About “Is He Worthy?”
Andrew Peterson wrote the song with Ben Shive after being drawn to the theological richness and congregational participation of liturgical worship, saying he wanted to write a song that did the same. It is built on the throne room scene of Revelation 5, where the question of who is worthy to open the scroll is answered in Jesus, and Peterson structured it as a call and response between leader and congregation. Peterson released the original earlier in 2018 on Resurrection Letters, Vol. I, and Chris Tomlin covered it on Holy Roar in October 2018, with four choirs from across the globe on the studio recording.
Written by Andrew Peterson and Ben Shive · Released 2018 on Holy Roar · CCLI #7108951
- A cover of Andrew Peterson's 2018 original from Resurrection Letters, Vol. I
- Tomlin's studio version features four choirs from across the globe
Scripture Revelation 5:5
Churches that sing it
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Frequently asked
Who wrote “Is He Worthy?”?
Andrew Peterson and Ben Shive. It was first released in 2018 on Holy Roar.
What is “Is He Worthy?” about?
Andrew Peterson wrote the song with Ben Shive after being drawn to the theological richness and congregational participation of liturgical worship, saying he wanted to write a song that did the same. It is built on the throne room scene of Revelation 5, where the question of who is worthy to open the scroll is answered in Jesus, and Peterson structured it as a call and response between leader and congregation. Peterson released the original earlier in 2018 on Resurrection Letters, Vol. I, and Chris Tomlin covered it on Holy Roar in October 2018, with four choirs from across the globe on the studio recording.
How many churches sing “Is He Worthy?”?
25 churches in the playlist.church map have it in their worship playlists, most often for Kingship, Majesty, Redemption — one of the most-adopted worship songs today.
What Bible verses inspired “Is He Worthy?”?
It draws on Revelation 5:5.