50 Best Worship Songs About Overcoming Fear
Worship songs to play when fear won’t let go
There’s a strange kind of quiet that settles in when fear starts driving. Not the loud, screaming kind that throws things or slams doors, but the one that slips in and rearranges the way your heart beats. You tell yourself you’re fine, then catch your own voice cracking when no one’s around. These songs hit different when faith feels like a thin thread and your hands are shaking a little too much to grip it right. They’re not magic spells. They don’t fix anything. But they sound like someone else has been here too, and somehow kept going.
Worship music has this way of dragging raw nerves into the light without asking them to disappear. There’s a steadiness in the repetition, the slow build of a chorus that refuses to rush. These tracks don’t pretend fear vanishes when you pray hard enough. They sit in the middle of it, spine straight, voice rising, shaking a little but still standing. You won’t find the polished confidence of pop, rock, country, and R&B songs here. These lean closer to a whispered declaration than a shout. They work when your prayers feel unfinished or your faith has holes in it.
Not every fear gets a full-circle moment or some neat closing line. Sometimes you’re scared and still showing up. Sometimes that’s all it takes for worship to mean something real. These songs hold that space wide open and keep the volume steady. Here are the best worship songs for overcoming fear.
Top 10 Overcoming Fear Songs
1. 'Fear Is a Liar'—Zach Williams
2. 'No Longer Slaves'—Bethel Music
3. 'You Say'—Lauren Daigle
4. 'Way Maker'—Sinach
5. 'Goodness of God'—Bethel Music
6. 'Raise a Hallelujah'—Bethel Music, Jonathan David Helser, Melissa Helser
7. 'King of My Heart'—Steffany Gretzinger
8. 'Do It Again'—Elevation Worship
9. 'God of All My Days'—Casting Crowns
10. 'Stand in Your Love'—Josh Baldwin
Worship Music for Fearful Hearts #11—20
11. 'The Blessing'—Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes, Elevation Worship
12. 'Graves Into Gardens'—Elevation Worship, Brandon Lake
13. 'Is He Worthy?'—Andrew Peterson
14. 'Build My Life'—Pat Barrett
15. 'Death Was Arrested'—North Point InsideOut
16. 'Confidence'—Sanctus Real
17. 'Sparrows'—Cory Asbury
18. 'Rescue'—Lauren Daigle
19. 'Come What May'—We Are Messengers
20. 'Only Jesus'—Casting Crowns
Comforting Worship Songs for Anxiety #21—30
21. 'You Are My Strength'—Hillsong Worship
22. 'Trust in You'—Lauren Daigle
23. 'My Lighthouse'—Rend Collective
24. 'God's Not Dead (Like a Lion)'—Newsboys
25. 'Red Letters'—Crowder
26. 'There Was Jesus'—Zach Williams, Dolly Parton
27. 'Run to the Father'—Matt Maher
28. 'See a Victory'—Elevation Worship
29. 'Christ Be Magnified'—Cody Carnes
30. 'Known'—Tauren Wells
Christian Songs for Inner Peace #31—40
31. 'Unstoppable God'—Sanctus Real
32. 'He Will Hold Me Fast'—Shane & Shane
33. 'Your Great Name'—Natalie Grant
34. 'Who You Say I Am'—Hillsong Worship
35. 'Fear Not'—Kristene DiMarco
36. 'Break Every Chain'—Tasha Cobbs Leonard
37. 'It Is Well'—Kristene DiMarco
38. 'Still'—Hillsong Worship
39. 'Cornerstone'—Hillsong Worship
40. 'What a Beautiful Name'—Hillsong Worship
Empowering Christian Music #41—50
41. 'O Come to the Altar'—Elevation Worship
42. 'Forever'—Kari Jobe
43. 'Mighty to Save'—Hillsong Worship
44. 'This Is Amazing Grace'—Phil Wickham
45. 'Glorious Day'—Passion, Kristian Stanfill
46. 'Reckless Love'—Cory Asbury
47. 'King of Kings'—Hillsong Worship
48. 'Living Hope'—Phil Wickham
49. 'God is For Us'—CityAlight
50. 'I Will Fear No More'—The Afters
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