Blessed Be Your Name (song)

"Blessed Be Your Name" is a song by English Christian singer-songwriters Matt Redman and Beth Redman and performed by Matt Redman. The track appeared in Redman's 2002 album Where Angels Fear to Tread on Worship Together label. The Matt Redman track was not released as a single.

"Blessed Be Your Name"
Song by Matt Redman
from the album Where Angels Fear to Tread
Released	2002
Recorded	2002
Genre	Contemporary worship music
Songwriter(s)	Matt Redman, Beth Redman

"Blessed Be Your Name"
Single by Tree63
from the album The Answer to the Question
Released	2003 (2003)
Genre	Contemporary worship music
Label	Essential
Songwriter(s)	Matt Redman, Beth Redman

The song was covered as a single in 2003 by the South African Christian band Tree63. That version peaked at number 2 on the US Billboard Christian Songs chart,^[1] becoming their first and biggest chart success. The single stayed 68 weeks on that same chart.^[2] They included the track in their follow up album in 2004 titled The Answer to the Question. Their version is included on WOW Hits 2005. Also in 2004, Newsboys covered the song for their Devotion album.

The song has reappeared on later compilations albums, specifically on the Matt Redman 2005 compilation album Blessed Be Your Name: The Songs of Matt Redman Vol. 1 released on Survivor Records and in 2008, in Tree63's compilation album Blessed Be Your Name: The Hits released on Inpop Records.

Awards

In 2005, the song won GMA Dove Award for Worship Song of the Year.^[3]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2003) Peak position US Christian Songs (Billboard)[4] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position US Billboard Hot Christian Songs[5] 1 Decade-end charts Chart (2000s) Position Billboard Hot Christian Songs[6] 7

References

1. Billboard Christian Songs Chart dated August 21, 2004
2. "Billboard: TREE63 | CHART HISTORY| Blessed Be Your Name". Archived from the original on 2019-04-15. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
3. "42nd Annual GMA Dove Awards on gmc". Doveawards.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
4. "Tree63 Chart History (Hot Christian Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
5. "Hot Christian Singles and Tracks Titles Year-end (2004)". Billboard.biz. Billboard. 25 December 2004. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
6. "Hot Christian AC Decade-end (2000s)". Billboard.biz. Billboard. 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2018.