This section is the essential guide of the best contemporary Christian songs from CCM Magazine that was released back in 2006.

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​​I will be posting these songs sporadically. In the meantime, you can read and listen to these songs.

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    1. "Awesome God" written by

         Rich Mullins

​         Winds of Heaven, Stuff of Earth (1988)

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   2. "Jesus Freak" written by Toby McKeehan and Mark Heimermann

         Dove Award -Song of the Year (1996)

                                        Rock Recorded Song of the Year (1996)

         DC Talk

         Jesus Freak (1995)

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   3. "Friends" written by Michael W. and Debbie Smith

        Michael W. Smith

        Michael W. Smith Project (1983)

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   4. "I Can Only Imagine" written by Bart Millard

         Dove Award -Song of the Year (2002)

​                                        Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year (2002)

         MercyMe

         Almost There (2001)

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   5. "El Shaddai" written by Michael Card and John Thompson

         Dove Award -Song of the Year (1983)

         Amy Grant

         Age to Age (1982)

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     6. "I Could Sing of Your Love Forever" written by Martin Smith

           Delirious?

           Cutting Edge (1994) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    7. "Flood" written by Dan Haseltine, Stephen Mason, Matt Odmark and

          Charlie Lowell

          Jars of Clay

          Jars of Clay (1995)

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    8. "The Great Adventure" written by Steven Curtis Chapman and 

           Geoff Moore

           Dove Award -Song of the Year (1993)

                                          Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year (1993)

           Steven Curtis Chapman

          The Great Adventure (1992)

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     9. "Shine" written by Peter Furler and Steve Taylor

           Dove Award -Rock Recorded Song of the Year (1995)

           Newsboys

           Going Public (1994)

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   10. "Shout to the Lord" written by

           Darlene Zschech with Hillsong Worship Australia

           People Just Like Us (1994)

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   11. "God of Wonders" written by Steve Hindalong and Marc Byrd

        Mac Powell with Cliff and Danielle Young

        City on a Hill: Songs of Worship and Praise (2000)

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   12. "Redeemer" written by

          Nicole C. Mullen

          Dove Award -Song of the Year (2001)

                                          Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year (2001)

          Nicole C. Mullen (2000)

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     13. "I Wish We'd All Been  Ready" written by

            Larry Norman 

            Upon This Rock (1969)

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    14. "On My Knees" written by David Mullen, Nicole C. Mullen and

            Michael Ochs

            Dove Award -Song of the Year (1998)

            Jaci Velasquez

            Heavenly Place (1996)

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   15. "Because He Lives" written by Bill and Gloria Gaither

          Dove Award -Song of the Year (1974)

          The Bill Gaither Trio

          Because He Lives (1972)

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   16. "Agnus Dei" written by Michael W. Smith

           Third Day

           Exodus (1998)

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   17. "Mary, Did You Know?" written by Mark Lowry and Buddy Greene

          Michael English

          Michael English (1991)

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   18. "Butterfly Kisses" written by Bob Carlisle and Randy Thomas

          Dove Award -Song of the Year (1997)

                                         Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year (1997)

          Bob Carlisle

          Butterfly Kisses (Shades of Grace) (1996, 1997)

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   19. "The Great Divide" written by Grant Cunningham and Matt 

           Huesmann

           Dove Award -Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year

                                           (1996)

           Point of Grace 

           The Whole Truth (1995) 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   20. "How Beautiful" written by

           Twila Paris

           Cry for the Desert (1990) 

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    21. "Step by Step" written by David "Beaker" Strasser

           Rich Mullins

           The World As Best As Remember It, Volume One (1991)

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    22. "Place In This World" written by Michael W. Smith, Amy Grant and

            Wayne Kirkpatrick

            Dove Award -Song of the Year (1992)

            Michael W. Smith

            Go West Young Man (1990)

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     23. "Testify to Love" written by Paul Field, Henk Pool, Ralph 

             Vanmanen and Robert Riekerk

             Dove Award -Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year

              (1999)

             Avalon

             A Maze of Grace (1998)

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    24. "Show Me Your Glory" written by Third Day, Mark Lee and Marc

             Byrd

             Third Day

             Come Together (2001)

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    25. "Big House" written by Audio Adrenaline

            Audio Adrenaline

​            Don't Censor Me (1993)