Recognition For Matt Redman And The Best New Christian Song In Years.

Christian worship leader Matt Redman picked up two awards at the 55^th Grammys in Los Angeles on Sunday. The singer/songwriter won Best Gospel/Christian Contemporary Christian Music Performance and Best Contemporary Christian Music Song for 10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord).In the latter category he tied with Israel Houghton and Micah Massey, writers of Your Presence is Heaven.Matt wrote 10,000 Reasons with Jonas Myrin (pictured, above right), and it is based on the opening of Psalm 103. It came from his eighth album 10,000 Reasons, released in July 2011.Writing on Twitter following the award Matt said, ‘We wrote this song for the glory of God, so He gets all the glory today too :)'
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