50 Best Worship Songs About Hallelujah

Worship Songs That Echo the Sound of Hallelujah

There’s something kind of strange about the word hallelujah when it lands in a song. Sometimes it roars like it’s clawing through the ceiling. Other times it slips out soft, almost shy, like it’s trying not to wake something up. In worship tracks, it rarely shows up alone. It’s got baggage. It’s standing in for every choked-up prayer, every held breath, every last-ditch thank-you that still comes through even when you’re not sure why it does. These songs don’t use it as decoration. They lean hard into it. They let it get messy and unhinged and cracked open.

You’re not always in the mood for clean vocals and perfect cadences. Sometimes you want to feel the strain in someone’s voice when they push the word hallelujah through gritted teeth or let it float half-finished into silence. That word can stretch wide. One track might sound like a revival tent in the middle of a thunderstorm. Another might feel like the last note ringing out after everyone else left. This isn't about putting on your Sunday best. It’s more like showing up barefoot and busted up, but still showing up. The word still comes out anyway.

There are songs that hit it hard and loud, full-on declarations with hands in the air and no holding back. Then there are the quieter ones that sneak up, stay with you longer, and echo back later when it’s quiet again. Some of them might pull from old hymns. Some come from worship bands. Some even creep in from pop, rock, country, and R&B songs that never quite belonged in a church but somehow still carry the same ache. Here’s a list that catches all those different shapes hallelujah takes in worship music.

1. 'Raise a Hallelujah'—Jonathan and Melissa Helser

2. 'A Thousand Hallelujahs'—Brooke Ligertwood and Phil Wickham

3. 'Hallelujah Jesus'—Hillsong Worship

4. 'Forever (We Sing Hallelujah)'—Kari Jobe

5. 'Hallelujah to the Lamb'—Don Moen

6. 'Hallelujah Here Below'—Elevation Worship

7. 'Hallelujah Our God Reigns'—Newsboys

8. 'Endless Hallelujah'—Christian Music

9. 'Hallelujah Feeling'—Caleb & John

10. 'What An Awesome God'—Phil Wickham

11. 'Goodness of God'—Bethel Music & Jenn Johnson

12. 'King of Heaven'—Hillsong Young & Free

13. 'Victor's Crown'—Darlene Zschech

14. 'Made For More'—Josh Baldwin & Jenn Johnson

15. 'Gratitude'—Brandon Lake

16. 'Christus Victor (Amen)'—Keith & Kristyn Getty

17. 'Song Of The Saints'—Phil Wickham

18. 'Healing Rain'—Michael W. Smith

19. 'A New Hallelujah'—Michael W. Smith

20. 'Our God'—Chris Tomlin

21. '10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)'—Matt Redman

22. 'Amazing Grace'—John Newton

23. 'Build My Life'—Pat Barrett

24. 'Blessed Be Your Name'—Matt Redman

25. 'Holy, Holy, Holy'—Reginald Heber

26. 'King of Kings'—Hillsong Worship

27. 'Hosanna'—Hillsong Worship

28. 'All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name'—Edward Perronet

29. 'How Great Thou Art'—Carl Gustav Boberg

30. 'Glorious Day'—Casting Crowns

31. 'Good Good Father'—Chris Tomlin

32. 'It Is Well'—Kristene DiMarco

33. 'Jesus Loves Me'—Anna Bartlett Warner

34. 'Praise to the Lord, the Almighty'—Joachim Neander

35. 'Reckless Love'—Cory Asbury

36. 'All Creatures Of Our God and King'—St. Francis of Assisi

37. 'Crown Him With Many Crowns'—Matthew Bridges

38. 'What a Beautiful Name'—Hillsong Worship

39. 'Praise'—Elevation Worship

40. 'Hallelujah (Your Love Is Amazing)'—Brenton Brown & Brian Doerksen

41. 'Hallelujah (from Messiah)'—George Frideric Handel

42. 'Hallelujah, Amen!'—Michael Lining Music

43. 'Hallelujah for the Cross'—Chris McClarney

44. 'Hallelujah, What A Savior!'—Philip P. Bliss

45. 'The Hallelujah Chorus'—Pentatonix

46. 'Hallelujah God Is Here'—Jesus Culture

47. 'Sing Hallelujah'—Matt Maher

48. 'We Sing Hallelujah'—Christ For The Nations Institute

49. 'Hallelujah'—Leonard Cohen (various artists)

50. 'God You Reign'—Lincoln Brewster