Phil Wickham - How To Write A Worship Song | Teaching Moment

Phil Wickham - How To Write A Worship Song | Watch The Full Video Here: bit.ly/2Y0MFdA
In this teaching, Phil Wickham shows how to write a worship song. Phil Wickham explains what the anchor of a song is, the importance of it and the process of finding your songs “why”. He also demonstrates constructing a song with the class and encourages students to help him dig deep in the lyric writing process. Watch the full video on how to write a worship song here: bit.ly/2Y0MFdA
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[@abigailjokela4686]

I am a songwriter and i am only 13 bit those moments when the Holy Spirit puts a song inside of you and you start writing and the words start flowing out and you feel so close in that moment is beautiful I actually wrote this comment while i was writing a song a i just want people to remember that God’s going to give you a song at just the right moment so don’t be upset if you just think one day that you want to write a song and don’t have the words it’s okay he will give it to you at just the right time

[@rollingstoneinnovations2316]

This is amazing I felt the presence of God and right here I already compose a song with your chords. God bless you Phil

[@imanifaith9674]

😊God bless you @abigailjokela4686

[@asherboulet]

You’re amazing! God Bless You!!!

[@Beeschurger9955]

I'm 14 and I am coming to this video in frustration because I can't thing of anything to write a song about this comment was so inspiring thank u

[@SugarRushan]

@@Beeschurger9955you got this kid. God is proud of you

[@testifyjesus1196]

I find it funny when he hits the chords while speaking 😅 deep message! God bless u 😍

[@enioluwaodunjo]

TESTIFY JESUS it’s beautiful

[@josuemendoza1935]

It's a guitarist thing haha. Good habit to have too

[@lordmeliodas8198]

Every worship leader addiction😁

[@EmilGhiurau]

Exactly

[@connorm.6253]

This is the reason why he’s never released a bad song!

[@ArnethProductions]

so true!!!!!!!

[@TheBrettWilson]

Never RELEASED a bad song. But probably written many bad songs, as all songwriters do. "Write crap. Because crap makes the best fertilizer." Pat Pattison

[@himeshoney]

This is really inspiring! I may not be a songwriter, but I am a poet... Though they aren't really the same thing, I would like to use my passion for poetry to worship Christ :') I want to be unashamed of the Lord, because He saved us!! I want to share my joy for the Lord with others! Please pray for me, because I want to have courage and strength when I go to my campus to perform. I pray that my poems will plant seeds of hope in people's hearts. I pray that people will be inspired to follow after Christ. Thank you for your gift and worship, Phil! Thank you for always inspiring me!

[@sdgml3878]

poets are also songwriters. find a musician to team up with and work together.

[@senorsmasham2050]

I'll team up! Lol.

[@bobbydwarika2537]

They is so amazing ! I’m a Christian poet as well ...and I’m in the same situation as you are ...I write my poetry but I haven’t performed them anywhere and I want to . But I need the courage lol . Mind if we read each others poems ?

[@himeshoney]

@@bobbydwarika2537 sure thing bro! If you have an instagram, give me a follow on my acc where I post my poems! @hannomaly_

[@themeeksheep4198]

Amazing thank you for trying to share him with everyone 💕

[@BrysonSappingtonMusic]

I'm a brand new Chrsitian songwriter/pianist/guitarist along with one of my best friends, who does the vocals. It took us two months but we finished our first song just two weeks ago. Everything Phil said here is true. Before I wrote for Christ (and before I was saved), I had such a hard time with writing. But when I got saved, me and my friend were in a storage room in our church. There was an old keyboard in there, and we just started playing and singing randomly. I remember our first song we played was Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone) by Chris Tomlin. I don't exactly remember how it happened, but we started talking about how God Knows all of our pains. He knows the trials that we face. He holds everything in store for us. And that He's never going to let us walk alone. I started playing some chords on the piano and my friend started singing. We just started singing. We sung about God's great love. And I feel God showed us something, something that we hadn't felt. We wrote the original draft. We transposed different versions. We took a guitar to our church picnic and we played for several people. And everything fell into place. Our music director, who writes songs as well, approved of the lyrics and the song. Our senior and assistant pastors approved. We feel Good wants us to play for Him. The song is on KZbin and you can look up Bryson Motion Pictures if you want to hear it, but most importantly, God is using two teenagers from Clayton NC to help others. It's truly amazing. Trust me, I would know

[@aprilmariedevito2619]

God makes me feel so good and the words just flow out of me and I sing them.

