Let There Be Light (stylised as let there be light) is the 25th live album of Hillsong Worship, which features several worship pastors from the Australian church Hillsong Church. The album was recorded during the 2016 Hillsong Conference at the Qudos Bank Arena from 4 July until 7 July 2016 and was released on 14 October 2016, under Hillsong Music, Sparrow Records and Capitol Christian Music Group.
Their music captures the heart and sound of Hillsong Church globally and represents the coming together of the Hillsong worship team from around the world, including Reuben Morgan, Marty Sampson, Joel Houston, Brooke Ligertwood, Ben Fielding, Taya Smith, Dave Ware, Annie Garratt and many more.
Background In March 2016, "Grace to Grace" was released and served as a single for Easter.
In July, worship leader Ben Fielding said, "We've been intentional about writing songs that will translate across the Church globally." Songs were written, rewritten, and collaborated on in the lead-up to the album recording at many of the Hillsong global campuses, such as Sydney, London, New York, and Los Angeles.
"The collaborations have been more thorough this year, and it has felt less segmented. We've been writing in the studio, and people from three different campuses in three countries will be there. Each would represent their congregation's unique sound, but working together to create something that will translate for all campuses."
The title of the album is a reference to Genesis 1:3.
Theme Rich Langton, who oversees the pastoral care of the creative team in Australia, said, "Jesus is the light of the world and we carry that too."
Awards and accolades On 9 August 2017, it was announced that Let There Be Light would be nominated for a GMA Dove Award in the Worship Album of the Year and the Long Form Video of the Year categories at the 48th Annual GMA Dove Awards. In addition to the album's nomination, the song "What a Beautiful Name" was nominated for a GMA Dove Award in the Song of the Year and Worship Song of the Year categories. On 17 October 2017, "What a Beautiful Name" won both GMA Dove Awards for Song of the Year and the Worship Song of the Year at a ceremony held at the Allen Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, with composers Brooke Ligertwood and Ben Fielding receiving the awards.
Track listing
Notes "Behold (Then Sings My Soul)" is inspired by "How Great Thou Art", courtesy of The Stuart Hine Trust. "I Will Boast in Christ" contains additional lyrics from "Nothing but the Blood", which are traditional.
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2016) Peak position
Year-end charts Chart (2016) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) 85 Chart (2017) Position US Christian Albums (Billboard) 9 Chart (2018) Position US Christian Albums (Billboard) 17 Chart (2019) Position US Christian Albums (Billboard) 23 Chart (2020) Position US Christian Albums (Billboard) 31 Chart (2021) Position US Christian Albums (Billboard) 37 Chart (2022) Position US Christian Albums (Billboard) 41 Chart (2023) Position US Christian Albums (Billboard) 38 Chart (2025) Position US Christian Albums (Billboard) 45
Certifications
Personnel Credits adapted from Zendesk and AllMusic.
Vocals
Annie Garratt — lead vocals Ben Fielding — lead vocals Benjamin Hastings — lead vocals Brooke Ligertwood — lead vocals David Ware — lead vocals Jad Gillies — lead vocals Joel Houston — lead vocals Jonathon "JD" Douglass — lead vocals Matt Crocker — lead vocals Marty Sampson — lead vocals Reuben Morgan — lead vocals Taya Smith — lead vocals Alexander Epa Iosefa — additional vocals Alexander Pappas — additional vocals Aodhan King — additional vocals Chelsea LaRosa — additional vocals Dee Uluirewa — additional vocals, vocals coach Eric Liljero — additional vocals Gloria Mati-Leifi — additional vocals Hannah Hobbs — additional vocals Jay Cook — additional vocals Katie Dodson — additional vocals Kris Hodge — additional vocals Laura Toggs — additional vocals Melodie Wagner — additional vocals Rachel Helms — additional vocals Renee Sieff — additional vocals Tarryn Stokes — additional vocals Tyler Douglass — additional vocals
Composer
Aodhan King — composer Ben Fielding — composer Benjamin Hastings — composer Brooke Ligertwood — composer Chris Davenport — composer Jamie Snell — composer Joel Houston — composer Jonas Myrin — composer Joshua Grimmett — composer Matt Crocker — composer Marty Sampson — composer Michael Fatkin — composer Michael Guy Chislett — composer Reuben Morgan — composer Scott Groom — composer Scott Ligertwood — composer
Technical, strings and horns
