Finding fast, upbeat worship songs is one of the toughest parts of a worship leader’s job.
I still haven’t quite figured out why this is. Maybe it’s a lot easier for worship artists to write slow, contemplative songs. They’re certainly a lot easier to play.
When a church worship team does find a good fast song, it proves too difficult or ends up sounding cheesy or mid-tempo.
No matter how difficult, worship leaders need fast praise songs. The Bible doesn’t call us to sing only dirges every Sunday!
Not to fear. I’ve decided we worship leaders need a great resource to find fast songs.
So here’s a list of fast songs that we’re doing in my church, or that I know other churches are doing. If you have additional songs that work well for your team, leave some ideas in the comments. If I agree with you, your song could make it on my list. So comment away. Without further ado, here are the songs.
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Washed ā Elevation Rhythm | CCLI #7261034 | Album: Washed (2025)
The only worship song in early 2026 to hit #1 simultaneously on CCLI, Multitracks, and PraiseCharts. That’s a rare trifecta that tells you something real is happening with this song across a wide range of churches. At 139 BPM in 4/4, it drives hard from the first measure. The identity-in-Christ theme ā “I am washed, I am clean, I am free” ā gives it theological substance behind the energy. Elevation Rhythm is technically a youth collective, but this one is landing in all-ages services. Don’t let the branding fool you. It’s a serious congregational song.
Alleluia ā Elevation Worship feat. Chandler Moore & Chris Brown | CCLI #7278901 | Album: So Be It (2026)
Released February 5, 2026, and it hit #5 on Multitracks within a week. That kind of adoption speed tells you worship teams are hungry for it. At 125 BPM in 4/4, it opens with a cheering crowd before building into an upbeat, rhythmic anthem that critics have described as “dance-oriented.” Written by Benjamin William Hastings, Chandler Moore, and Steven Furtick ā three writers who between them are responsible for a significant portion of what the church has been singing for the past five years.
Thank God I’m Free ā Elevation Rhythm | CCLI #7280154 | Album: 2026
The follow-up energy to Goodbye Yesterday, but this one goes even further into freedom and identity. At 128 BPM in 4/4, it showed up on both Multitracks and PraiseCharts simultaneously after release ā the same cross-platform signal that preceded Washed’s explosion. If Goodbye Yesterday was about leaving the past behind, Thank God I’m Free is about what you do once you’re out. The declaration is simple and congregations respond to it instinctively. Worth introducing before it becomes ubiquitous.
It Really Is Amazing Grace ā Phil Wickham & Crowder | CCLI #7282345 | Single (2026)
Two of modern worship’s most distinctive voices on one track, and they bring out the best in each other. At 128 BPM in 4/4, this hit #7 on Hot Christian Songs and #1 on Christian Airplay after release in January 2026. Wickham and Crowder take the framework of one of Christianity’s most beloved hymns and deliver something that bridges the gap between your older congregation members and your younger ones. The guitar work alone gives your electric player something worth playing. If you haven’t introduced this one yet, your congregation is ready for it.
What An Awesome God ā Phil Wickham | CCLI #7237509 | Album: Song of the Saints (2025)
Rich Mullins wrote “Awesome God” in 1988 and it became one of the most widely sung worship songs of the 20th century. Phil Wickham had the audacity to add new verses without touching the chorus ā and pulled it off. The result peaked at #3 on Hot Christian Songs and #1 on Christian Airplay. The original chorus that the whole congregation already knows sits at the center while Wickham’s new lyrics build theological context around it. There’s real intelligence in how this was written: he honored the original rather than replacing it. Churches of all generations are responding to it. So should yours.
