About “Blessed Be Your Name”
Matt and Beth Redman wrote the song in the weeks after the September 11, 2001 attacks, while they were in the United States and struck by how few worship songs gave churches language for grief and suffering. Drawing on Job's response to losing everything, the song is about choosing to bless God in seasons of abundance and seasons of loss alike. It appeared on Matt Redman's 2002 album Where Angels Fear to Tread and went on to become one of the most widely sung worship songs of its decade.
Written by Matt Redman and Beth Redman · Released 2002 on Where Angels Fear to Tread · CCLI #3798438
- Won the 2005 GMA Dove Award for Worship Song of the Year
- Peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart and spent 68 weeks on the chart
- Covered by Tree63 in 2003 and by Newsboys on their 2004 album Devotion
Scripture Job 1:21
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Frequently asked
Who wrote “Blessed Be Your Name”?
Matt Redman and Beth Redman. It was first released in 2002 on Where Angels Fear to Tread.
What is “Blessed Be Your Name” about?
Matt and Beth Redman wrote the song in the weeks after the September 11, 2001 attacks, while they were in the United States and struck by how few worship songs gave churches language for grief and suffering. Drawing on Job's response to losing everything, the song is about choosing to bless God in seasons of abundance and seasons of loss alike. It appeared on Matt Redman's 2002 album Where Angels Fear to Tread and went on to become one of the most widely sung worship songs of its decade.
How many churches sing “Blessed Be Your Name”?
58 churches in the playlist.church map have it in their worship playlists, most often for Adoration, Gratitude — one of the most-adopted worship songs today.
What Bible verses inspired “Blessed Be Your Name”?
It draws on Job 1:21.