For the Rich Mullins

Rich Mullins

Richard Wayne "Rich" Mullins was an American Contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter born in Richmond, Indiana. He had two sisters and two brothers....

 song, see The Jesus Record

The Jesus Record

The Jesus Record is the ninth and final album by American singer/songwriter Rich Mullins, released posthumous on July 21, 1998, ten months after his death....

, for the version performed by dc Talk

Dc Talk

DC Talk , is a Grammy-winning Christian rock music trio. The group was formed in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1987 by Toby McKeehan, Michael Tait, and Kevin Max Smith. They have released five major studio albums together: DC Talk , Nu Thang , Free at Last , Jesus Freak , and Supernatural...

, see The Prince of Egypt (Inspirational)

The Prince of Egypt (Inspirational)

In addition to the original soundtrack for The Prince of Egypt motion picture, a pair of albums were released that featured music absent from the film...

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"My Deliverer" is the first single from Mandisa

Mandisa

Mandisa Hundley is an American gospel singer, who was the ninth-place finalist in the fifth season of American Idol.-Early life:...

's second album Freedom

Freedom (Mandisa album)

Freedom is the second studio album by American Idol contestant Mandisa. The album was released on March 24, 2009.The first single, "My Deliverer", was released on January 27, 2009...

. It was released on January 27, 2009.

This song was also featured the compilation album WOW Hits 2010

WOW Hits 2010

WOW Hits 2010 is a two-disc compilation album composed of some of the biggest hits on Christian radio in 2009. Disc one features more adult contemporary hits, while disc two features the CHR–pop and rock hits. The album charted at number one on the Hot Christian Albums chart and number 33 on the...

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Song background

The song is about someone who was helpless, and was watching, waiting, praying, staying down on his/her knees waiting for the lord to rescue him/her.
On the chorus the lines "Every moment I will give you praise" is basically giving praise to God every day of your life and thanking him for every blessing.

Chart performance

The song rose up to Christian radio, receiving up to 1,000 spins in the first week of release. It debuted at #20 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs

Hot Christian Songs

Christian Songs is a Billboard chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States....

 and climbed to the #9 position, becoming Mandisa's fifth top 10 hit and her first solo top 10 hit since 2007's "Christmas Day".

It peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot Christian AC chart, becoming her first top 10 hit on the chart since "Lose My Soul

Lose My Soul

"Lose My Soul" is a single from tobyMac's 2007 album Portable Sounds, and features guest performers Kirk Franklin and Mandisa. "Lose My Soul" wasn't an instant hit. Over a year after the song was originally released, the song hit number 2 on the Christian Billboard charts...

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Chart (2009)	Peak position
Billboard Hot Christian Songs	9
Billboard Hot Christian Adult Contemporary	8

Awards

In 2010, the song was nominated for a Dove Award for Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year at the 41st GMA Dove Awards

41st GMA Dove Awards

The 41st Annual GMA Dove Awards were held on April 21, 2010 recognizing accomplishments of musicians for the year 2009. The show was held at the The Opry Entertainment Complex in Nashville, Tennessee, and was hosted by Bart Millard....

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