Hymns have been written all through the ages. Thousands of these songs have stood the test of time, uniting generations in a common voice of worship. Hymns are still being written today, with an intentional focus on penning timeless melodies, multiple verses full of rich theology, and sometimes a chorus to tie the themes together. Here is a list of our most popular modern worship hymns, generally written after 1990. Who knows, maybe we'll still be singing some of these songs in the 2100s.

Looking back at 2019, the world seemed like it was in various forms of chaos. Brexit, fires in the Amazon, the impeachment trials, how could things get worse? Well, you know the story, but there is so much more to remember in 2019, a year that brought us a host of worship songs that we will be singing for years to come. Here are some of the most popular worship songs in 2019.

Ressurection Sunday is the culmination of Jesus' story on earth, but not the end of it! Our hope is alive as Christ is alive, and we love to sing the story of forgiveness and redemption! What better way than with modern hymns that tell this story of Christ in a way that no other genre can. The rich theology and sing-ability of these songs are perfect for Easter! Get the chord charts and sheet music for your worship band here!

In Christ we have freedom. Free from the power of sin; free from the bondage of our past; free to walk by the Spirit in freedom, free to be content in whatever situation we find ourselves, free to find healing and deliverance in our Savior. And in all these things, this freedom offers hope and glorifies God. Here is a list of songs focusing on freedom.

From contemporary worship to traditional hymns, here are Christian songs about heaven. The Kingdom of Heaven, the throne of God, angels crying holy holy holy, the return of Christ, our sanctification complete, no sickness, no death and no tears, rejoicing, eternal life -- these are just a few of the many words and ideas that come to mind as we think about heaven.

These are the best moderate fast worship songs in a 4/4 time signature.

These are the best moderate fast worship songs, updated every day. These are upbeat songs well suited for times of worship that inspire joy and enthusiasm.

Through Jesus Christ there is hope in life and death. Even through the tragedies of grief and loss, God’s promises cannot be bonded by the grave. Christ rose from the ashes and defeated death, and because of this we have eternal life. Here is a list of songs focusing on death.

To experience forgiveness is to understand God’s extension of Himself towards us; undeserved yet freely given. Our response to confession is what restores our position of surrender. As we fall to our knees with our sins before us, God persists to tear through the shadows of our hearts to make us pure again. Forgiveness does not ignore reality, instead, it restores Christ at the center of reconciliation. Here is a list of songs focusing on the gift that is forgiveness.

Wonderful Counsellor, King of Kings, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. God reveals Himself through the sacred communication of His name. As we are named with a purpose to be known, God is named so that we may know Him with purpose. And because we know Him, we praise His name eternally. Here is a list of songs focusing on His name.

Living Hope and King of Kings found a comfortable home at the top of our modern hymn lists during 2020. The modern hymns in this list were made to tell the Gospel story in a way that an entire congregation can sing together, declaring the Gospel to each other and the world! Sing these amazing anthems with your church in the years to come!

Whether for Easter, Palm Sunday, Good Friday, or any other day throughout the year, singing about our salvation is a powerful reminder of the gift given to us in Christ! "For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast." (Eph. 2:8-9) Download everything you need to lead these songs of salvation with your worship band!

These worship songs about God as King are powerful reminders that the God who created all and sustains all is in control! The hope of a sovereign God is something worth singing about. Plan ahead and sing one of these amazing songs with your church family! Get all the sheet music and chord charts you need here!

2018 was the year of wildfires in California, the Royal Wedding of Harry and Meghan, #MeToo, and the death of Aretha Franklin. The world was bracing itself for even more change in the years ahead. But we also remember 2018 as a year that brought some incredible songs of worship. These are the most popular worship songs from 2018.

We have victory in Christ because of what Jesus did on the cross. We walk in power and victory over sin daily with the help of the Holy Spirit. Our victorious life glorifies Jesus and continues to bear fruit in peace and joy. Here are songs focusing on victory.

God’s message is grounded in His promise of forever, springing forth a sense of hope that is eternal. Through this, we are met with the everlasting and endless glory of God. He is steadfast; beginning to end. As the King of forever, all praises belong to Him forever. Here is a list of songs focused on this promise of eternity.

