Michael W Smith - Awesome — God

The most famous version of the song by Smith was recorded live on June 1, 2001, at the Carpenter's Home Church in Lakeland, .

To mark the 20th anniversary of the Worship album, Smith released Worship Forever in 2021. Michael W Smith - Awesome God

Smith first officially recorded the song for the 1998 tribute album Awesome God: A Tribute to Rich Mullins , released about a year after Mullins' tragic death. This version was described as a "gritty" and powerful take on the original. The Worship (2001) Era The most famous version of the song by

The song was written by Rich Mullins and first appeared on his album Winds of Heaven, Stuff of Earth . Mullins wrote the lyrics inspired by various Old Testament references to a "great and awesome God," such as Nehemiah 1:5 and Psalm 47. This version was described as a "gritty" and