Brooke Ligertwood discussed the origins of the popular worship anthem “What a Beautiful Name.” She shared how the beloved song came about and what specific section of Scripture inspired the Hillsong Worship tune. Watch the short but powerful clip to hear about the story behind “What a Beautiful Name.”

Hymns, in my opinion, are undoubtedly the best songs to be heard and played in church. There is just something about hearing and singing “Amazing Grace,” “Great is Thy Faithfulness,” “How Great Thou Art” or any other hymn. Even though those songs may be hundreds of years old in some cases, those lyrics will forever remain relevant and powerful.

Despite my preference for the old church hymns, there are still a handful of classic contemporary Christian songs, and you can’t help but enjoy them. One is the Hillsong Worship song, “What a Beautiful Name.” Even if you aren’t a fan of contemporary Christian music, you are still familiar with this tune.

In a clip posted on YouTube, Brooke Ligertwood shares how the beloved, iconic song came to be and how a discussion about the first chapter of Colossians contributed to its creation.

“We were talking about the back half of Colossians one,” she said. “Which talks about the supremacy of Christ and talks about, you know, creation being made through Jesus. But then it talks about in verse 26 how the mystery that was hidden for ages and in generations has now been disclosed to the Lord’s people, which is Christ in us, the hope of glory.”

Later in the clip, Brooke states that anyone who has ever seen and understood their flaws and sins and asked the Lord for forgiveness understands how powerful and beautiful His name truly is.

“We really loved the idea of singing about the name of Jesus in a way that kind of unfolded some of the facets of the beauty, wonder and power of His name,” she said.

Acts 4:12 “And in none other is there salvation: for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, wherein we must be saved.”