About “Come, People Of The Risen King”
Written by the Gettys with Stuart Townend and copyrighted in 2007, this hymn was conceived as a call to worship, a gathering song that invites the whole church to come and praise no matter what season of life people are in. Its verses deliberately draw in both those who are rejoicing and those who are struggling, grounding worship in the unchanging love of God rather than in circumstances. The Gettys released it on their 2009 album Awaken the Dawn.
Written by Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty and Stuart Townend · Released 2007 on Awaken the Dawn · CCLI #5232617
- Functions as a service-opening gathering song and is widely used as a call to worship in contemporary and traditional churches alike
Churches that sing it
Real churches in our map with this in their worship playlist — 15 you can watch on YouTube.
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Frequently asked
Who wrote “Come, People Of The Risen King”?
Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty and Stuart Townend. It was first released in 2007 on Awaken the Dawn.
What is “Come, People Of The Risen King” about?
Written by the Gettys with Stuart Townend and copyrighted in 2007, this hymn was conceived as a call to worship, a gathering song that invites the whole church to come and praise no matter what season of life people are in. Its verses deliberately draw in both those who are rejoicing and those who are struggling, grounding worship in the unchanging love of God rather than in circumstances. The Gettys released it on their 2009 album Awaken the Dawn.
How many churches sing “Come, People Of The Risen King”?
34 churches in the playlist.church map have it in their worship playlists, most often for Adoration, Kingship, Resurrection — one of the most-adopted worship songs today.