Our God (song)

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| name = Our God

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| type = single

| artist = Chris Tomlin

| album = And If Our God Is For Us...

| released = February 26, 2010

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| genre = Worship

| length = {{ubl|{{Duration|m=5|s=28}} (Passion live version)|{{Duration|m=4|s=35}} (Passion radio version)|{{no break|{{Duration|m=4|s=45}} (Chris Tomlin album version)}}}}

| label = sixsteps/Sparrow

| writer = {{hlist|Chris Tomlin|Jesse Reeves|Ed Cash|Jonas Myrin}}

| producer = Ed Cash

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"Our God" is a song written by Chris Tomlin, Jesse Reeves, Jonas Myrin, and Matt Redman.{{Citation

| title =Our God Lyrics and Chords

| publisher =WorshipTogether

| date =2015

| url =http://www.worshiptogether.com/songs/our-god/ | access-date = 17 June 2015 }} The track was originally included on Passion: Awakening, a live record from Passion 10, the 2010 gathering of the Passion Conferences.{{Citation

| title =Our God by Chris Tomlin

| publisher =Songfacts

| date =2015

| url =http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=21435 | access-date = 17 June 2015}} It was released as a single and spent 10 weeks as No. 1 on Billboard Christian charts. The song is also the opening track on Tomlin's album And If Our God Is For Us... (2010) by CCM.

In 2011, Chris Tomlin recorded a remake with the famous Christian rapper, Lecrae.

One of Tomlin's co-writers Matt Redman recorded a version of the song on his 2012 compilation album, Sing Like Never Before: The Essential Collection.{{cite web|title=Matt Redman – Sing Like Never Before: The Essential Collection|url=https://www.discogs.com/Matt-Redman-Sing-Like-Never-Before-The-Essential-Collection/release/5962633|website=Discogs|access-date=18 September 2017}}

Awards

At the 2011 Dove Awards, Tomlin was nominated for Song of the Year, and won Worship Song of the Year for "Our God". Tomlin also performed the song at the awards ceremony.{{Citation | title =Past Winners | date =2011 | url =http://www.doveawards.com/past-winners/ | access-date = 18 June 2015}}

That same year, And If Our God Is For Us... containing the song as its major hit was nominated in the category of Top Christian Album, the song won the title of Top Christian Song, and Tomlin won Top Christian Artist at the Billboard Music Awards.{{Citation | title =Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Eminem Top 2011 Billboard Music Awards | publisher =Billboard Staff | date =22 May 2011 | url =http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/471540/justin-bieber-taylor-swift-eminem-top-2011-billboard-music-awards | access-date = 18 June 2015}}

"Our God" is the No. 5 song on CCLI's Top 25 Songs.{{Citation | title =CCLI's Top 25 Songs | publisher =CCLI | date =2015 | url =https://us.ccli.com/worship-resources/top-songs/ | access-date = 18 June 2015 }}

Charts

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Chart (2010)

!Peak position

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Chart (2010)

!Position

align="left"|US Billboard Hot Christian Songs{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2010/hot-christian-songs/|title=Hot Christian Singles and Tracks Titles Year-end (2010)|work=Billboard.biz|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=March 17, 2025}}

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scope="row"| US Christian Songs (Billboard){{cite web|url = https://www.billboard.com/music/chris-tomlin/chart-history/3AT|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191101000951/https://www.billboard.com/music/chris-tomlin/chart-history/3AT|url-status = dead|archive-date = November 1, 2019|title = Hot Christian Songs – Decade-End 2010s|work = Billboard|access-date = October 31, 2019}}

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Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|title=Our God|artist=Chris Tomlin|type=single|award=Gold|access-date=March 17, 2025|relyear=2005|certyear=2024|source=radioscope}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=Our God|artist=Chris Tomlin|type=single|award=Platinum|accessdate=March 17, 2025|relyear=2010|certyear=2014|refname="RIAA"}}

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References