There Was Jesus

"There Was Jesus"
Single by Zach Williams and Dolly Parton
from the album Rescue Story
ReleasedOctober 3, 2019
Recorded2019
Genre
Length3:43
LabelProvident Label Group
Songwriter(s)
  • Zach Williams
  • Casey Beathard
  • Jonathan Smith
Producer(s)Jonathan Smith
Zach Williams singles chronology
"Rescue Story"
(2019) 		"There Was Jesus"
(2019) 		"Empty Grave"
(2020)
Dolly Parton singles chronology
"God Only Knows"
(2019) 		"There Was Jesus"
(2019) 		"Faith"
(2019)

"There Was Jesus" is a song written by Christian rock musician Zach Williams, Jonathan Smith, and country music songwriter Casey Beathard. A Williams duet with country legend Dolly Parton, it was released on October 3, 2019, as the second single from his album, Rescue Story.[1] It won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song at the 2021 Grammy Awards. "There Was Jesus" received nominations for the GMA Dove Award Song of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year at the 2021 GMA Dove Awards.

  1. ^ "There Was Jesus - Single by Zach Williams & Dolly Parton". iTunes. Apple. October 3, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2019.