So So Good ā Phil Wickham feat. Brandon Lake & Elevation Worship | CCLI #7249871 | Album: Song of the Saints (2025)
Recorded live in Phoenix, Arizona during the Summer Worship Nights tour with three of the biggest names in current worship on one track. At 116 BPM in 4/4, this hit #8 on Hot Christian Songs. The energy isn’t as driving as some of the faster songs on this list, but it functions as a great second song after you’ve established the room’s attention with an opener. Brandon Lake’s charisma and Phil Wickham’s melodic instincts together produce something that feels immediately singable, which is exactly what you want when you’re three songs into a set and the congregation is just hitting their stride.
Goodbye Yesterday ā Elevation Rhythm feat. Gracie Binion | CCLI #7219856 | Album: Victory Lap (2024)
K-LOVE named this one of the 25 songs that defined 2025. Elevation Rhythm took it on their first-ever headlining arena tour. The resurrection-rooted theme ā “I’m dancing on the grave that I once lived in” ā gives it real theological weight behind the energy, and Gracie Binion’s alt-pop vocal is instantly memorable. Churches that want something that connects with younger audiences without alienating the rest of the congregation have found this to be exactly that bridge. The “I have decided to follow Jesus” bridge is an unexpected gift that usually stops the room.
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In The Name of Jesus ā JWLKRS Worship & Maverick City Music feat. Chandler Moore | CCLI #7211876 | Single (2024)
JWLKRS Worship went from a family of social media influencers to a Grammy-nominated worship collective on the strength of this one song. Grammy nomination. Multiple Dove Award nominations. And it happened because the song itself is that good. The name-of-Jesus theme is as timeless as worship gets, and the execution ā featuring Chandler Moore at peak form ā is fresh enough to feel current without being trendy. This is exactly the kind of song a congregation will still be singing in ten years. Get in early.
People of Heaven ā Phil Wickham & Brandon Lake | CCLI #7205891 | Single (2023)
Yes, this is technically a 2023 release ā but it’s on this list because a lot of churches still haven’t found it, and it deserves a spot in any conversation about strong fast worship songs. Written and recorded for the Summer Worship Nights Tour, it’s one of those closing-set anthems that sends a congregation out of a service with something ringing in their ears. The Wickham-Lake pairing continues to produce, and this one is worth introducing before your congregation encounters it somewhere else first.
Yesterday Is Dead ā Josiah Queen | CCLI #7238941 | Single (2025)
Josiah Queen is one of CCM’s most talked-about rising voices right now, and this song is a large part of why. Raw, honest, and hitting a nerve with younger listeners who grew up in church and drifted ā and with older ones who recognize the theology. The title is a direct declaration of the finished work of the cross applied personally: yesterday’s shame, sin, and failure are dead. The energy is immediate and the hook sticks. For churches that want to reach the generation that’s watching but not yet singing, this is the kind of song that lowers the barrier to entry.
AMAZING! ā Elevation Rhythm feat. Josiah Queen | CCLI #7285612 | Single (2026)
Released July 2026 and already at 1.4 million YouTube views within weeks. Two of the most compelling rising voices in worship ā Elevation Rhythm’s collective energy and Josiah Queen’s raw authenticity ā on the same track. The lyrics are a testimony: “I was headed for hell until He rescued me / I was stuck in my shame, but now I’ve been set free.” It doesn’t get more direct than that. For churches that need a fast testimony song that can work as an opener or a mid-set energizer, this one is going to be everywhere by the time fall 2026 rolls around. Get to it first.
The King Is In The Room ā Phil Wickham | CCLI #7227456 | Album: Song of the Saints (2025)
This one just misses the cut at 98 BPM ā technically under the 100 BPM threshold for “fast” ā but it belongs in the conversation because it functions as a fast song in a live setting. The energy is bright and confident, the declaration is strong, and it peaked at #15 on Hot Christian Songs. Phil Wickham built this song around a single premise: God is present right now, in this room, with these people. That shift in posture ā from passive observers to active participants in something God is already doing ā is exactly what a fast song is supposed to accomplish. If 98 BPM fits your team’s energy, don’t let the technicality keep you from programming it.
Well, that’s it for now but please keep the suggestions coming. I’ll add the good ones to the list.
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