| worship song of the year | Klovefanawards.com - 76 - #KLOVEfanawards | worship song of the year | francesca battistelli “holy spirit” hillsong united “touch the sky” jeremy camp “same power” “Lift Your Head Weary Sinner (Chains)” Crowder Written by Ed Cash, David Crowder and Seth Philpott //@crowdermusic . “Our stories are all about being exiled and longing to return home. This song is a turning point. Repentance remedies the divide. The idea of being ‘chained’ to our sins is that now we are free when we are saved and walk in newness of life. We are now looking forward, because the blood of Jesus is enough and has atoned for whatever we’ve done.” Written by Brian and Katie Torwalt // @francescamusic “I remember the first time I heard this song, my jaw dropped…and then, about a year later I got to lead it at a friend’s church in Texas, and I just remember thinking, Some day I’m going to record this… It’s just a beautiful song—it’s amazing—and I’m honored to get to sing it.” Written by Joel Houston, Dylan Thomas and Michael Guy Chislett // @hillsongunited “In the world’s view, surrender would be seen as a sign of weakness or defeat, but it’s the opposite. We surrender not because we’ve lost, but we surrender because He’s already won everything for us. That’s where the Kingdom of Heaven begins. Surrender is ultimately what it’s about. I touch the sky when my knees hit the ground.” —Joel Houston Written by Jeremy Camp and Jason Ingram // @jeremycamp “I wrote this song from an experience going to Kyrgyzstan, sharing my faith with a lot of opposition… I remembered, listen God has given me His Spirit, and it’s not a Spirit of fear but of sound mind. So I remember going on stage sharing about my relationship with Jesus with that authority. And I’m so thankful that we have that boldness because of the Spirit of God.” Kari Jobe “forever” Written by Kari Jobe, Brian Johnson, Jennifer Johnson, Gabriel Wilson, Joel Taylor and Christa Black Gifford // @karijobe “We just wanted [this song] to be really poetic and really beautiful, and I think it does that. It paints a picture of the crucifixion, but what it really does is it just makes the enemy mad. Because it says, ‘You know what? You’re defeated, and you have no authority and no control. And Jesus is the name above all names.’ Forever He is glorified.” passion featuring Kristian Stanfill “Even So Come” Written by Chris Tomlin, Jess Cates and Jason Ingram // @passion268 “‘Even So Come’ is a song about that day— as Jesus followers and as God’s people—we look ahead to with so much anticipation; and it’s that day when Jesus will return. That’s the day that we long for—when every tear will be wiped away and God comes and says, ‘I’m going to make everything new.’” —Kristian Stanfill Klovefanawards.com - 77 - #KLOVEfanawards
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