jeremy Camp
I Will Trust In You – Elevation Worship
I Will Trust My Savior Jesus – CityAlight
I Will Wait – All Sons and Daughters
In Christ Alone – CVC Worship Arts
In the Eye of the Storm – Ryan Stevenson
In the Garden – hymn
Isn’t He Wonderful
Is He Worthy? – Andrew Peterson
Isn’t It Amazing – Mark Farner
It Is Well with My Soul – hymn
It is Well – Kristene DiMarco
Jesus Loves Me, This I Know
Jesus Strong and Kind – CityAlight
Jesus, Take the Wheel – Carrie Underwood
Just a Closer Walk with Thee – hymn
Keep on Believing
Leaning on Jesus
Let the Waters Rise
Lord I Need You – Chris Tomlin
Lord I Need You – Matt Maher
Love Knows No End – Hillsong
Living Hope – Phil Wickham
My Confidence – Iron Bell
No One But You – Hillsong Worship
Nothing but the Blood – hymn
Oceans – Hillsong
On Christ the Solid Rock I Stand – hymn
Only One Standing – Tim Timmons
Our God is Greater – Chris Tomlin
Over All I Know – Vertical Worship
Praise You in This Storm – Casting Crowns
Psalms 23 – People and Songs
Redeemed – Big Daddy Weave
Remember – Lauren Daigle
Rescue – Desperation Band
Rescue – Lauren Daigle
Revelation Song – CVC Worship Arts
Run to the Father – Cody Carnes
See a Victory – Elevation Worship
Song of Ascent – Hillsong United
Stand In Your Love – Josh Baldwin
Still – Bethany and Christ Solyntjes
Surrounded (Fight my battles) – Michael W. Smith
Sweet Hour of Prayer
Take Courage – Bethel Music
Tell the Devil Not Today
The Blessing – Kari Jobe and Cody Carnes
The Enemy Has Been Defeated
The God of Angel Armies – Chris Tomlin
The Great I Am – Jared Anderson
The Lord Is My Salvation – Ghetty’s
The Love of God – hymn
The Prayer – Josh Groban/Celine Dion
The Rain Keeps Falling – Andrew Peterson
There’s Just Something About that Name – Gaither
This Is Not My Home – Mercy Me
Through It All – Andre Couch
Trust You – Aaron Keyes
To God Be the Glory – Andre Crouch
Total Praise – Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
Trust and Obey – hymn
Trust in You – Lauren Diagle
Waymaker – Caleb & Kelsey
We Have an Anchor
Wonderful Things
Worn – Tenth Avenue North
Yes I Will – Vertical Worship
Yet I Will Praise – Vineyard Worship
Yet Not I – CityAlight
You Are Faithful – Carollton
You Are Holy – Michael W. Smith
You Are My Hope – Skillet
You Are My Vision – Rend Collective
You Can Just Rest – Jenn Johnson
You Carry Me – Moriah Peters
You Raise Me Up – Selah
You Say – Lauren Daigle
You Won’t Relent – Jesus Culture
Your Great Name – Natalie Grant
Your Love Is Strong – Jon Foreman
Your Will Be Done – CityAlight
Voice of Truth – Casting Crowns
Worth It All – Rita Springer
What a Friend We Have in Jesus – hymn
Why God – Austin French