Light of the World (Sing Hallelujah)

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We've all had darkness in our own lives and we're so thankful that God in His mercy has brought His Light to the world to shine into those place.

Composition

"Light of the World (Sing Hallelujah)" is composed in the key of D with a tempo of 54 beats per minute and a musical time signature of 6
8
. [5] The singers' vocal range spans from F♯3 to C♯5. [6]

Commercial performance

"Light of the World (Sing Hallelujah)" made its debut at No. 39 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart dated December 12, 2020, [7] following its commercial release. It went on to peak at number 29 on the chart, and spent a total of four consecutive weeks on Hot Christian Songs Chart. [8]

Music videos

The official audio video of "Light of the World (Sing Hallelujah)" was published on We the Kingdom's YouTube channel on October 30, 2020. [9] We the Kingdom released the lyric video of the song on November 20, 2020. [10] The acoustic performance video of the song was released on December 8, 2020, on YouTube. [11]

Credits

Adapted from AllMusic. [12]

Charts

"Light of the World (Sing Hallelujah)"
Light of the World (Sing Hallelujah) - We the Kingdom.jpg
Single by We the Kingdom
ReleasedOctober 30, 2020 (2020-10-30)
Recorded2020
Genre
Length4:20
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
"God So Loved"
(2020)
"Light of the World (Sing Hallelujah)"
(2020)
"Child of Love"
(2021)
Music videos
"Light of the World (Sing Hallelujah)" (Acoustic) on YouTube
Weekly chart performance for "Light of the World (Sing Hallelujah)"
Chart (2020)Peak
position
US Christian Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 29
US Christian Airplay ( Billboard ) [13] 20
US Christian AC ( Billboard ) [14] 16

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousOctober 30, 2020 Capitol Christian Music Group [15]

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