About “What A Beautiful Name”
Brooke Ligertwood and Ben Fielding wrote the song in December 2015 in Sydney for the annual Hillsong Conference. It first appeared on the album Let There Be Light in October 2016 and was released as a single in January 2017. The lyric moves from the deity of Jesus through the cross to the resurrection, drawing on Hebrews 1 and Colossians 1.
Written by Brooke Ligertwood and Ben Fielding · Released 2016 on Let There Be Light · CCLI #7068424
- Won the 2018 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song — Hillsong Worship's first Grammy
- Spent 37 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart, one of the longest runs in the chart's history
- Won Song of the Year and Worship Song of the Year at the 2017 GMA Dove Awards
Scripture Hebrews 1:1-4 · Colossians 1:15-20
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Frequently asked
Who wrote “What A Beautiful Name”?
Brooke Ligertwood and Ben Fielding. It was first released in 2016 on Let There Be Light.
What is “What A Beautiful Name” about?
Brooke Ligertwood and Ben Fielding wrote the song in December 2015 in Sydney for the annual Hillsong Conference. It first appeared on the album Let There Be Light in October 2016 and was released as a single in January 2017. The lyric moves from the deity of Jesus through the cross to the resurrection, drawing on Hebrews 1 and Colossians 1.
How many churches sing “What A Beautiful Name”?
300 churches in the playlist.church map have it in their worship playlists, most often for Adoration, Name of Jesus — one of the most-adopted worship songs today.
What Bible verses inspired “What A Beautiful Name”?
It draws on Hebrews 1:1-4 and Colossians 1:15-20.