Released 2006 | Genre Christian music | |
Writer(s) Ben Fielding and Reuben Morgan | ||
"Mighty to Save" is a contemporary Christian music written by Ben Fielding and Reuben Morgan and part of the repertoire of Hillsong Church. The rights to the song are registered for Hillsong Publishing. The song has been adopted as an occasional song of worship by many Evangelical churches.
Contents
The song was the title track of the Hillsong 2006 album Mighty to Save released 2 July 2006 and recorded live on 5 March 2006 at the Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia. In that 6 minute 50 second rendition, Reuben Morgan was the worship leader, with supporting main vocals by Darlene Zschech & Joel Houston. The musicians Nigell Hendroff at Guitar Workshop and Rolf Wam FJell at Drum Workshop
The lyrics praise the might of Jesus as mover of mountains (referring to Matthew 17:20) and as God conquering the grave (referring to his Resurrection). The refrain says:
Saviour, He can move the mountains
My God is mighty to save
He is mighty to save
Forever author of salvation
He rose and conquered the grave
Jesus conquered the grave
The bridge repeats the faith in him:
Shine your light and let the whole world see
We're singing, for the glory of the risen king
Awards and nominations
"Mighty to Save" was nominated for "Song of the Year" at the 40th GMA Dove Awards.
Cover versions
The song gained great popularity and has been covered by a great number of gospel singers and translated into many languages. Recorded versions include: