When a Cowboy Prays

All tracks are written by Lake, Derrick Southerland, Hank Bentley, and Jacob Sooter, and produced by Bentley and Sooter, unless otherwise noted.

"When a Cowboy Prays"
Single by Brandon Lake
Released	September 26, 2025 (2025-09-26)
Genre	Country southern gospel
Length	3:57
Label	Provident Sony
Songwriters	Lake Derrick Southerland Hank Bentley Jacob Sooter
Producers	Bentley Sooter
Brandon Lake singles chronology
"So So Good" (2025) "When a Cowboy Prays" (2025) "No Idols" (2025)
Music videos
"When a Cowboy Prays" on YouTube

No.	Title	Producer	Length
1.	"When a Cowboy Prays"		3:57
2.	"When a Cowboy Prays" (acoustic)	Micah Nichols	4:08
3.	"When a Cowboy Prays" (original demo)		4:20
4.	"When a Cowboy Prays" (instrumental)		3:57
Total length:			16:20

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal Music. ^[11]

Studio recording Aaron Sterling – drums, percussion, recording engineer Brandon Lake – writer, lead vocals Derrick Southerland – writer Hank Bentley – producer, writer, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, recording engineer Ilya Toshinskiy – acoustic guitar, electric guitar Jacob Sooter – producer, writer, electric guitar, keyboards, recording engineer Jase Keithley – mastering Joe LaPorta – mastering Josh Reedy – background vocals Justin Schipper – steel guitar Sean Moffitt – mixing Tony Lucido – bass guitar Acoustic recording Brandon Lake – writer, guitar, lead vocals Derrick Southerland – writer Hank Bentley – writer Jacob Sooter – writer Jonah Thompson – recording engineer Luke Hendrickson – editor, mixer Matthew Delemos – recording engineer Micah Nichols – producer Phil Wickham – background vocals Sam Moses – mastering

Demo recording Brandon Lake – writer, lead vocals Christian Paschall – drums, recording engineer Derrick Southerland – writer Hank Bentley – producer, writer, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, recording engineer Jacob Sooter – producer, writer, bass, electric guitar, keyboards, recording engineer Jase Keithley – mixing Joe LaPorta – mastering Sean Moffitt – mixing Instrumental Aaron Sterling – drums, percussion, recording engineer Brandon Lake – writer Derrick Southerland – writer Hank Bentley – producer, writer, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, recording engineer Ilya Toshinskiy – acoustic guitar, electric guitar Jacob Sooter – producer, writer, electric guitar, keyboards, recording engineer Jase Keithley – mastering Joe LaPorta – mastering Justin Schipper – steel guitar Sean Moffitt – mixing Tony Lucido – bass

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "When a Cowboy Prays"

Chart (2025–26)	Peak position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 ( Billboard ) [23]	6
US Hot Christian Songs ( Billboard ) [24]	4
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [25]	43

Release history

Release history and formats for "When a Cowboy Prays"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
Various	September 26, 2025	Digital download streaming	Provident Sony	[12]

References

1. Bromley, Grant (September 24, 2025). "Power Of Prayer Championed By Brandon Lake In New Song, "When A Cowboy Prays"". Country Music Nation. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
2. Clarks, Jessie (September 26, 2025). "Brandon Lake Debuts New Single "When A Cowboy Prays"". The Christian Beat. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
3. "Brandon Lake Releases New Single "When A Cowboy Prays"". The Bridge Mag. September 26, 2025. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
4. Yap, Timothy (September 26, 2025). "Brandon Lake Releases New Single "When A Cowboy Prays"". Jubilee Cast. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
5. Kelly, Brennan (December 5, 2025). "Cody Johnson & Brandon Lake Are Officially In The Studio Working On "When A Cowboy Prays" Duet". Whiskey Riff. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
6. Yap, Timothy (October 27, 2025). "Brandon Lake and Cody Johnson Team Up for New Version of "When a Cowboy Prays"". Jubilee Cast. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
7. Kelly, Brennan (December 8, 2025). "Cody Johnson Officially Announces "When A Cowboy Prays" Duet With Brandon Lake Is Coming Next Month". Whiskey Riff. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
8. Mower, Maxim (October 24, 2025). ""This is a Secret...": Brandon Lake Confirms He's Dropping a New Version of 'When a Cowboy Prays' with Cody Johnson". Holler. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
9. Brandon Lake - When A Cowboy Prays (Music Video) (Video). Provident/Sony. September 26, 2025. Retrieved December 15, 2025– via YouTube.
10. Brandon Lake - When A Cowboy Prays (Lyric Video) (Video). Provident/Sony. September 26, 2025. Retrieved December 15, 2025– via YouTube.
11. "When a Cowboy Prays / Brandon Lake / Credits - Tidal". Tidal . Provident/Sony. September 26, 2025. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
12. "When a Cowboy Prays (Extended Single) by Brandon Lake". New Release Today. September 25, 2025. Archived from the original on December 13, 2025. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
13. Witt, Jason (January 9, 2026). "Brandon Lake Enlists Country Star Cody Johnson for New Single 'When A Cowboy Prays'". Air1 . Retrieved January 20, 2026.
14. "James 5 NIV - Warning to Rich Oppressors - Now - Bible Gateway". Bible Gateway . Retrieved December 15, 2025.
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17. "Hot Christian Songs: Week of October 11, 2025" . Billboard . October 11, 2025. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
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19. "Christian Streaming Songs: Week of October 11, 2025" . Billboard . October 11, 2025. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
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22. "Digital Song Sales: Week of October 11, 2025" . Billboard . October 11, 2025. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
23. "Brandon Lake Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard . Retrieved 2026-01-20.
24. "Brandon Lake Chart History (Hot Christian Songs)". Billboard . Retrieved 2026-01-20.
25. "Brandon Lake Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard . Retrieved 2026-01-20.