"God of Wonders" is a song written by Steve Hindalong and Marc Byrd, of the Christian rock group The Choir. The song was originally recorded by Caedmon's Call and Third Day. It is the first track on the 2000 compilation album, City on a Hill: Songs of Worship and Praise. It has been recorded as a cover nearly 100 times by notable artists including:
- Rebecca St. James on her 2002 album, Worship God.
- Chris Tomlin of Passion on the 2002 album, Our Love Is Loud.
- Kutless on their 2009 album, It Is Well.
- Shane & Shane.
- Steve Green.
- Caedmon's Call.
- Third Day on their 2003 album, Offerings II: All I Have to Give.
Reception
The song was nominated for best Worship Song of the year at the 2004 GMA Dove Awards. It was simultaneously number one on three of Christian radio's charts — adult contemporary (AC), inspirational, and Christian hit radio (CHR) — ordinarily three vastly different musical formats.
References
- God of Wonders by Third Day, Songfacts®. Archived 2019-01-05 at the Wayback Machine (retrieved Jan 5, 2019)
- Song Story: God of Wonders, Crosswalk. Archived 2019-01-05 at the Wayback Machine (retrieved Jan 5, 2019)
- God of Wonders, Allmusic. Archived 2023-05-14 at the Wayback Machine (retrieved May 14, 2023)
- God of Wonders, Marc Byrd, Steve Hindalong. SongSelect® by CCLI Archived 2019-01-05 at the Wayback Machine (retrieved Jan 5, 2019)
- God Of Wonders Shane and Shane - The Worship Initiative, Vol. 10. MultiTracks LLC. (retrieved Jan 5, 2019)
- God Of Wonders Lyrics — by Steve Green — from the album Woven In Time, NewReleaseToday, NRT Media Inc. Archived 2019-01-05 at the Wayback Machine (retrieved Jan 5, 2019)
- God of Wonders, AllMusic. Archived 2019-01-05 at the Wayback Machine (retrieved Jan 5, 2019)
- Dove Awards: Praise & Worship, CMnexus. (retrieved Jan 5, 2019)
- Song Story: God of Wonders, Crosswalk. Archived 2019-01-05 at the Wayback Machine (retrieved Jan 5, 2019)