Whom Shall I Fear (God of Angel Armies)

"Whom Shall I Fear [God of Angel Armies]"
Single by Chris Tomlin
from the album Burning Lights
Released	November 9, 2012 [1]
Genre	CCM worship
Length	4:27 4:00 (radio edit)
Label	sixsteps, Sparrow
Songwriters	Ed Cash, Scott Cash, Chris Tomlin
Producer	Ed Cash
Chris Tomlin singles chronology
"White Flag" (2012) "Whom Shall I Fear [God of Angel Armies]" (2012) "God's Great Dance Floor" (2013)

The correct title of this article is Whom Shall I Fear [God of Angel Armies]. The substitution of any brackets is due to technical restrictions.

"Whom Shall I Fear [God of Angel Armies]" is a song by Christian contemporary Christian-modern worship musician Chris Tomlin from his seventh studio album, Burning Lights . It was released in the United States on November 9, 2012, as the first single from the album. ^[1]

Composition

"Whom Shall I Fear [God of Angel Armies]" was written by Ed Cash, Scott McTyeire Cash and Chris Tomlin. The song is composed in the key of C with a tempo of 74 beats per minute, and a musical time signature of ⁴
₄. ^[2]

Release

The song "Whom Shall I Fear [God of Angel Armies]" was digitally released as the lead single from Burning Lights on November 9, 2012. ^[1]

Personnel

• Chris Tomlin – lead vocals
• Ed Cash – keyboards, programming, acoustic guitars, mandolin, bass, backing vocals
• Daniel Carson – electric guitars
• Paul Mabury – drums

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2013) Peak position US Bubbling Under Hot 100 ( Billboard ) [3] 11 US Christian AC ( Billboard ) [4] 1 US Christian Airplay ( Billboard ) [5] 1 US Hot Christian Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 1 US Christian AC Indicator ( Billboard ) [7] 1 US Christian Soft AC ( Billboard ) [8] 1 US Heatseekers Songs ( Billboard ) [9] 15

Year-end charts Chart (2013) Peak position US Christian Songs ( Billboard ) [10] 1 US Christian AC ( Billboard ) [11] 1 Decade-end charts Chart (2010s) Position US Christian Songs (Billboard) [12] 10

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [13]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Chris Tomlin (November 9, 2012). "Whom Shall I Fear (God of Angel Armies)". Amazon. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
2. "Whom Shall I Fear (God of Angel Armies)". MultiTracks. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
3. "Chris Tomlin Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
4. "Chris Tomlin - Christian AC History". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
5. "Chris Tomlin Chart History (Christian Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
6. "Chris Tomlin Chart History (Hot Christian Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
7. "Christian AC Indicator". Billboard . Archived from the original on May 27, 2018. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
8. "Christian Soft AC". Billboard . Archived from the original on May 18, 2018. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
9. "Heatseekers Songs". Billboard . Retrieved November 22, 2018.
10. "Hot Christian Songs - Year-End 2013 - Billboard". Billboard . Retrieved November 22, 2018.
11. "Christian AC – Year-End 2013 - Billboard". Billboard . Retrieved November 22, 2018.
12. "Hot Christian Songs – Decade-End 2010s". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 1, 2019. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
13. "American single certifications – Chris Tomlin – Whom Shall I Fear (God of Angel Armies)". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved October 22, 2019.

External links

• Video recording of "Whom Shall I Fear [God of Angel Armies]" on YouTube, official music video with lyrics; on its lower right there is a guitar chord diagram