Holy Water (We the Kingdom song)

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The whole heart of the song is about the power of forgiveness and what it really means to be forgiven by God. I’ve actually been reading Romans the past few days and just have been in awe of the way that Paul talks so openly about his own sin. He has such a reverence for God and talks about should we then abuse grace since grace is plentiful? By no means. The bridge to the song says, ‘I don’t want to abuse Your grace. God, I need it every day. It’s the only thing that ever really makes me want to change.’ To me it just depicts that hey I want to be changed by the spirit of God.

An acoustic version of the song by the band was released on the Live Acoustic Sessions EP on March 6, 2020. [6] On March 20, 2020, We the Kingdom and Tasha Cobbs Leonard released a new rendition of the song dubbed "Holy Water (Church Sessions)" as a single. [7]

Composition

"Holy Water" is composed in the key of D with a moderate rock tempo of 73 beats per minute and a musical time signature of 4
4. [8] The singers' vocal range spans from C4 to C5. [9]

Chart performance

"Holy Water" debuted on the US Christian Airplay at No. 45, on the chart dated August 27, 2019. [10] It spent 29 weeks on the chart before reaching No. 1 on the March 14, 2020-dated chart, [11] having attained significant gains in radio airplay. [12] On the US Hot Christian Songs, the song made its debut at No. 31 on the chart dated September 28, 2019, [13] following its commercial release. The song peaked at No. 2 on the February 8, 2020-dated chart, 20 weeks after its debut. [14]

Music videos

We the Kingdom released the lyric video of "Holy Water" on September 13, 2019. [15] The live music video of the song, recorded at Young Life Sharptop Cove in Jasper, Georgia, was released on October 1, 2019, on YouTube. [16] An acoustic performance video of "Holy Water" at the Boiler Room at Neuhoff Site, Nashville, Tennessee, was published on YouTube on January 2, 2020. [17] The Church Sessions video featuring Tasha Cobbs Leonard with an appearance by Maverick City Music was released on March 20, 2020. [18]

Accolades

"Holy Water"
Holy Water by We the Kingdom (Official Single Cover).png
Single by We the Kingdom
from the album Live at the Wheelhouse and Holy Water
ReleasedSeptember 13, 2019 (2019-09-13)
Recorded2019
Genre CCM, worship, folk, Americana
Length
  • 4:02 (studio version)
  • 7:44 (Church Sessions)
  • 3:41 (radio edit)
Label Capitol CMG
Songwriter(s)
  • Ed Cash
  • Scott Cash
  • Franni Cash
  • Martin Cash
  • Andrew Bergthold
Producer(s) We the Kingdom
We the Kingdom singles chronology
"Dancing on the Waves"
(2019)		"Holy Water"
(2019)		"Christmas Day"
(2019)
Music videos
"Holy Water" (Acoustic) on YouTube
Awards
YearOrganizationAwardResultRef
2020 GMA Dove Awards Song of the YearNominated [19]
Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the YearNominated
2021 Grammy Awards Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song Nominated [20]

Track listing

"Holy Water" [1] [21]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Holy Water"
  • Ed Cash
  • Scott Cash
  • Franni Cash
  • Martin Cash
  • Andrew Bergthold
4:02
"Holy Water" (Church Sessions) — We the Kingdom and Tasha Cobbs Leonard [22]
No.TitleLength
1."Holy Water" (Church Sessions)7:44
2."Holy Water" (Church Sessions; Music Video)7:48

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [30] Platinum1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateVersionFormatLabelRef.
VariousSeptember 13, 2019Studio Capitol Christian Music Group [1] [21]
March 20, 2020Church Sessions
(with Tasha Cobbs Leonard)		 [22]

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