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Dawn on Easter Sunday is symbolic of new life and pureness through the resurrection! So whether you are online, in a church, or outside for your sunrise Easter service, these songs are perfect for celebrating the empty grave a capella, acoustic, or with a full band! Get all the sheet music and chord charts you need here!

Passion Week (Mar 28 - Apr 3, 2021) begins with Palm Sunday and includes Holy Monday, Holy Tuesday, Holy Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday. This week is a solemn week where we remember the pain of loss and hopelessness felt without Christ. We remember this with the knowledge and expectation of the brilliance, glory, and victory of the resurrection on Easter Sunday!

Download sheet music & audio tracks for your Easter Sunday church worship services, including traditional, contemporary, modern Christian songs & hymns. We have chords, piano sheets, vocal sheets, orchestrations, multi tracks & more. Easter Sunday is the day of celebration of the hope and glory as Christ has risen. Find more Christian worship songs for Easter.

We worship a risen Savior! The triumphant victory of the crucified Savior over the grave is something Christians should celebrate all year long, not just at Easter that we may know Him and the power of His resurrection (Phil 3:10.) Here is a list of top songs themed around the Resurrection.

“In Christ alone my hope is found, he is my light, my strength, my song.” These words from Keith Getty and Stuart Townsend echo deep theological truths. Yet often we need to be reminded of the hope we have, as it is easy to get distracted by daily activiities, challenges and hard times. Here is a list of songs that will encourage and offer assurance of the hope we have.

The cross represents the significant sacrifice Jesus made for all of mankind. He took our place, bearing our debt, paying our wages of sin so that we do not have to bear the nail scars but instead can have life everlasting. Here is a compiled list of songs that are centered around the cross.

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The grave is empty! The King is alive! This Easter Sunday sing about the gift of forgiveness and the power over sin and death that Easter signifies. This is a list of songs about the cross, the resurrection, new life, and much more. Get all the sheet music and chord charts you need for this Easter season today so that you can focus on what really matters in worship!

Are you searching for just the right worship songs to celebrate with a graduate? This collection of encouraging worship songs for graduation services, or ceremonies is designed to instill hope and faith in the hearts of graduates as they celebrate their accomplishments and prepare for new life experiences.

Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday and includes Holy Monday, Holy Tuesday, Holy Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday. As we focus on the story of Holy Week we remember the dark before the dawn of the resurrection, and the journey to the cross. This reminds us that even though things seem lost, Christ has won!

Download sheet music & audio tracks for your Maundy Thursday church worship services, including traditional, contemporary, modern Christian songs & hymns. We have chords, piano sheets, vocal sheets, orchestrations & multi-tracks. Maundy Thursday is the Last Supper where Jesus & the disciples celebrated the Passover. Find more Christian worship songs for Easter.

When we sing about God's grace and we believe the truth deep in our hearts, it affects our lives. We live with more compassion. We extend more mercy. We feel more empathy. This is why worship songs about grace and mercy are so important to the church. Every day and every week, through song and word, we must remind ourselves about the nature of God who is full of grace. What we receive from God, we extend to others. This is the full cycle of worship.

Download sheet music & audio tracks for your Good Friday church worship services, including traditional, contemporary, modern Christian songs & hymns. We have chords, piano sheets, vocal sheets, orchestrations & multi-tracks. Good Friday - A crown of thorns, a cross and crucifixion, death, darkness, a torn veil, a tomb, separation... these words evoke strong emotions, but are the linchpin to our salvation, for as Hebrews tells us, "Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins." Here is a list of songs for commemorating Good Friday. Find more Christian worship songs for Easter.

From the throne to the dirt, the cross bears the burdens of our sin. The crucifixion allowed Jesus to reach through darkness and shine across the earth, a reckoning that tore the veil between death and eternity. It captures deep pain and agony as evidence for an even deeper act of love. Here is a list of songs focusing on the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

2020 has been a wild ride. While we don't know what 2021 has in store we know that God is faithful and we can begin a new year declaring that. These songs are meant to start the year well, with the focus on Christ and the hope of new life.

One of the best places to train your musicians exactly how to play all the great worship songs is Worship Artistry. Truly, they are a leader and innovator in the worship education space. Nowhere else can you find such detailed breakdowns of the top worship songs arranged for a five-piece band. With acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, drums and keyboard lessons all chaptered for easy customization, their tutorials efficiently equip beginners and experts alike. Best of all, their heart to make great sounding worship music accessible to everyone resonates loudly with ours. Here’s a list of the songs reflected in their top lessons. Visit Worship Artistry online and get 21 days of access for free!