[@jonathanolson658]

Watching this after he's released Psalm 23 and I can hear the whole song come together here. Very interesting

[@charitygracestanford881]

I needed this. I want to write and create for God soon someday but I struggle with writing and I often focus on the wrong stuff when trying to write! I love Phil, love his music, and he's a great songwriter who's inspired me greatly.

[@Savage_Gamer777]

I’m a musician and a songwriter and I promise you, you can do it trust in him(: for me song writing especially with worship or praise songs comes when you’re not trying to write. What I do is I just sit down I pick my guitar up and I pick chords and start feeling his glory and the moment he’s in that room is the moment you’ll write an awesome song. I can free style a worship song and it’ll sound like I wrote it because it comes from him and and comes from the heart. You got this(:

[@maximummentality]

​@@Savage_Gamer777I need a little help with writing one

[@erinmichelle4105]

Looking at this comment now - reminder if you still desire to write a song for God. You can do it!

[@nicholastovar4999]

Worship is not music, it is the response of God’s people to Him and His Word! Worship is the matters of the Heart expressed through a lifestyle of HOLINESS! If you are writing a worship song you need to start with Scripture and prayer John 4:23-24 makes it very clear that is is the Lord who desires Worship and has clearly laid it out that He desires worship in Spirit and in Truth we don’t just write what is on our heart we proclaim what He has already given us and we respond with a life of obedience!

[@KyleHurd]

Are you a songwriter?

[@nicholastovar4999]

Lover of Jesus I am a Pastor!

[@sedwilburn4457]

Preach pastor man! Nothing gets that Spirit moving quite like songs inspired by a deep understanding of the sovereignty of Gandalf from Lord of the Rings or the sacrificial love of Woody from Toy Story 4!

[@nicholastovar4999]

Sed Wilburn that is so insightful sounds to me like you “have a [bright] hope and a future” lol

[@sedwilburn4457]

Nicholas Tovar "You've got a friend in Me[Christ]."

[@dennisanderson3697]

Phil you are one talented dude! Love your process. Keep fighting the good fight of God!

[@cookiemama4]

It's now March 2023, and I just watched this video. I really appreciate the fact that Phil did something like this for the rest of us.. ❤️🕊

[@carlosmejia-or2wj]

He hit home for the longest I’ve always wanted to make music even Christian music the most but I’ve always been targeting what people would think rather than praising God and I felt like when that was harder to make music because it wasn’t really praising God but more of my satisfaction and I’m understanding more now about God that I juss wanna praise him

[@samphilip8730]

Pray & seek the anointing of the Holy Spirit to write, sing and compose and you will be amazed in the end result- melodies & lyrics that exalts our ABBA father, our Savior Jesus and transforms the listeners for eternity.

[@DavidV112523]

My first cousin is Jaci Velasquez and her father (My uncle David) told it to me like this when I told him I want to be a song writer- It's either in you or it's not. No way I'm going to be an NFL quarterback in the next 3 years. I did not play growing up, I did not practice and train like the others, and most importantly, I did not fall in love with that dream. Focus on your strengths and the things that you do have and the rest will fall in place like tetris if you're working diligently at it.

[@Lesleyallisonwalker]

Something that has been drawing me is seeing a phrase or word that seems to pull at my spirit, I’ll jot it down and mull it over and then it just flows.. or not. There is such a stirring in my heart to write worship songs!

[@MattLeFaitMusic]

This has changed my whole mindset about writing!

[@prosperokamvelase4465]

One of my favorite contemporary song writers...

[@drummermomcjs]

Great talk! Thank you for the tips.

[@Picklehead198]

Bro, seriously this is great! We need that song about silencing the lions and lies and his faithfulness! For real, keep thinking on it! It is really great!

