About “Jesus, Thank You”
Pat Sczebel, a Sovereign Grace songwriter and worship leader, wrote the song in 2003 as a sung thanksgiving for the cross, dwelling on Christ bearing God's wrath in the sinner's place and turning enemies into sons and daughters. The recording that carried it into churches was captured live on February 25 and 26, 2005 at Covenant Life Church in Gaithersburg, Maryland, with Sczebel leading, and released that October on Sovereign Grace Music's Worship God Live.
Written by Pat Sczebel · Released 2005 on Worship God Live · CCLI #4475341
- Sovereign Grace later re-recorded it on Together for the Gospel Live IV and on 30: Three Decades of Songs for the Church
Scripture Isaiah 53:10 · Romans 5:10-11
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 “Jesus, Thank You”?
Pat Sczebel. It was first released in 2005 on Worship God Live.
What is “Jesus, Thank You” about?
Pat Sczebel, a Sovereign Grace songwriter and worship leader, wrote the song in 2003 as a sung thanksgiving for the cross, dwelling on Christ bearing God's wrath in the sinner's place and turning enemies into sons and daughters. The recording that carried it into churches was captured live on February 25 and 26, 2005 at Covenant Life Church in Gaithersburg, Maryland, with Sczebel leading, and released that October on Sovereign Grace Music's Worship God Live.
How many churches sing “Jesus, Thank You”?
44 churches in the playlist.church map have it in their worship playlists, most often for Gratitude, the Cross — one of the most-adopted worship songs today.
What Bible verses inspired “Jesus, Thank You”?
It draws on Isaiah 53:10 and Romans 5:10-11.