Canyon Worship Albums

The Center for Worship Arts at GCU is dedicated to nurturing the growth of our student artists as they strive to grow closer to God and praise his name. Our students hope you enjoy their praise and worship music. Stream and purchase our annually released worship albums and watch live performances by our talented students in our Chapel.

Here, you can watch lyric videos and "behind the song" videos, as well as view chord charts for our songs.

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Get ready to listen and sing along as our talented students sing in God’s name. You can stream this year’s album and purchase through the links below, starting in September 2023. Check out our past albums below for more music that brings you closer to God.

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You can stream Canyon Worship 2022 on your preferred listening platforms. Canyon Worship 2022 consists of worship songs written and performed by our student artists and recorded by industry producers in our GCU Recording Studio. Our high-tech GCU Recording Studio uses industry-standard microphones, preamps, consoles, interfaces, computers and recording software to record, mix, edit and master song projects for our students.

It features the lead single, “Sometimes,” written and performed by Edwin Lopez, Madison Russell, Colter Bonarati and Victoria Gutierrez, as well as ten other original compositions. Canyon Worship 2022 utilizes two industry respected producers in Geoff Hunker and David Willey.

Experience our CWA music for yourself with the following resources.

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This album of praise and worship music from our talented student artists is available for purchase. Listen to Canyon Worship 2021 today — a collection of inspiring, Christ-exalting songs written and performed by students who are dedicated to glorifying God and spreading his message of love and peace.

It features the lead single, “Take Up My Cross,” written and performed by senior Amanda Riffe, as well as nine other original compositions. Canyon Worship 2021 was produced by two well-known veterans of the music industry, Geoff Hunker and David Willey.

Experience our CWA music for yourself with the following resources.

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Despite the many challenges posed by the pandemic, our worship arts students were able to collaborate fruitfully on Canyon Worship 2020. This album features a blend of influences, from folk and hip hop to contemporary gospel and pop.

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Interested in more music from our past worship albums? Stream and purchase Canyon Worship 2019 using the links below. This soulful album was produced by Matthew Odmark (Jars of Clay) and Geoff Hunker (Satellites & Sirens).

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The songs selected for this worship album are all appropriate and beneficial for singing in a corporate worship setting. The 10 songs on this album were chosen from more than 130 submissions by GCU student artists.

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Canyon Worship 2017 was the sophomore worship album for the Center for Worship Arts at GCU. It features 11 original compositions from our student artists who embrace a range of musical influences, including southern rock, pop and jazz. Guest producers were Billy Smiley (Whiteheart and The Gaithers) and Geoff Hunker (Satellites & Sirens). You’ll also hear some guest artists featured on various tracks, including David Ellefson (Megadeth), Jonathan Crone (producer and guitarist) and Joel Vaughn (Nashville recording artist).

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Canyon Worship 2016 is the first full-length worship album released by Canyon Worship. It features seven songs recorded by GCU artists for this inaugural year, in addition to three songs released on the Canyon Worship EP in 2015.

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