Mighty to Save (song)

"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.

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.^[1]

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:

• Hillsong United Reversion In The Album The I Heart Revolution: With Herts As One and Live in Miami Album
• Michael W. Smith in his 2008 live album and DVD A New Hallelujah
• Laura Story in her 2008 album Great God Who Saves
• Seventh Day Slumber in their 2009 album Take Everything
• Anthony Evans in his 2010 album Undisguised
• Jeremy Camp in his 2010 album We Cry Out: The Worship Project
• Eric Mizelle in the gospel rock compilation Rock of Ages: Rock Worship Hits 2010
• Newsboys in their 2010 album Born Again and their 2011 album God's Not Dead
• Coffey Anderson in his 2013 album Redemption also accompanied by a music video for the release

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