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Holy Water (We the Kingdom song)

"Holy Water" is a song by We the Kingdom that was released as the second single from their debut extended play, Live at the Wheelhouse (2019) and Holy Water (2020), on September 13, 2019.[1] The song was written by Ed Cash, Scott Cash, Franni Cash, Martin Cash, and Andrew Bergthold.[2]

"Holy Water"

September 13, 2019 (2019-09-13)

2019

  • 4:02 (studio version)
  • 7:44 (Church Sessions)
  • Ed Cash
  • Scott Cash
  • Franni Cash
  • Martin Cash
  • Andrew Bergthold

We the Kingdom

"Holy Water" became We the Kingdom's debut entry on the US Hot Christian Songs chart, having peaked at No. 2.[3] The song is also the highest-charting song of their career, having peaked at No. 6 on Billboard's Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[4] "Holy Water" was nominated for the GMA Dove Awards for Song of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year and at the 2020 GMA Dove Awards. "Holy Water" has garnered a Grammy Award nomination for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song at the 2021 Grammy Awards.

Composition[edit]

"Holy Water" is composed in the key of D with a moderate rock tempo of 73 beats per minute and a musical time signature of 4
4
.[8] The singers' vocal range spans from C4 to C5.[9]

Chart performance[edit]

"Holy Water" debuted on the US Christian Airplay at No. 45, on the chart dated August 27, 2019.[10] It spent 29 weeks on the chart before reaching No. 1 on the March 14, 2020-dated chart,[11] having attained significant gains in radio airplay.[12] On the US Hot Christian Songs, the song made its debut at No. 31 on the chart dated September 28, 2019,[13] following its commercial release. The song peaked at No. 2 on the February 8, 2020-dated chart, 20 weeks after its debut.[14]

Music videos[edit]

We the Kingdom released the lyric video of "Holy Water" on September 13, 2019.[15] The live music video of the song, recorded at Young Life Sharptop Cove in Jasper, Georgia, was released on October 1, 2019, on YouTube.[16] An acoustic performance video of "Holy Water" at the Boiler Room at Neuhoff Site, Nashville, Tennessee, was published on YouTube on January 2, 2020.[17] The Church Sessions video featuring Tasha Cobbs Leonard with an appearance by Maverick City Music was released on March 20, 2020.[18]

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Lyrics and sheet music for "Holy Water"