I was asked recently to write out 10 most important things to consider when writing a worship song, so I thought I’d share it here. These are high points of a longer talk I participated in, but take them and apply them to your writing. Your church needs songs and there is nobody better to write them than you. Here are a few things to think about as you start.

1. Write your prayers with melodies. Practice the discipline of prayer and as you do, explore singing what you would normally say.
2. Nurture your devotional life with prayer and journaling for a healthy mind
3. Devour the Bible from a memory standpoint…it fuels imagination
4. Do not be too rangy…enforce sing-ability.
5. Study popular worship songs…they are popular to sing for a reason.
6. Check and double-check your lyric for truth and Biblical accuracy. You cannot be too careful with the content of your songs.
7. Imagine new ways to say things…refresh your mind so you can always have a renewed insight to offer a lyric.
8. Test market your song for the audience…get it ready for the masses by playing it for your peers and getting honest opinions.
9. Don’t wait until you feel like it to write worship songs. It is a language that you must practice and cultivate.
10. Align your song writing ambitions with the ambitions of Christ. Matt 6:33