Bless God

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"Bless God" is a single by New Zealand singer, worship leader and songwriter Brooke Ligertwood from her studio album Eight . It was released on 5 April 2014 as an EP consisting of four versions of the song, including a live version from Passion 2024 with Brandon Lake and Cody Carnes. Ligertwood co-wrote the song with both Lake and Carnes.

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Background

Ligertwood announced that Bless God would be released as a single on 5 April 2024 and as an EP. [1]

Ligertwood wrote the song with Cody Carnes and Brandon Lake. "'Bless God' is a gift to me, I don't know how I got to be in the room when that song happened. Cody already had the chorus, and then this verse came out, and then this bridge. And I wonder if just by the mercy of God, I got to be there and part of that song that day because that was the song that I needed." [2]

Commercial performance

"Bless God" peaked at number 23 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart dated 27 April 2024. [3]

The song didn't reach Official Top 40 on The Official NZ Music Charts but peaked number 8 on Hot 20 NZ Singles Chart dated 30 October 2023 [4]

References

  1. Merge PR (5 April 2024). "A special release of Brook Ligertwood's "Bless God" drops today, live from Passion 2024". BreatheCast. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  2. Christa (4 March 2024). "BROOKE LIGERTWOOD REVEALS STORY BEHIND NEW SONG, 'BLESS GOD'". ChristianLearning. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  3. "Brooke Ligertwood Chart History". Billboard . 28 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  4. "Hot NZ Singles Chart". Official New Zealand Music Chart . 30 October 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2024.