About “Build My Life - Live”
This live recording features Brett Younker, one of the song's five co-writers and a worship leader at Passion City Church in Atlanta, and appeared on Passion's 2017 live album Worthy of Your Name. The song originated with the Atlanta collective Housefires, who first released it on Housefires III in 2016. Co-writer Pat Barrett has explained that it grew out of Jesus's teaching in Luke 6 about building a house on the rock, asking what a life is actually founded on when plans fall apart.
Written by Pat Barrett, Brett Younker, Karl Martin, Kirby Kaple and Matt Redman · Released 2017 on Worthy of Your Name · CCLI #7070345
- First released by Housefires on Housefires III in 2016; the Passion version brought co-writer Brett Younker to the lead vocal
Scripture Luke 6:46-49
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Frequently asked
Who wrote “Build My Life - Live”?
Pat Barrett, Brett Younker, Karl Martin, Kirby Kaple and Matt Redman. It was first released in 2017 on Worthy of Your Name.
What is “Build My Life - Live” about?
This live recording features Brett Younker, one of the song's five co-writers and a worship leader at Passion City Church in Atlanta, and appeared on Passion's 2017 live album Worthy of Your Name. The song originated with the Atlanta collective Housefires, who first released it on Housefires III in 2016. Co-writer Pat Barrett has explained that it grew out of Jesus's teaching in Luke 6 about building a house on the rock, asking what a life is actually founded on when plans fall apart.
How many churches sing “Build My Life - Live”?
67 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 - Live”?
It draws on Luke 6:46-49.