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Download sheet music & audio tracks for your Lent church worship services, including traditional, contemporary, modern Christian songs & hymns. We have chords, piano sheets, vocal sheets, orchestrations & multi-tracks. Lent is a time to focus on themes of prayer, repentance, reflection, & renewal (Feb 17 to April 3). Find more Christian worship songs for Easter.

It's hard to believe we are already a quarter of the way through 2021! Take a look at the trends of the year and see what churches all over the world are singing! Download the sheet music to join with churches around the globe in singing praises to our God! We update this list every week, so check back often.

The decade has just begun and it feels like a decade's worth of things have already happened. So much music has already come out, and so many new trends have already begun that we thought we'd start this decade list already. Here's a list of the most popular worship songs from the 2020s so far.

The team at Loop Community are long time friends of PraiseCharts. Check out their catalog of Enhancement Tracks for these great worship songs songs! The Loop Community studio team created these tracks to resource your worship team and improve the sound of your band with electronic instruments that elevate your sound and yet won't overlap with your live instruments.

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Download sheet music & audio tracks for your Ash Wednesday church worship services, including traditional, contemporary, modern Christian songs & hymns. We have chords, piano sheets, vocal sheets, orchestrations & multi-tracks. Ash Wednesday (Feb 17, 2021) marks the beginning of the Season of Lent. Find more Christian worship songs for Easter.

Through 2020, choirs have had to improvise and adapt. And you did. These were the songs you sang while you figured out just how to sing together. This is a list of the top 100 SATB choir sheets downloaded from PraiseCharts in 2020.

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Playing a song note-for-note live has always been difficult. But playing a song note-for-note on a recording is a whole different beast. As churches switched gears in March, moving their services online, we watched as these piano/vocal sheets began to trend. Throughout all of 2020, these were the top piano/vocal songs downloaded from PraiseCharts. We don't yet know what 2021 holds, but we are excited to learn even more wonderful worship songs note-for-note.

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This list tracks the most popular worship songs overall, dating back exactly 365 days from today. Only the best of the best will ever make it into this list. Watch these trends closely to stay in tune with songs that churches all over the world are singing on a regular basis.

In 2020, many churches grew to rely on multi-tracks in their worship services. With limitations on group sizes, filling the gaps in the band with multi-tracks became more useful than ever. This is a list of the top 100 multi-track downloads from 2020. Sing one of these with your church this weekend!

Download sheet music & audio tracks for your Resurrection Sunday church worship services, including traditional, contemporary, modern Christian songs & hymns. We have chords, piano sheets, vocal sheets, orchestrations, multi-tracks, & more. Resurrection Sunday is the day the stone was rolled away and the grave is empty! Find more Christian worship songs for Easter.

As of February 2021, you can get all of our Piano/Vocal chart variations in a single pack and save more than 50% over purchasing them individually. The Piano/Vocal Pack includes any available of the Lead Sheet (SAT), Choir Sheet (SATB), Piano/Vocal (SATB), Piano Sheet (No Vocals), Rhythm Sheet, and Acoustic Guitar -- plus the original Finale File. This new product is bursting with value, giving you the freedom to make sure all your musicians and vocalists have the perfect chart based on their needs.

"Where there's a will, there's a way" should be the motto for orchestrations in 2020. Orchestras all over the world found ways to play together safely, even piecing together video and audio to create virtual orchestras. While we all look forward to the day when we can play together again, we can look back and appreciate the innovation of ensembles through the memory of the songs we played. These are the top orchestrations of 2020.

It's hard to stay on top of everything. Especially what songs are current in the worship world. By blending together trending, new, and top lists we've made this list of current Christian worship songs to help ourselves stay on top of things. Maybe it'll help you too.

2020 is a year that will go down in history. The way we worship and the way we do church was redefined for Christians all over the world. Even so, there have been some incredible new worship songs written in 2020, including The Blessing (Kari Jobe), Graves Into Gardens (Elevation Worship), and Battle Belongs (Phil Wickham). Here is a complete list of the most popular worship songs in 2020.

