50 Best Worship Songs About the Storm

Worship music to play when everything’s coming unglued

There’s a weird quiet that shows up right before things go sideways. You know the one. When the sky’s gone flat gray, the group chat’s dried up, and nobody knows what to say that doesn’t sound fake. You start replaying stuff you half-prayed two weeks ago, stuff that didn’t land, and now the air's heavy with all the things you didn’t deal with. This is where the storm shows up. Not the dramatic movie kind. The slow one. The long one. The kind that doesn’t care what week it is. And the songs that live here aren’t the clean, sweet ones. They crack a little. Their hope limps. They let the tension stay in the room.

Some of these tracks hum with a calm that feels like it was clawed out of chaos. Others shake their fists a little. There’s no quick resolution, no neat wrap-up, and sometimes that’s the whole point. You’re standing in the middle of something that doesn’t make sense yet, and someone’s voice—maybe Taya, maybe Kirk, maybe old David from Psalms—says yeah, it’s ugly, but God’s still here. That doesn’t flip the switch, but it keeps the lights from going all the way out. These are songs that hold space without solving it. And they’re louder than they look.

This isn’t the playlist for fake peace or clean exits. It’s the one for when your feed’s quiet and your chest’s loud. The one that sounds closer to pop, rock, country, and R&B songs than polite worship ballads, but it stays grounded. These are the worship tracks you turn to when the storm already hit and you’re still standing in the middle of it. Here are the best worship songs to play when the sky won't clear.

1. 'Praise You In This Storm'—Casting Crowns

2. 'Eye of the Storm'—Ryan Stevenson

3. 'Even If'—MercyMe

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

5. 'You Never Let Go'—Matt Redman

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

7. 'Do It Again'—Elevation Worship

8. 'Made a Way'—Travis Greene

9. 'Fear Is Not My Future'—Maverick City Music

10. 'It Is Well With My Soul'—Kristene DiMarco & Bethel Music

11. 'Another in the Fire'—Hillsong UNITED

12. 'Seasons'—Hillsong Worship

13. 'Lord I Need You'—Matt Maher

14. 'Trust in You'—Lauren Daigle

15. 'Way Maker'—Sinach

16. 'Cornerstone'—Hillsong Worship

17. 'You Say'—Lauren Daigle

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

19. 'Christ Our Hope In Life And Death'—Matt Papa & Keith Getty

20. 'Still'—Hillsong Worship

21. 'Who Am I'—Casting Crowns

22. 'You Are My Strength'—William McDowell

23. 'Calm in the Midst of the Storm'—Don Moen

24. 'God's Not Dead (Like a Lion)'—Newsboys

25. 'What a Beautiful Name'—Hillsong Worship

26. 'Above All'—Michael W. Smith

27. 'Good Good Father'—Chris Tomlin

28. 'Be Still'—Hillsong Worship

29. 'I Can Only Imagine'—MercyMe

30. 'The Father's House'—Cory Asbury

31. 'The Story I'll Tell'—Maverick City Music

32. 'Anchor of Peace'—North Point Worship

33. 'Lord, I Lift Your Name on High'—Rick Founds

34. 'No Longer Slaves'—Bethel Music

35. 'How Great Is Our God'—Chris Tomlin

36. 'Scars'—I Am They

37. 'God, You're So Good'—Passion

38. 'Reckless Love'—Cory Asbury

39. 'Be Alright'—Danny Gokey

40. 'Worthy Is the Lamb'—Hillsong Worship

41. 'You Are My King (Amazing Love)'—Billy James Foote

42. 'The Stand'—Hillsong UNITED

43. 'My Lighthouse'—Rend Collective

44. 'Everlasting God'—Lincoln Brewster

45. 'Open the Eyes of My Heart'—Paul Baloche

46. '10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)'—Matt Redman

47. 'In The Midst of the Storm'—Jocelyn Soriano

48. 'What An Awesome God'—Phil Wickham

49. 'My Life Is in Your Hands'—Kirk Franklin

50. 'I Will Wait for You'—Keith & Kristyn Getty