Ben Whincop — record engineer, post production engineer Brandon Gillies — assistant record engineer, post production engineer Michael Cuthbertson — assistant record engineer Michael Guy Chislett — post production engineer, electric guitar James Rudder — post production engineer Ian Sullivan — post production engineer Michael Zuvela — post production engineer Grant Konemann — post production engineer, choir recording Philip Metcalf — choir recording Stephen Marcussen — mastering Sam Gibson — mixing Stewart Whitmore — digital editing (for Marcussen Mastering, Hollywood, US) Autumn Hardman Starra — music director, keys Nigel Hendroff — music director, electric guitar, acoustic guitar Daniel McMurray — drums Harrison Wood — drums Matthew Hann — bass guitar Jihea Oh — bass guitar Matt Tennikoff — bass guitar Dylan Thomas — electric guitar Jad Gillies — electric guitar Jarryd Scully — electric guitar Joel Hingston — electric guitar Peter James — keys David Andrew — keys Benjamin Tennikoff — keys Jack McGrath — keys Tim Kozio — keys Nathan Hughes — keys Joel Houston — acoustic guitar Reuben Morgan — acoustic guitar Ben Fielding — acoustic guitar Brooke Ligertwood — acoustic guitar Michaeli Witney — strings Evie Gallardo — strings Salla Sinerva — strings Corrie Haskins — strings Gerard Alvares — strings Celeste Shackelton — strings
Event production
Steve Pippett — production director Luke Fairbairn — event production manager Kevin Watts — assistant event production manager Julian Cepeda — assistant event production manager Ian Anderson — technical production manager Kayleigh Alexandre — technical director Eric Lechner — technical director Anthony Gomez — technical director Joanna Wakeley — assistant technical director Andrew Friesen — assistant technical director Wesley Hahn — assistant technical director Kelly MacLaggan — assistant technical director Michaela Sjøberg — assistant technical director Andrew Crawford — head of audio Omar Sierra — front of house engineer James Rudder — front of house engineer Justin "Juzzy" Arthur — front of house engineer Erik Viking Carlsson — front of house engineer Ryan Johnson — front of house engineer Glenn Setchfield — assistant front of house engineer Eddie Phiri — assistant front of house engineer Kyleigh Allender — front of house communication Kevin Kwan — front of house communication Reid Wall — monitor engineer Brad Law — monitor engineer Andrew Howell — monitor engineer Ariel Vargas — monitor engineer Nicholas Canavan — monitor engineer Caleb Taylor — assistant monitor engineer Jesse Small — assistant monitor engineer Philipp Grimm — assistant monitor engineer Blake Pulman — assistant monitor engineer Stephanie Gardner — monitor communication Sean Wilson — monitor communication Mari Bøhlerengen — monitor communication Jim Monk — broadcast engineer Nathan Steele — broadcast engineer Josh Mathis — assistant broadcast engineer Fabio George — assistant broadcast engineer Beverly Bangard — broadcast communication Ben Carbone — broadcast communication Ian Hendrick — lighting designer Jarrad Donovan — lighting director Kevin Stahl — lighting director Paul Cox — head backline technician Dan Yao — head backline technician Laura Kelly — head stage manager Kris Mateika — creative design Peter "Nubsy" Fairall — creative design Nathan Taylor — stage design Ricki Cook — engineer Gary Beavan — RF technician
Album administration
Alison Brown — administrator Anthony Gomez — administrator Chris Neal — administrator Jill Casey — administrator Josh Olson — administrator Laura Kelly — administrator Steve Harmeling — administrator
Album artwork
Jay Argaet — art director, album artwork Scott Ligertwood — art director Nathan Cahyadi — cover photographer, album artwork Nicholas Dellis — album artwork
Project handling and management
Ben Fielding — product director Brooke Ligertwood — product director Cassandra Langton — product director Joel Houston — product director Michael Guy Chislett — product director Reuben Morgan — product director Matthew Capper — project manager Scott Ligertwood — assistant project manager Jay Argaet — assistant project manager Jose Huergo — assistant project manager, Hillsong Worship band manager Grant Thomson — assistant project manager Steve McPherson — assistant project manager Tim Whincop — assistant project manager
Album Production
Michael Guy Chislett — producer Brooke Ligertwood — co-producer Joel Houston — co-producer Ben Tan — assistant producer Benjamin Tennikoff — assistant producer Dylan Thomas — assistant producer
Executive
Brian Houston — global senior pastor, executive producer Bobbie Houston — global senior pastor Cassandra Langton — global creative pastor Richard Langton — global creative pastor
International releases
There are several international releases (translations) versions of the album released in 2017: El Eco De Su Voz (Spanish version) (also includes songs from Hillsong Worship's Open Heaven / River Wild, Hillsong Young & Free's Youth Revival and Hillsong Worship's single "Grace to Grace") Que la lumière soit (French version) Est Werde Licht (German version) Toen Werd Het Licht (Dutch version) Да будет свет (Russian version) ما أجمل اسمك (Arabic version of "What a Beautiful Name")
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