About “Abide - Live”
Dallas worship leader Aaron Williams wrote Abide with Aaron Keyes and Jake Fauber as a prayer of total dependence on Christ, built on Jesus' vine and branches teaching in John 15. This live recording, featuring Williams and his Dwell Songs collective, was released in April 2021 through The Worship Initiative, the training platform founded by Shane & Shane, and became the version that carried the song into wide congregational use.
Written by Aaron Williams, Aaron Keyes and Jake Fauber · Released 2021 on The Worship Initiative, Vol. 25 (Live) · CCLI #7168160
- Became a CCLI Top 100 worship song with more than 20 million streams
- Williams later released new versions of the song with CAIN and with Jon Reddick
Scripture John 15:5
Churches that sing it
Real churches in our map with this in their worship playlist — 15 you can watch on YouTube.
Where in the world
If your church sings this, they also sing
Frequently asked
Who wrote “Abide - Live”?
Aaron Williams, Aaron Keyes and Jake Fauber. It was first released in 2021 on The Worship Initiative, Vol. 25 (Live).
What is “Abide - Live” about?
Dallas worship leader Aaron Williams wrote Abide with Aaron Keyes and Jake Fauber as a prayer of total dependence on Christ, built on Jesus' vine and branches teaching in John 15. This live recording, featuring Williams and his Dwell Songs collective, was released in April 2021 through The Worship Initiative, the training platform founded by Shane & Shane, and became the version that carried the song into wide congregational use.
How many churches sing “Abide - Live”?
38 churches in the playlist.church map have it in their worship playlists, most often for Comfort, God's Presence, Peace — one of the most-adopted worship songs today.
What Bible verses inspired “Abide - Live”?
It draws on John 15:5.