God He Reigns

God He Reigns is the fourteenth album in the live praise and worship series of Christian Contemporary music by Hillsong Church. A single-disc version of this album was released in the USA by Integrity Media.

Making of the album

God He Reigns was recorded live at the Sydney Entertainment Centre on 27 February 2005 by Darlene Zschech and the Hillsong team with a congregation of 10,500. God He Reigns was released at the annual Hillsong Conference in July.

Writing and composition

The majority of songs were written by Darlene Zschech, Reuben Morgan, Marty Sampson and Joel Houston. Raymond Badham, Ned Davies, Mia Fieldes and Miriam Webster also contributed to writing songs. Songs were written in the 12 months prior to the album recording, some songs were first recorded on the Hillsong United album Look to You.

Chart success

God He Reigns reached #2 on the Australian album charts and the DVD hit #1. Initially, there was doubt as to the commercial success of the album as the release coincided with the release of new albums by Guy Sebastian and Paulini, but in that week more copies of God He Reigns were sold than every other CD in Australia combined (including pop charts, alternative, rock, et cetera).

Track listing

Disc 1:

1. "Let Creation Sing" (Reuben Morgan)
2. "Salvation Is Here" (Joel Houston)
3. "His Love" (Raymond Badham)
4. "Emmanuel" (Morgan)
5. "Saviour" (Darlene Zschech)
6. "Wonderful God" (Ned Davies)
7. "God He Reigns"/"All I Need Is You" (chorus) (Marty Sampson)
8. "Yours Is the Kingdom" (Houston)
9. "Welcome in This Place" (Miriam Webster)

Disc 2:

1. "Let Us Adore" (Morgan)
2. "All for Love" (Mia Fieldes)
3. "Know You More" (Zschech)
4. "There Is Nothing Like" (Sampson & Jonas Myrin)
5. "What the World Will Never Take" (Matt Crocker, Scott Ligertwood & Sampson)
6. "Tell the World" (Jonathan Douglass, Houston & Sampson)

The two-disc music DVD has an extra track: "Praise in the Highest" as an 'opener', as well as documentaries.

Track listing (USA)

1. "Let Creation Sing" (Reuben Morgan)
2. "Salvation Is Here" (Joel Houston)
3. "His Love" (Raymond Badham)
4. "Emmanuel" (Morgan)
5. "Saviour" (Darlene Zschech)
6. "Wonderful God" (Ned Davies)
7. "God He Reigns"/"All I Need Is You" (chorus) (Marty Sampson)
8. "Yours Is the Kingdom" (Houston)
9. "Welcome in This Place" (Miriam Webster)
10. "Let Us Adore" (Morgan)
11. "All for Love" (Mia Fieldes)
12. "Know You More" (Zschech)
13. "There Is Nothing Like" (Sampson & Jonas Myrin)

Trivia

1. This was the Hillsong's last album to feature Miriam Webster and Tulele Faletolu leading worship.
2. The DVD version features the intro, "Praise in the Highest."