God of Wonders explained

"God of Wonders" is a song written by Steve Hindalong and Marc Byrd, of the Christian rock group The Choir.^[1] The song was originally recorded by Caedmon's Call and Third Day. It is the first track on the 2000 compilation album, . It has been recorded as a cover nearly 100 times ^[2] by notable artists including:

• Rebecca St. James on her 2002 album, Worship God.
• Chris Tomlin of Passion on the 2002 album, Our Love Is Loud.^[3]
• Kutless on their 2009 album, It Is Well.^[4]
• Shane & Shane.^[5]
• Steve Green.^[6]
• Caedmon's Call.^[7]
• Third Day on their 2003 album, .

Reception

The song was nominated for best Worship Song of the year at the 2004 GMA Dove Awards.^[8] It was simultaneously number one on three of Christian radio's charts — adult contemporary (AC), inspirational, and Christian hit radio (CHR) — ordinarily three vastly different musical formats.^[9]

Notes and References

1. God of Wonders by Third Day, Songfacts®. https://www.songfacts.com/facts/third-day/god-of-wonders (retrieved Jan 5, 2019)
2. Song Story: God of Wonders, Crosswalk. https://www.crosswalk.com/church/worship/song-story-god-of-wonders-1215414.html (retrieved Jan 5, 2019)
3. God of Wonders, Allmusic.https://www.allmusic.com/song/god-of-wonders-mt0005288715 (retrieved May 14, 2023)
4. God of Wonders, Marc Byrd, Steve Hindalong. SongSelect® by CCLI https://songselect.ccli.com/Songs/3118757/god-of-wonders (retrieved Jan 5, 2019)
5. God Of WondersShane and Shane - The Worship Initiative, Vol. 10. MultiTracks LLC. https://www.multitracks.com/songs/Shane-and-Shane/The-Worship-Initiative,-Vol.-10/God-Of-Wonders/ (retrieved Jan 5, 2019)
6. God Of Wonders Lyrics — by Steve Green — from the album Woven In Time, NewReleaseToday, NRT Media Inc.https://www.newreleasetoday.com/lyricsdetail.php?lyrics_id=31195 (retrieved Jan 5, 2019)
7. God of Wonders, AllMusic.https://www.allmusic.com/song/god-of-wonders-mt0036328045 (retrieved Jan 5, 2019)
8. Dove Awards: Praise & Worship, CMnexus.http://cmnexus.org/awards/Dove_Awards/Praise_%2526_Worship (retrieved Jan 5, 2019)
9. Song Story: God of Wonders, Crosswalk. https://www.crosswalk.com/church/worship/song-story-god-of-wonders-1215414.html (retrieved Jan 5, 2019)