Shout to the Lord

"Shout to the Lord" is a popular worship anthem, written by singer/songwriter Darlene Zschech in 1993, published by Hillsong Music Australia. It is sung regularly at many Christian churches, festivals and youth gatheringsFact|date=November 2007.

It has been covered by many other CCM artists.

It was the closing song on Idol Gives Back on April 9, 2008, sung by the remaining 8 contestants of American Idol and a gospel choir. The lyrics of the song were altered, changing the word "Jesus" to "Shepherd" in the opening stanza. The song was performed again at the opening of the next show the following night, this time using the original lyrics. Due to strong download sales through Itunes store, the studio version of the performance charted at number 43 in the Billboard Hot 100, based on digital download sales alone. The top 8 finalists who took part on the song were:
David Cook , David Archuleta, Syesha Mercado, Carly Smithson, Jason Castro, Brooke White, Kristy Lee Cook and Michael Johns.

Albums

"Shout to the Lord" appears on the following albums:
* "People Just Like Us" (1994)
* "Shout to the Lord" (1996)
* "Jump to the Jam" (1996)
* "Simply Worship" (1997)
* "I Believe the Promise" (1997)
* "Shout to the Lord 2000" (1998)
* "" (2002)
* "" (2003)
* "" (2003)
* "Kiss of Heaven" (2003)
* "Songs for the Spirit" (2003)
* "Ultimate Worship" (2005)
* "Supernatural" (2006)

ee also

*Hillsong Music