Let There Be Light (album)

Let There Be Light
Live album and Video album by Hillsong Worship
Released	14 October 2016
Recorded	4–7 July 2016
Venue	Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
Genre	Contemporary worship music
Label	Hillsong, Sparrow, Capitol
Producer	Michael Guy Chislett
Hillsong Worship chronology
Open Heaven / River Wild (2015) Let There Be Light (2016)
Singles from Let There Be Light
"What a Beautiful Name" Released: 23 September 2016[1]

Let There Be Light (stylised as let there be light.) is the 25th live album of Hillsong Worship, which consists of several worship pastors from 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.^[2]

Background

In March 2016, "Grace to Grace" was released and served as a single for Easter.^[3]

In July worship leader Ben Fielding said, "We've been intentional about writing songs that will translate across the Church globally." From many of the Hillsong global campuses such as Sydney, London, New York and Los Angeles, songs were written, re-written and collaborated on in the lead up to the album recording.

"The collaborations have been more through relationship this year, and it has felt less segmented. We've been writing in the studio and there would be people from three different campuses in three different countries there. Each would be representing their own congregation's unique sound, but working together to create something that will translate for all campuses."^[4]

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."^[4]

Track listing

Standard edition[5]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Worship leader	Length
1.	"Behold (Then Sings My Soul)"	Joel Houston[6]	Joel Houston, Brooke Ligertwood	6:46
2.	"Love So Great"	Joshua Grimmett, Reuben Morgan, Jamie Snell[7]	David Ware	5:19
3.	"Look To the Son"	Matt Crocker, Houston, Scott Ligertwood, Morgan, Marty Sampson[8]	Jonathon Douglass	4:36
4.	"Crowns"	Michael Fatkin, Scott Groom, Benjamin Hastings[9]	Benjamin Hastings	4:57
5.	"What a Beautiful Name"	Ben Fielding, B. Ligertwood[10]	Brooke Ligertwood	5:41
6.	"Your Word"	Chris Davenport[11]	Jad Gillies	7:00
7.	"Let There Be Light"	Michael Guy Chislett, Crocker, Houston, B. Ligertwood, S. Ligertwood[12]	Matt Crocker	7:31
8.	"In Control"	Fielding, Aodhan King[13]	Ben Fielding	5:07
9.	"Grace To Grace"	Davenport, Houston[14]	Taya Smith	7:06
10.	"Elohim"	Sampson[15]	Marty Sampson[16]	4:29
11.	"I Will Boast in Christ"	S. Ligertwood, Morgan[17]	Reuben Morgan, Annie Garratt	4:52
12.	"As It Is (In Heaven)"	Houston, Fielding[18]	Joel Houston	8:39
Total length:				72:03

Digital deluxe edition[19]
No.	Title	Worship leader	Length
13.	"What a Beautiful Name" (Acoustic)	Brooke Ligertwood	4:14
14.	"In Control" (Acoustic)	Ben Fielding	4:31
15.	"I Will Boast in Christ" (Acoustic)	Reuben Morgan, Brooke Ligertwood	5:15
16.	"Elohim" (Acoustic)	Marty Sampson	6:48
17.	"Behold New Roads" (featuring Brian Houston)		19:57
Total length:			112:48

Notes

• "Behold (Then Sings My Soul)" is inspired by “How Great Thou Art”, courtesy of The Stuart Hine Trust.^[20]
• "I Will Boast in Christ" contains additional lyrics from "Nothing but the Blood", traditional.^[17]

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[21]	2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[22]	139
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[23]	124
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[24]	24
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[25]	20
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[26]	8
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[27]	10
Scottish Albums (OCC)[28]	48
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[29]	49
UK Albums (OCC)[30]	36
US Billboard 200[31]	14
US Christian Albums (Billboard)[32]	1

References

1. http://www.wnypapers.com/news/article/current/2016/09/22/126019/let-there-be-light.-newest-audio-visual-collection-from-hillsong-worship-to-ignite-oct.-14
2. Longs, Herb (17 July 2016). "Hillsong Worship New Record "Let There Be Light" Coming October 2016". The Christian Beat. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
3. "Hillsong Worship Releases Easter Single "Grace To Grace"".
4. "Behind The Light – Hillsong Worship Album Recording 2016".
5. "Let There Be Light. (Standard) by Hillsong Worship". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
6. "Behold (Then Sings My Soul)".
7. "Love So Great".
8. "Look to the Son".
9. "Crowns".
10. "What A Beautiful Name".
11. "Your Word".
12. "Let There Be Light".
13. "In Control".
14. "Grace To Grace".
15. "Elohim".
16. hillsongworship (22 September 2016). "Marty does... you'll hear some previews really soon." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
17. "I Will Boast in Christ".
18. "As It Is (In Heaven)".
19. "let there be light. (Deluxe) by Hillsong Worship". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
20. https://d9nqqwcssctr8.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/07001539/Behold-Then-Sings-My-Soul_LCC.pdf
21. "Australiancharts.com – Hillsong Worship – Let There Be Light.". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
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23. "Ultratop.be – Hillsong Worship – Let There Be Light." (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
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25. "Dutchcharts.nl – Hillsong Worship – Let There Be Light." (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
26. "Charts.org.nz – Hillsong Worship – Let There Be Light.". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
27. "VG-lista - Topp 40 Album uke 43, 2016". VG-lista. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
28. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
29. "Swedishcharts.com – Hillsong Worship – Let There Be Light.". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
30. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
31. "Hillsong – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Hillsong. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
32. "Hillsong – Chart history" Billboard Christian Albums for Hillsong. Retrieved 25 October 2016.