[@mosthighschild]

wow! that song is actually good Phil! need to hear the finish product..😊

[@mai4vajtswv2023]

Same here. I sometimes have such wonderful phrases that come into my heart for a brief moment and then its gone. I need to have some way to capture these moments so that I can mold it into a beautiful masterpiece for him , our God.

[@Emc2HopeDealerMusic]

I have been writing songs of testimony and praise. I believe music is influential and has the ability to teach… #hopedealer #visioncasting #daretodream #emc2= empower musicians to cultivate change (use their voices for God and the betterment of our nation) Dear God, I pray 🤲 🙏 for your help in finding people who share my love for You and literature. Help me to find people who believe that thru You we can make a change in the way we teach our children to have the courage to follow You everyday in this fallen world. Amen 🙏

[@enioluwaodunjo]

Ooh. I love how he breaks down this journey. Beautiful!

[@prayerwarrior3030]

My heart is in writing songs of worship to God and I've only written couple of lines. I feel the holy spirit nudging me

[@timourineokao8275]

Thanks so much Phil 👌

[@sang6655]

He needs a sustain pedal for his guitar😂

[@samuelarrazola9706]

Blitz F Boi does that even exist? Lol

[@Jason-kv7cm]

Blitz F Boi uh yea?

[@ly_is_music]

Reverb should be good enough

[@kartikeyaattri2166]

You mean reverb

[@Joshua-sp1kd]

D’addario XS coated strings have incredible sustain

[@rickeguitar9086]

Take what the last hit said, rephrase it, and use the same chords. Praise song complete.

[@McPhan86]

Ooft, a little cynical there buddy?

[@rickeguitar9086]

​@@McPhan86 I did not mean it to be. When I consider the immense material God has supplied to us through the Bible and then consider the millions of songs that have some wonderful and creative chords and melodies that are timeless, I am surprised how few of them will be by those that are sung in churches today. I apologize if the statement appeared cynical. The intent was to inspire writers out there that it is ok to go outside of the box when writing. It is not about writing hits. It is about expressing what the Holy Spirit is showing you. Be yourself. Don't try to make yourself into what everyone out there sounds like. God made you unique! Express that in your songwriting! The best songwriting teacher is the Holy Spirit as you fellowship with Him. God bless you!

[@judyhinegardner9611]

Unless the last hit is yours, if all you are doing is taking the last hit and rephrasing - that's plagiarism. You're stealing somebody else's idea.

[@FirstNameLastName-pg3pi]

that's not real praise. thats fabricated worship. God only accepts worship from the heart

[@Gwa882]

This is helping like I am a songwriter but don't know what to do about the Song and been wanting more of worship songs

[@DeviJade]

I am a songwriter and I am glad I found you. Everything is pouring out of me lately. This is very very helpful Thank you so much

[@genesisvazquezcuevas1520]

Seeing this on 2021 **trying to write a song**

[@WorshipwithMeena]

Love his heart of worship! 😍Totally agree with the process of the writing he describes! A song conceived in your heart will come out like a baby, in due time! 😉

[@marakpante8286]

🙌🎶✌️✌️I love his songs

[@sheenasong]

A songwriter of God ❤️

[@jayjaylecourt9431]

Thanks for your occasional chord strumming, Im able to write a whole lyric for my chorus. Such an inspiration.

[@saidulumedara456]

Really almighty God moves through him may God bless you Phil.

[@user-gq5pw5xr5j]

'This is amazing grace' is very good. God bless you phil!!

[@shirleymiller6334]

Such a blessing to hear your songs, they have a special meaning!

[@lukeaustinnn]

And I love the strumming!!! Keeps the worship atmosphere going!!!

[@emmachelimo272]

This is a great lecture for me. I got a reason to say Thank You and God Bless!!

[@MrDevanzo]

So Good Phil!

[@TribalHead]

Amazing tips

[@matthewwillis7767]

This is amazing ❤️

[@nusafee12]

this is awesome and practical thanks brother!

[@MattLeFaitMusic]

This was super helpful!

