"Revelation Song" is a song written by Jennie Lee Riddle

Jennie Lee Riddle

Jennie Lee Riddle is an American Christian songwriter, best known for penning the “Revelation Song”, first made popular by Kari Jobe and carried to number one by Phillips, Craig & Dean. She has been awarded two Dove awards; Songwriter of the Year and Worship Song of the Year...

. The song first got national exposure by Gateway Worship

Gateway Worship

Gateway Worship is an American Christian worship band from Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. The team leads worship at Gateway Church, a 24,000 member congregation located in Southlake, Texas, which has grown quickly since the church's beginnings in 2000...

, and was also included on Kari Jobe

Kari Jobe

Kari Brooke Jobe is an American Christian singer and songwriter.- Biography :Kari Jobe was born in Waco, Texas to parents Mark Douglas and Caroline "Sandy" Jobe and was raised in Watauga, Texas and Hurst, Texas; she has two other siblings, Kristen and Caleb. Jobe first began singing at the age of...

's self-titled album

Kari Jobe (album)

Kari Jobe is the eponymous major label release by Christian music singer Kari Jobe. The album was released on February 10, 2009 by Integrity Music and Gateway Create. The album reached #67 on Billboards 200 list, and #3 on Billboard's Christian music chart. Featured on the album are Jobe's first...

. It was later released as the first single from their album Fearless by Phillips, Craig and Dean

Phillips, Craig and Dean

Phillips, Craig and Dean is a contemporary Christian music trio composed of Randy Phillips, Shawn Craig, and Dan Dean. Since forming in 1991, they have released 12 albums and earned 18 No. 1 radio singles...

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Background

Band member Randy Phillips explained why the trio recorded the song:

“This song captures the moment of looking up into Heaven, peeling back the curtain of eternity so we can peek in. If you keep your eyes on the Dow Jones or nuclear weapons in North Korea, you’ll always be nervous. Look to the awesomeness of God instead.”

Release

Revelation Song was released by contemporary Christian

Contemporary Christian music

Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...

 group Phillips, Craig and Dean on May 05, 2009 as the lead single

Lead single

A lead single is usually the first single released by a musician or a band before the release of its home album.During the era of the grammophone record, all music arrived in the marketplace as what is now termed a single, one potential hit song backed by an additional song of generally less...

 from their album Fearless

Fearless (Phillips, Craig and Dean album)

Fearless is the eleventh studio album from Contemporary Christian group Phillips, Craig and Dean. It was released on August 4, 2009., and won a Dove Award for 'Inspirational Album of the Year' at the 41st annual GMA Dove Awards.-Concept:...

. Their version quickly gained popularity, reaching number 1 on Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...

's Hot Christian Songs

Hot Christian Songs

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

 chart in August 2009, and #31 on Billboard's Heatseekers Songs. It was the longest running #1 song in any format on Christian radio in 2009.. In all, it spent over 15 weeks atop Billboard'

Billboard (magazine)

Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...

s Hot Christian Adult Contemporary chart, and 11 atop Billboard'

Billboard (magazine)

Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...

s Hot Christian Songs

Hot Christian Songs

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

 chart.

Chart History

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Christian Songs Hot Christian Songs Christian Songs is a Billboard chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States....	1
Heatseekers Songs	31

Awards

In 2010, the song won a Dove Award for Worship 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....

. It was also nominated for Song of the Year.