#96 — He Will Carry You
One song. One day. One step closer to the top of the greatest songs in Christian music.
CCM Professor • 100 Greatest Songs in Christian Music
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Introducing the 100 Greatest Songs in Christian Music
Welcome to CCM Professor’s daily countdown of the 100 Greatest Songs in Christian Music—one song per day with history, context, and why it still matters.
#1: Amy Grant — Lead Me On (1988)
The definitive CCM masterpiece—emotional honesty, pop excellence, social awareness, and a career-defining artistic statement.
Our Great Savior
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Appearing at #1 in The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music, Lead
The Greatest CCM Hymns Albums — Hymn1: Michael W. Smith, The Hymns (2019)
A reverent, spacious return to classic hymnody from a defining voice in CCM.
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More than two decades after his landmark Hymns project, Michael W. Smith
4Him – Hymns (A Place of Worship) (1993)
A lush, harmony-driven CCM vocal interpretation of classic hymn texts.
Our Great Savior
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4Him brought a fresh, contemporary vocal-pop sensibility to the hymn tradition. Their 1993 *Hymns* project remains one