[@Just-ICEyt]

I’ve watched this 5 times and still come back for more! :)

[@Acts-hw1zs]

This is really deep. Praise the Lord 💕

[@FavourChiebuka]

Really helpful. Thank you so much

[@stevelawrie7087]

absolutely excellent, thanks so much, I got the messsage

[@lukeaustinnn]

What song was he singing that went “With my hands held and my heart bowed low I surrender”

[@vivianday3610]

Amen.

[@yourfavouriteshadeofpurple]

So good 😭🙏🏻

[@Jamieforeals]

So good !!!

[@laesanglushing8378]

Ty for sharing his unending love,goodness,mercy in the process of writing about worship

[@CevinBeverly]

Wow...I cried...

[@mendozajonathon15]

I like what he’s saying, but he’s talking way too fast lol I need to pause sometimes to take in what’s he’s saying.

[@acehaynes3501]

Love this. Gonna come back to this. I am not a songwriter but this is inspirational.

[@mattholtmoore]

This is so awesome. Reminds me so much of how Paul Baloche approaches songwriting. Really great stuff here. Love it!

[@TheRegal_KingJayy]

U has inspired my next song. Thank u

[@mukatayoba]

This is amazing, thank you so much for tips, and it was awesome to see you come up with a song on the spot. May continue to use you and to reach as many people and bring them to his kingdom.

[@Pilluusters1344]

Whoooooooaaaa !! Thanks for the inspiration Wick, means a world

[@ELINEMUSICNL]

So helpful! 💛

[@GodFirstnl]

True! 💪🏻

[@benfrench8827]

strum... strum... and more strums!

[@noahraymond6954]

Phil thank you! You gave me so much clarity and i know through god i can stay strong and jeep looking to him and complete what he has given me to do. I know this is a year old but new to me for just seeing this haha

[@yonachitema]

Thank you so much for sharing the moment of worship🎉

[@ImmaOlerum]

This guy is a good songwriter, nice lyrics.

[@SwainCountry]

I’m a little late, but thank you soooooooo much. I’ve been struggling with this, I’ve had ideas but never been able to put it into song. My voice isn’t a singing voice which is the hardest part, I don’t know if that chords go with the voice

[@brycebaliko7050]

This is so insightful! I just wish I could pull melodies out of thin air like that! Like I understand his lyric writing process but the music itself is just rushing out of him!

[@ryanhanson9780]

Amazing insight, thank you, God bless

[@BenjaminLasky]

Anchor

[@unknownfuture506]

Thank you so much! i cant acces the link for the full video, can you help me please?

[@bobbyu878]

Amazing...Worship U, thank you for sharing.

[@WorshipU]

So glad you like the video! Thank you for watching

[@niallsactualgf]

I wrote this song, but I’m not sure of it gives the message I want it to. Can you help me? Often times we ignore the calls And we don’t do what we should at all Often times we tend to stray Farther, farther, farther each day But then we open open that magic book And we feel compelled to take a look And suddenly suddenly we see That God still cares God still knows who I am And even when I fail He draws me closer to the lamb For I am His And He is mine And I will live Him For the rest of my life God still cares

[@VaryaEQ]

I appreciate the LOTR reference. ❤️😂

[@Angie-GoneSoon]

Hey Phil, I write poetry.. and I think writing poetry is very close to writing songs.. I get a lot of what you're saying... I wonder if you could turn any of my poems into a song. I think that would be awesome.

[@mmq9886]

My favorite worship artist by far.

[@dipsongurung2606]

really nice sounding chord progression. what chords?

[@devindebruyn2886]

Philllllllll. Always so humble. Love you man.

[@daughterofthekingmusic9173]

This is pretty much my writing process

[@KunchangLeeMusic]

👌🏿

[@MilesEnnis]

Can i use theses lyrics ?

[@MattLeFaitMusic]

Barf out the best idea. That's my issue!

[@lolocruz1728]

Which guitar is this?😅😅 it sounds amazing !!

[@FirstNameLastName-pg3pi]

it looks like a Taylor im just not sure which one

[@kdramaluv6347]

Taylor 414ce

[@kevinquiban4360]

Can someone tell me what chords is he playing? Thanks

[@tannerforsyth]

kevin quiban he’s drop tuned a half step, but playing a C, F2, Am and Gsus

[@kevinquiban4360]

@@tannerforsyth thankkk youu

[@BaileyCroffordMusic]

What model Taylor is that?

