About “Build My Life”
Pat Barrett wrote Build My Life with Brett Younker, Kirby Kaple, Karl Martin and Matt Redman, and it was first recorded by Housefires, the Atlanta worship collective that grew out of Grace Midtown Church, where Barrett served as a worship leader. The original recording appeared on the live album Housefires III in 2016 with Barrett singing lead. Barrett has explained that life rarely behaves according to our plans, and that uncertainty and trials reveal what we have been standing on and where we put our trust, an idea he drew from Jesus' parable of the two builders.
Written by Pat Barrett, Brett Younker, Karl Martin, Kirby Kaple and Matt Redman · Released 2016 on Housefires III · CCLI #7070345
- Reached No. 1 on CCLI's Top 100 list of the songs most used in US churches
Scripture Matthew 7:24-27 · Luke 6:46-49
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Frequently asked
Who wrote “Build My Life”?
Pat Barrett, Brett Younker, Karl Martin, Kirby Kaple and Matt Redman. It was first released in 2016 on Housefires III.
What is “Build My Life” about?
Pat Barrett wrote Build My Life with Brett Younker, Kirby Kaple, Karl Martin and Matt Redman, and it was first recorded by Housefires, the Atlanta worship collective that grew out of Grace Midtown Church, where Barrett served as a worship leader. The original recording appeared on the live album Housefires III in 2016 with Barrett singing lead. Barrett has explained that life rarely behaves according to our plans, and that uncertainty and trials reveal what we have been standing on and where we put our trust, an idea he drew from Jesus' parable of the two builders.
How many churches sing “Build My Life”?
91 churches in the playlist.church map have it in their worship playlists, most often for God's Presence, Identity in Christ, Surrender — one of the most-adopted worship songs today.
What Bible verses inspired “Build My Life”?
It draws on Matthew 7:24-27 and Luke 6:46-49.