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Christmas Day is a whirlwind of emotion. Nostalgia, the joy of family, the strain of loss, and the peace, hope, love, and joy in the birth of Jesus. Whatever Christmas means for you and your church this year, these worship songs for Christmas Day will draw you into the closeness of God who came to be with you.

We have hundreds of thousands of musicians representing thousands of churches from all over the world. This list gets updated hourly based on all their activity, tracking the top downloaded worship songs in the last week. Check back regularly, because when new songs hit the airwaves, you'll be able to spot the top trending new worship songs very quickly.

Of all the hundreds of song lists we have at PraiseCharts, this is the benchmark. This is the most comprehensive and overarching list we have. Our algorithm pulls in the most popular songs on our website, scoring them on a trending scale to help you find new songs and re-discover old ones. Bookmark this list and check back daily because these songs are always changing.

Not everybody can play and sing by ear. These charts help take out the guesswork for your vocalists and piano player - as long as they can read music! Even if you don't take these charts on stage for live worship, they are a great resource during rehearsals to help solidify what everyone should play and sing in order to come out with a great sound in the end.

Tried and true. Call them nostalgic, old, or classic, these songs have stood the test of time at PraiseCharts. Take a look through some of the most memorable worship songs of all time.

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These are the top worship songs this month. This list changes daily based on sales and downloads over the last 28 days. The songs at the top of this list reflect the most current trends in worship music worldwide, so check back regularly and watch these trends day by day.

These are the best worship songs in a 4/4 time signature.

For most of 2020 worship bands looked different. Whether your band was playing live, recording together, or recording each part from home in your living rooms, chord charts were still a vital part of learning songs and leading worship. These are the top chord charts downloaded from PraiseCharts in 2020.

The 2010s saw some worship music powerhouses take the stage and change the sound of worship music forever. Take a look through the songs that defined the decade, this is a list of the most popular worship songs that made their mark in the 2010s.

The Key Finder is totally free and embedded into almost every song page. Once you have defined your personal vocal range, the Key Finder will "magically" tell you how the selected song will fit into your vocal range in every key, and then offer suggested keys that stay within your vocal range. Use this tool often. Your vocalists and your congregation will love you for it! Read more about the KeyFinder in our blog post, How To Match Your Vocal Range To Any Song With The KeyFinder.

Christmas Eve takes the hope, peace, love, and joy from the four weeks of advent and combines them in the anticipation of Christmas morning. Whether in quiet stillness and candlelight or with singing and dancing, these worship songs are handpicked for Christmas Eve.

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Multi Tracks are a great way to expand the sound of your worship band, but the fully produced sound of Multi Tracks might be a bit too big and produced for your more stripped back worship sets. That's where Multi Tracks Lite comes in. The same quality and the same songs, just with fewer tracks for a more organic sound. Try them out with your worship band this weekend!

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Some people like to sing by memory, some like to see the words on the screen, and some like the music written out on paper, in "good old fashioned four-part harmony." We have made this series of Hymn Sheets to arrange all the great contemporary worship songs in a format consistent with the hymnal in your pews. These sheets are great as inserts in your bulletin for your congregation to follow along. By the way, photocopying these sheets for your congregation is covered by CCLI.

Our crowning achievement to the ministry of worship in churches all around the world is to provide modern sounding orchestrations for all of the best, most popular worship songs. Whether the original recording had an orchestra in mind or not, we create arrangements so that every instrument on your team has something to play. So bring out your trumpets, saxophones, trombones, violins and clarinets. These are the most popular worship orchestrations that we have to date!

There is nothing like leading worship with the powerful voices of a worship choir behind you. We have arranged all the top worship songs for your choir, orchestra, and rhythm section. Plus, if you have any musicians missing, we have Multi-Tracks to fill in the gaps. Best of all, we've extracted all of the four-part SATB vocals into their own product that we call a Choir Sheet. This list represents the most popular Choir Sheets we have today. In other words, these are the songs that demonstrate a strong connection to worship choirs all over the world. Enjoy the list and check back often to see how it shifts over time!

We take pride in the precision of our chord charts so that your musicians can sound like a unified band. We put the right chords over the right words, arranged in sections that follow the original recording, measure for measure. Plus, if you want to make any adjustments, you can edit them right inside the site. Your edits will be available by default any time you access the same song in the future! Musicians download our chord charts more than any other product because they are accurate, clear and editable. Here is a list of our top downloaded chord charts for your praise and worship band!