[@kdramaluv6347]

Taylor 414ce

[@thrg6278]

Phil Wickham is literaly the best songwriter and i believe he is sooo filled with the holy spirit. U da man😂

[@CandyflossCottonCandy]

haha, Phil talking about the God who's done great things, and hes released a song called 'Great Things!'

[@aarons6467]

alternate timeline sufjan stevens

[@ehen8112]

Can you guys just put a Chinese subtitles on this video plz

[@wizardfoxangel5300]

Man writing ✍️ songs are not easy at all.

[@nikodimson]

What is the purpose of holding guitar in hands and playing some chords while speaking???

[@fernandniyubahwe5982]

Dmitriy Shakhov May be to keep the crowd in worship mood😊😊😀

[@nikodimson]

Niyubahwe Fernand worship who? )))))

[@fernandniyubahwe5982]

Dmitriy Shakhov Jesus Christ

[@miyou887]

@@nikodimson can you go ask him?

[@Sacrifice-Paid]

Dmitriy Shakhov I don’t get it either and I’m a guitarist 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@jonathantaylor33]

hes in Eb standard.. interesting

[@Lincoln.Sharpe]

"House of the Lord" is a rip off/carbon copy of "Steal my girl" by One Direction. Play them side by side.

[@gabrielrosso4274]

What He wants to make a song for his records and his church ? Is that the order ? Is that that what he is doing ? I thought we do it for him alone. I you want to write a song of worship ? First ask the Holy Spirit to help you? Because the only way scriptures said is worship in spirit and truth and not like most of the famous music the are just for fame. Christian music Grammy ? Really ? Red Carpet for musicians ? Really ? I won’t said anything else please give a little thought about who is been exalted ?

[@ajvalencia4868]

Whats up with that super awkard strum every 7 seconds?

[@FirstNameLastName-pg3pi]

Aj Valencia a lot of musicians(including myself) find it awkward without noise or music, so we’ll add our own background noise to help ourselves feel more comfortable. Personally I love the strums

[@rodterrell304]

Very annoying when he keeps strumming the guitar, I hear more when he stops playing

[@Zwedgy]

Nah i like it

[@jinxjinx8223]

God will never be able to use you if you have an offensive heart.

[@acastl5871]

Satan robots

[@yd6484]

How to write lame songs 🙄

[@jasonpeterson752]

What's wrong with you?

[@FirstNameLastName-pg3pi]

lame??? well this was lame, but Phil Wickham writes incredible songs

[@NeptuneatDawn]

The Goſpel that ſaues and how to be ſaued accoꝛding to the woꝛd of God : "1 MOꝛeouer bꝛethꝛen , I declare vnto you the Goſpel which I pꝛeached vnto you, which alſo you haue receiued,and wherein yee ſtand. 2 By which also yee are ſaued , if yee keepe in memoꝛie what I pꝛeached vnto you , vnleſſe yee haue beleeued in vaine. 3 Foꝛ I deliuered vnto you firſt of all , that which I alſo receiued , how that Chꝛiſt died for our ſinnes accoꝛding to the Scriptures : 4 And that he was buried,and that he roſe againe the third day accoꝛding to the Scriptures." - 1 Coꝛinthians 15:1-4 Holy Bible 1611 "9 That if thou ſhalt confeſſe with thy mouth the Loꝛd Ieſus , and ſhalt beleeue in thine heart , that God hath raiſed him from the dead , thou ſhalt be ſaued. 10 Foꝛ with the heart man beleeueth vnto righteouſneſſe,and with the mouth confeſſion is made vnto ſaluation. 11 Foꝛ the Scripture ſaith, Whoſoeuer beleeueth on him , ſhall not bee aſhamed. 12 Foꝛ there is no difference betweene the Iew and the Greeke : foꝛ the ſame Loꝛd ouer all, is rich vnto all, that call vpon him. 13 Foꝛ whoſoeuer ſhall call vpon the Name of the Loꝛd,ſhall be ſaued." - Romanes 10:9-13 Holy Bible 1611