Raise a Hallelujah

"Raise a Hallelujah"
Single by Bethel Music, Jonathan David Helser and Melissa Helser
from the album Victory
ReleasedMarch 8, 2019 (2019-03-08)
Recorded2018
Genre
Length7:51
4:04 (studio)
LabelBethel Music
Songwriter(s)
  • Jake Stevens
  • Jonathan David Helser
  • Melissa Helser
  • Molly Skaggs
Producer(s)Ed Cash
Bethel Music singles chronology
"Stand in Your Love"
(2018) 		"Raise a Hallelujah"
(2019) 		"Alabaster Heart"
(2019)
Jonathan David & Melissa Helser singles chronology
"You Came (Lazarus)"
(2017) 		"Raise a Hallelujah"
(2019) 		"I Believe"
(2022)
Music videos
"Raise a Hallelujah" (Acoustic) on YouTube
"Raise a Hallelujah" (Live) on YouTube
"Raise a Hallelujah" (Lyrics) on YouTube
Audio sample
"Raise a Hallelujah"

"Raise a Hallelujah" is a song by Bethel Music, Jonathan David Helser and Melissa Helser, which was released as the second single from Bethel Music's eleventh live album, Victory (2019), on March 8, 2019.[1] The song was written by Jake Stevens, Jonathan David Helser, Melissa Helser and Molly Skaggs.[2] Ed Cash handled the production of the single.[3]

"Raise a Hallelujah" is Bethel Music's as well as Jonathan and Melissa Helser's first single to breakthrough to the top ten sector of the US Hot Christian Songs chart,[4] peaking at No. 2. The song became their first No. 1 entry on the Christian Airplay chart,[5] and also charted on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 at No. 17, becoming the highest-charting single for all three acts. The song was nominated for Worship Recorded Song of the Year at the 50th Annual GMA Dove Awards.[6]

  1. ^ "Raise a Hallelujah (Studio Version) - Single by Bethel Music, Jonathan David Helser & Melissa Helser on Apple Music". Apple Music. United States. Apple Inc. March 8, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  2. ^ "Raise A Hallelujah - SongSelect® by CCLI® - Worship planning starts here!". SongSelect. CCLI. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  3. ^ "Victory - Bethel Music | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  4. ^ Asker, Jim (May 23, 2019). "Newsboys Notch Seventh No. 1 on Top Christian Albums Chart With 'United' | Billboard". Billboard. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group. Retrieved May 24, 2019. Plus, Bethel Music notches its first Hot Christian Songs top 10, as "Raise a Hallelujah," co-credited to husband-and-wife duo Jonathan David Hesler and Melissa Hesler (members of the Bethel Music collective since 2014), rises 11-8. The track adds top Airplay Gainer honors, as it ascends 18-16 on Christian Airplay (4 million in audience, up 62%).
  5. ^ Asker, Jim (August 22, 2019). "Bethel Music, Jonathan David Helser & Melissa Helser Top The Christian Airplay Chart | Billboard". Billboard. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  6. ^ Longs, Herb (August 14, 2019). "Bethel Music Garners History-Making 14 Dove Award Nominations". The Christian Beat. Retrieved January 10, 2020.