There is nothing worse than trying to run a worship practice with inaccurate and unclear charts. We take time to pour over the details of the best worship song recordings, measure for measure. Every beat matters. Every chord matters. Every lyric matters. If we find a mistake (we admit it, it happens), we fix it immediately. At the end of the day, we want your band members to feel confident and sound amazing so that you can function together as a team that leads a life-changing worship ministry.

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Jesus did for us what we could never do for ourselves. His great sacrifice is the only means by which we could ever obtain our greatest gift of salvation. Out of grateful hearts, we sing songs of praise and adoration for who He is. Here is a list of songs about our Saviour, Jesus Christ.

With all this new worship music coming out every week, choirs are more important than ever. Whether your style is traditional, contemporary, or charismatic, a worship choir puts the focus on people who want to actively lead worship -- with their voices and their faces. We have made sure that all the best worship songs have choir sheets with parts to sing for soprano, alto, bass, and tenor voices. If you can make room on your team for a choir, (or even just want to break into parts) these worship anthems will raise the roof in your church!

For more than 20 years, PraiseCharts arrangers have used Finale as their preferred software to produce all the sheet music arrangements we have in our catalog. Until now, we have sold our original Finale files as an optional add-on purchase after you own the Orchestration PDF. But we are changing things up! News flash - - Finale files are included with your original orchestration purchase for free! Now you have the freedom to tweak the arrangement, change the key, add a part, remove a part, change the font, or change the layout. It gets better ... if you have purchased an orchestration in the past, the Finale file is available for you to download immediately at no extra charge! Finale® is a registered trademark of MakeMusic.

At PraiseCharts, we make our own Multi Tracks to sound like the original recording. For most songs, the format is fairly consistent. They sound great and help to fill out the gaps in any size worship band. This is a list of our top downloaded multi-tracks.

This is as up to date as it gets. If a new song hits the airwaves and it starts trending fast, chances are you will be able to spot it here. If an old song suddenly spikes because of a unique current event, you'll see that here as well. So get out a bag of popcorn and hit refresh every 10 minutes to watch the race.

All of these songs worked hard to get here. To earn a spot on this list, a song has to have jumped up at least 4 positions on the charts. This is a list of top rising songs, ranked by how fast they are rising. If you like to have a finger on the pulse of worship music, bookmark this page and check back regularly. You might be surprised by what you find here.

We arrange all of our top songs in four-part harmony (SATB) so that your choir can lead the way when it is time to worship at church. And besides, people look best in choir robes. We know this, and you know this. Here is a list of our top downloaded choir sheets. You can bet that all the worship songs that show up at the top of this list are well suited for choir.

Without a doubt, having a song land in the CCLI Top 100 is a significant benchmark for any Christian songwriter. While PraiseCharts tracks music purchasing in real-time, CCLI tracks the week to week usage of worship songs and reports on the results twice a year. The list may be static, and the songs might be dated, but it still represents a snapshot in time of significant trends in worship from churches all across the nation. This list is based on results from the USA and gets updated twice a year. See also Songs on the Rise from CCLI.

With the intent to equip you to flourish as a musician and worshipper, Songs Of Worship is a series of song sheets featuring top songs from 2020, in all kinds of genres, arranged in singable keys that are easy to play on the guitar or piano. All of these simplified arrangements are adapted from the most popular versions of the original arrangements that match the recordings you may have heard on the radio or your streaming platforms.

Songs Of Worship is a series of song sheets featuring your favorite songs, arranged in singable keys that are easy to play on the guitar or piano. The Easter Favorites 2 collection contains a resource of 24 chord charts complied into a 6 page format that you can mix and match to create custom song sheets for yourself or your small group.

Designed for any worship setting, Songs Of Worship is a series of song sheets featuring your favorite worship titles in all kinds of genres, arranged in singable keys that are easy to play on the guitar or piano. All of these simplified renewal/revival-themed arrangements are adapted from the most popular versions of the original arrangements that match the recordings you may have heard on the radio or your streaming platforms. Our hope is that these songs will bring you a sense of encouragement and community.

