God of Wonders
"God of Wonders" is a song written by Steve Hindalong and Marc Byrd, of the Christian rock group The Choir.[1] The song was originally recorded by Caedmon's Call and Third Day. It is the first track on the 2000 compilation album, City on a Hill: Songs of Worship and Praise. It has been recorded as a cover nearly 100 times [2] by notable artists including:
- Rebecca St. James on her 2002 album, Worship God.
- Chris Tomlin of Passion on the 2002 album, Our Love Is Loud.[3]
- Kutless on their 2009 album, It Is Well.[4]
- Shane & Shane.[5]
- Steve Green.[6]
- Caedmon's Call.[7]
- Third Day on their 2003 album, Offerings II: All I Have to Give.
Reception
[edit]The song was nominated for best Worship Song of the year at the 2004 GMA Dove Awards.[8] It was simultaneously number one on three of Christian radio's charts — adult contemporary (AC), inspirational, and Christian hit radio (CHR) — ordinarily three vastly different musical formats.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ God of Wonders by Third Day, Songfacts®. [1] Archived 2019-01-05 at the Wayback Machine (retrieved Jan 5, 2019)
- ^ Song Story: God of Wonders, Crosswalk. [2] Archived 2019-01-05 at the Wayback Machine (retrieved Jan 5, 2019)
- ^ God of Wonders, Allmusic.[3] Archived 2023-05-14 at the Wayback Machine (retrieved May 14, 2023)
- ^ God of Wonders, Marc Byrd, Steve Hindalong. SongSelect® by CCLI [4] Archived 2019-01-05 at the Wayback Machine (retrieved Jan 5, 2019)
- ^ God Of Wonders Shane and Shane - The Worship Initiative, Vol. 10. MultiTracks LLC. [5] (retrieved Jan 5, 2019)
- ^ God Of Wonders Lyrics — by Steve Green — from the album Woven In Time, NewReleaseToday, NRT Media Inc.[6] Archived 2019-01-05 at the Wayback Machine (retrieved Jan 5, 2019)
- ^ God of Wonders, AllMusic.[7] Archived 2019-01-05 at the Wayback Machine (retrieved Jan 5, 2019)
- ^ Dove Awards: Praise & Worship, CMnexus.[8][permanent dead link] (retrieved Jan 5, 2019)
- ^ Song Story: God of Wonders, Crosswalk. [9] Archived 2019-01-05 at the Wayback Machine (retrieved Jan 5, 2019)