About “Holy Spirit - Live”
Husband-and-wife duo Bryan and Katie Torwalt wrote the song as a simple prayer welcoming the presence of the Holy Spirit, first recording it on their 2011 Jesus Culture Music album Here On Earth. This version, led by Kim Walker-Smith, was recorded June 28 to 30, 2012 at a Jesus Culture conference at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Long Island. Walker-Smith's stripped-back, extended rendition became the recording most churches know and turned a young couple's song into one of the most sung worship choruses of the decade.
Written by Bryan Torwalt and Katie Torwalt · Released 2012 on Live From New York · CCLI #6087919
- The original version appeared on Bryan and Katie Torwalt's 2011 album Here On Earth
- Francesca Battistelli's cover won the Grammy for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song in 2016 and was certified Gold
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Frequently asked
Who wrote “Holy Spirit - Live”?
Bryan Torwalt and Katie Torwalt. It was first released in 2012 on Live From New York.
What is “Holy Spirit - Live” about?
Husband-and-wife duo Bryan and Katie Torwalt wrote the song as a simple prayer welcoming the presence of the Holy Spirit, first recording it on their 2011 Jesus Culture Music album Here On Earth. This version, led by Kim Walker-Smith, was recorded June 28 to 30, 2012 at a Jesus Culture conference at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Long Island. Walker-Smith's stripped-back, extended rendition became the recording most churches know and turned a young couple's song into one of the most sung worship choruses of the decade.
How many churches sing “Holy Spirit - Live”?
50 churches in the playlist.church map have it in their worship playlists, most often for God's Presence, Holy Spirit — one of the most-adopted worship songs today.