Check out some of the best Easter worship songs of 2021 from Essential Music featuring artists and songwriters like Elevation Worship, Phil Wickham, Red Rocks Worship and more. These incredible songs will encourage your church as they sing about themes of the resurrection, hope, the power of the cross, and redemption offered through Jesus Christ.

Standing in a grocery store line up, the woman ahead of me told the cashier, "I sure hope this virus doesn't stop us from taking our trip south!" I gave a small smile, hidden behind my mask, acknowledging the collective loss of trips, plans, and how many have had their hopes dashed. Something about the phrase rattled around inside my brain. It had nothing to do with the pandemic but how we use the word 'hope.' Hope is a word that is overused, oversimplified, and watered down. We hope it doesn't rain on the weekend of our backyard party. We hope we make it to the gas station or the store before the mall closes.  We hope our Amazon purchases arrive on time. There is zero confidence connected to this use of the word hope.  Someone gets terrible news ... "Oh, I hope they are ok." What do we mean? Something about this feels hollow. These everyday uses of hope feel like pleas into thin air; this kind of hope lacks substance, becoming mere wishful thinking. It sounds a bit whiny, if I'm honest. We've heard and said it countless times.  Merriam-Webster defines hope as follows: "to cherish a desire with anticipation: to want something to happen or be true." That definition makes hope seem closer to a wish. We often use hope to indicate a wish or desire for something to change, improve, and suit us better.  Compare that hope with the heavenly hope found in Jesus. Biblical hope is the confident expectation of what God has promised.  But those who hope in the Lord[a strong and confident expectation]will renew their strength.They will soar on wings like eagles;they will run and not grow weary,they will walk and not be faint.Isaiah 40:31 (NIV) Sit and reflect on this for a moment. When we sing the verse "Jesus Christ, my living hope", I have to believe, this hope is something I can trust. Heavenly Hope was born in a barn, crucified and three days later, was resurrected. Heavenly Hope resides within us. His Hope rests on us like a weighted blanket. Our spirits groan inwardly knowing His presence is close by. We are renewed by this hope and in this hope, we can trust.  Now faith is confidence in what we hope [a strong and confident expectation] for and assurance about what we do not see. (Hebrews 11:1, NIV) Worldly hope is wished for or comes by chance. Heavenly hope holds promise. The hope in scripture is strong, confident, and feeds our faith. Our watered-down uses of hope offer no guarantees. Biblical hope is a robust and confident expectation, resting with assurance in God's promises.  For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one also hope for what he sees? But if we hope [a strong and confident expectation] for what we do not see, with perseverance [persistence, determination, insistence, resolution, tenacity, purpose], we wait eagerly for it. (Romans 8:24-25, NIV) A hope that is this confident and assured changes our waiting, softens our disappointment, and strengthens us when we suffer trials. When we have tasted and seen the goodness, faithfulness, and love of the Father, we have a different kind of hope for the future. We have glimpsed the glory and promises to come. Our steadfast hope rests on His promises for our salvation, redemption, and restoration.  Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies. (Romans 8:23, NIV)  This hope is living in us. I can put all my eggs in this basket. I can drop my anchor here, ...in this, I can believe: The work is finished, the end is written, Jesus Christ, my living hope. We know that our lives before Him were lost and hopeless. Because we believe in His death and resurrection, we have a confident assurance that our life with Him will be forever. That's HOPE!  Not because of anything we have done, but all because of what He accomplished. He humbled himself, became a servant, died a criminal's death for you and for me. He took our place, nailing our sin with Him to that cross.  And now, because of this gift, we have eternal life. Hope allows us to hold fast and secure to the ending of the story. Our hope stands steady with the roar of the Lion who stepped out of the grave!  It's not simply a hope that the future is going to get better one day, but it's a hope that starts coming alive in our actions and our words and our plans and our dreams. It starts forming everything we are, so it becomes a living thing in us ... This unfathomable, uncrossable chasm between our unholiness and God's holiness, and how Jesus bridges that gap, burst into our darkness." - Phil Wickham (worshipleader.com) He is our living Hope! Tracey Dahl, M.A. is a writer and Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) at Shoreline Counselling in Langley, BC (Canada). She is married to Ryan Dahl (Founder of PraiseCharts) and the mother of four grown children. Living Hope was written by Phil Wickham and Brian Johnson.