50 Best Worship Songs About Safety

Worship songs that speak to safety and protection in uncertain moments

There’s a specific kind of quiet you notice when things start to unravel a little. Not loud fear. Not panic. Just that low hum underneath your chest when the headlines won’t stop, the road looks sketchy, the people around you start pulling away, or maybe you're lying awake with a feeling you can’t name. That’s where these worship songs land. They don’t float above the chaos or try to pretty it up. They settle in with you, still and steady, like a hand on your shoulder. Not every praise track is written for a Sunday with everything in its place. Some of them feel like they're meant for the in-between spaces—the backseat of a car ride you didn’t want to take, the moment you lock the door and finally exhale.

Safety in worship doesn’t always sound like quiet piano and soft harmonies. Sometimes it thunders. Sometimes it’s loud and defiant and full of breathless declarations that God is near even when everything else is too far gone. These songs don’t ask questions, they answer them before you even know what to ask. They don’t promise escape either. They hold fast, plant their feet, and remind you that fear is real but not final. Think old-school choir backing a singer who’s barely holding it together. Think lyrics that sound like prayers someone shouted before they whispered them. Think rhythms that mirror a heart trying to slow down after a rush of adrenaline.

You’ll find pop, rock, country, and R&B songs that echo similar themes, but there’s something different when it comes from a place of faith. These worship songs don’t avoid the mess. They walk into it and speak peace right in the middle. Here's a list of the ones that do that best.

1. 'A Mighty Fortress Is Our God'—Martin Luther

2. 'He Will Hold Me Fast'—Keith & Kristyn Getty

3. 'The Solid Rock'—Edward Mote

4. 'It Is Well With My Soul'—Horatio Spafford

5. 'In Christ Alone'—Shane & Shane

6. 'Firm Foundation (He Won't)'—Cody Carnes

7. 'Goodness of God'—Bethel Music

8. 'What a Friend We Have in Jesus'—Joseph Scriven

9. 'How Firm a Foundation'—Various

10. 'Leaning on the Everlasting Arms'—Anthony Johnson Showalter

11. 'O God Our Help in Ages Past'—Isaac Watts

12. 'My Anchor Holds'—William C. Martin

13. 'Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me'—Augustus Toplady

14. 'God Will Take Care of You'—Civilla D. Martin

15. 'The Lord's My Shepherd'—Stuart Townend

16. 'Cornerstone'—Hillsong Worship

17. 'You Are My Hiding Place'—Selah

18. 'Be Still My Soul'—Katharina von Schlegel

19. 'He Hideth My Soul'—Fanny Crosby

20. 'God Is Our Strength and Refuge'—James Montgomery

21. 'Blessed Assurance'—Fanny Crosby

22. 'Surrounded (Fight My Battles)'—UPPERROOM

23. 'Still'—Hillsong Worship

24. 'My Life Is in You, Lord'—Daniel Gardner

25. 'Trust In God'—Elevation Worship

26. 'His Eye Is on the Sparrow'—Civilla D. Martin

27. 'Safe in the Arms of Jesus'—Fanny Crosby

28. 'All the Way My Savior Leads Me'—Fanny Crosby

29. 'I Will Trust In You'—Lauren Daigle

30. 'The Haven of Rest'—Henry F. Branscombe

31. 'Great Is Thy Faithfulness'—Thomas O. Chisholm

32. 'No Longer Slaves'—Bethel Music

33. 'Peace Be Still'—The Belonging Co.

34. 'I Need Thee Every Hour'—Annie S. Hawks

35. 'Jesus, Lover of My Soul'—Charles Wesley

36. 'Way Maker'—Sinach

37. 'The Lord's Prayer'—Various

38. 'Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)'—Hillsong UNITED

39. 'Be Thou My Vision'—Mary Byrne

40. 'My Hope Is in the Lord'—Various

41. 'Trust and Obey'—John H. Sammis

42. 'Praise'—Elevation Worship

43. 'Another In The Fire'—Hillsong UNITED

44. 'You are My King (Amazing Love)'—Billy James Foote

45. 'The Joy'—The Belonging Co.

46. 'Reckless Love'—Cory Asbury

47. 'My Shepherd Will Supply My Need'—Isaac Watts

48. 'The Lord Will Provide'—Passion

49. 'Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us'—Dorothy A. Thrupp

50. 'I Will Boast In Christ'—Sovereign Grace Music