At a time when common hymnals and worship songbooks are ever less common, and many contemporary worship songs come and go as quickly as any other ephemeral cultural thing, it might seem foolish or idealistic to consider which new songs (if any) will become standards. But as the decade winds to a close, we can at least celebrate some of the excellent new worship songs that have blessed the church in the 2010s, even if we can’t predict which of them will still be sung in the 2020s, 2030s, and beyond.

The following 35 songs are my picks for the best new worship songs written and released between 2010 and 2020. In compiling this list I focused on songs that are both theologically sound and musically beautiful; as well as songs that are easy to sing and, in most cases, already widely sung in congregations around the world. Some have been certifiable “hits” on the praise charts. Others are lesser known. All are songs I hope the church keeps singing, and keeps remembering, for years to come.

If you aren’t familiar with some of these excellent songs, you can listen to them on this TGC Spotify playlist or Apple Music playlist. Pastors and worship leaders: consider adding some of these into your congregational-worship rotation. May these songs—combined with treasured classics from centuries past, and yet-to-be-written songs to come—keep leading God’s people to declare his praises, tuning our hearts to sing his grace.