Discovered by, among others, contemporary Christian music legend Steven Curtis Chapman, Casting Crowns got a recording contract and vaulted to popularity in 2003 with songs such as If We Are the Body and Who Am I. The Until The Whole World Hears Songfacts reports that Casting Crown's 2009 Until The Whole World Hears album recorded 167,000 sales in its first week, the largest selling debut week sales figures by a Christian artist in Nielsen Soundscan history.
Over the past eight years, Atlanta based Casting Crowns has consistently delivered music that points believers back to what truly matters.
Since its launch in 2003 the band has garnered 14 GMA Dove Awards, three GRAMMY Awards and an American Music Award. In addition, the band has seen three RIAA Platinum Albums (Casting Crowns, Lifesong, Altar and The Door), two RIAA Platinum DVDs (Live From Atlanta and Lifesong Live), two RIAA Gold Albums (Until the Whole World Hears, Peace on Earth) and two Gold DVDs (Altar and The Door Live and Until The Whole World Hears Live). Casting Crowns has sold more than 8.2 million albums to date (according to Nielsen SoundScan) and has been named Billboard magazine’s top-selling Christian act for the past four years.
The band recently celebrated its first RIAA certified Gold single, “Who Am I,” from its 2003 self-titled debut. The song, selling more than 500,000 copies, is one of only 12 Christian tracks ever to secure Gold status.
Casting Crowns has always worked its tour schedule around church responsibilities and has still managed to touch audiences around the world with its live performances. It’s 2009-2011 “Until The Whole World Hears” world tour placed the band in front nearly 1 million fans in more than 175 cities around the world including performances for U. S. troops in Kuwait and Qatar. The band also performed twice in North Korea in partnership with Global Resource Services.
Alongside the 2011 feature film, Courageous, Casting Crowns wrote a song by the same name which was also featured on their album Come to the Well released the same year. The album's second single,
"Jesus, Friend of Sinners" was not released until February of 2012. In September 2013, the band released "All You've Ever Wanted", the first single from Thrive which was released on January 28, 2014 and charted No. 6 in Billboard 's Top 200 in its first week. An accompanying book, written by Mark Hall, was released and explains the walk of a child of God and how we should "dig deep and reach out".
In early 2015 Casting Crowns released the hymn-album Glorious Day - Hymns of Faith, including Casting Crowns' Until the Whole World Hears singles "Glorious Day (Living He Loved Me)" and "Blessed Redeemer", an acoustic versions of "If We Are the Body" and "Praise You In This Storm" as well as eight hymns.
In addition to a busy touring, recording and writing life, four of the members of Casting Crowns serve as ministers to their home church, Eagle's Landing First Baptist Church in McDonough, Georgia.
Glory
Casting Crowns Lyrics
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You are worthy of my praise and we worship You
Jesus we worship You
You're the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords
You're the Master of the Universe
You're the Ruler of all Nations
And we sing to You, sing to You
When You call my name, I'll run to You
I'll do anything You ask me to
Falling on my knees I worship You, my Lord
We give You GLORY
Alle Alleluia
Alle Alleluia
Alle Alleluia
Alle Alleluia
Alle Alleluia
The lyrics to Casting Crowns' song "Glory" are a poignant expression of worship and devotion to Jesus. The first stanza begins with a statement of reverence and praise for the divine presence in the place where the singer finds themselves. They declare that Jesus is worthy of worship and adoration, and that's exactly what they intend to do. The second stanza continues with an assertion of Jesus' divinity and power, declaring Him the King of Kings, the Lord of Lords, the Master of the Universe, and the Ruler of all Nations. The singer and those joining them in worship sing to Jesus, offering their hearts and voices to the One who deserves all their praise.
The last stanza expresses a willingness to serve Jesus, to do anything He asks them to, as evidenced by the line, "When You call my name, I'll run to You." There's a sense of humility and surrender in the line, "Falling on my knees I worship You, my Lord," as the singer acknowledges their place before Jesus as a servant and worshipper. The final lines of the song - "We give You GLORY/Alle Alleluia" - are an exclamation of praise, proclaiming the glory of God and expressing gratitude for how worthy He is of all worship and adoration.
Line by Line Meaning
You are holy in this place
We recognize that this place is holy because of Your presence, Lord.
You are worthy of my praise and we worship You
You deserve all of our praise, and we come together as a community to worship You, Jesus.
Jesus we worship You
We worship You and nobody else, Jesus. You are the center of our worship.
You're the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords
You hold the highest position in the universe, above all other kings and lords.
You're the Master of the Universe
You are the One who created and sustains everything in the universe - from the tiniest atom to the largest star.
You're the Ruler of all Nations
You are the Sovereign over all nations and governments in the world.
And we sing to You, sing to You
In response to who You are, we lift up our voices in song and praise.
When You call my name, I'll run to You
When You call out to me, Lord, I will immediately respond and come to You.
I'll do anything You ask me to
I will obey whatever command You give me, no matter what it may be.
Falling on my knees I worship You, my Lord
I recognize Your great power and authority, and I humbly bow down in worship before You.
We give You GLORY
We offer You the highest praise and honor, recognizing that You alone are deserving of it.
Alle Alleluia
We express our joy and praise in the highest way possible, with the word 'Alleluia.'
Alle Alleluia
We continue to express our joy and praise by repeating the word 'Alleluia.'
Alle Alleluia
Our praise and worship of You never ends, Lord. We will always give You 'Alleluia.'
Alle Alleluia
We join together as a unified voice, declaring 'Alleluia' with one accord.
Alle Alleluia
We proclaim 'Alleluia' as a powerful declaration of Your worthiness, Lord.
Lyrics © CAPITOL CHRISTIAN MUSIC GROUP, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Capitol CMG Publishing
Written by: JOHN MARK HALL, HECTOR ALONZO CERVANTES
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