Some worship songs come and go, and others seem to have a staying power.  Popular hymns have stood the test of time for hundreds of years.  Here is a collection of the top 25 songs that have been in PraiseCharts for more than a year, and are being used today by churches all around the world.  If you are looking for some freshsongs that have stood the test of time (at least for a year), this is a great list.  We also have a list of the Top 25 *NEW* Worship Songs. Glorious Day (Living He Loved Me) (Casting Crowns) Christ Is Risen (Matt Maher) Overcome (Jeremy Camp) What A Savior (Laura Story) Your Great Name (Natalie Grant) Jesus Paid It All (Kristian Stanfill) Our more

“There are always those songs that you hold an extra special place in your heart. This is one of those for me. Ed Cash and I wrote this song on the last night of recording my vocals for the record. All of the songs were already recorded and we were happy with where we were. But I am always open to God possibly breathing another song along the way. On this night, Ed grabbed his guitar and told me he wanted to play this melody that he felt was special and that he had been using in some times of ministry with his church family. It kind of reminded me of how the Bible teaches that David would play and it would bring peace and healing.

Ed sang a few lyric ideas for the verse and I immediately just began to sing out the chorus you hear on the record. It was one of the moments where you knew you were not in charge, and we both just sat there with tears in our eyes, stunned at what was happening. I do feel this song, in particular, is one that any church, with any style of worship can sing. It continues to be my heart to write songs that give voice to the generations now and the ones that are to come and I sense this is one of those songs.”

Another day at GMA that started with a powerful session by Louie Giglio, then meeting with Gary Christenson (CCLI), Steve McPherson (Hillsong Publishing), and a spur-of-the-moment opportunity to chat with Paul Baloche.  Seems that Paul is a real fan of PraiseCharts. He said he is on our site browsing around 3 or 4 times a week!  What a blessing to be a resource even to the guy that is fueling PraiseCharts with some of our best songs.  As I left the hotel, I caught a glimpse of this tall guy with a big goatee and a head of hair that went more