Sometimes God just decides to breathe on something and it’s completely His prerogative. Honestly though, you can analyze all you want but you can never explain away the God factor. I think within the song there is a balance of sound theology about God revealing Himself to humanity in and through Christ, personal lyrics about what that means for the individual, and then strong corporate confession about what that means for us today. We saw faith built in the room, expectancy rise and victory confessed. Ligertwood: The first night we introduced it in church, we realized it connected with people even more than we’d hoped. It’s a God thing.ĬP: What do you believe makes “What A Beautiful Name” stand out with fans? (Photo: Rogers & Cowen) Hillsong worship’s “What a Beautiful Name” EP cover, 2017. The reach and impact it has had outside of our church in such a short space of time was certainly not planned or anticipated. Ligertwood: Nope! We had hoped that it might resonate with our own congregation and help contribute to our weekend services. When writing this song, did you ever anticipate that so many people would resonate with it? The following is an edited transcript of The Christian Post’s interview with Hillsong Worship’s Brooke Ligertwood in which she talks about their hit song, “What A Beautiful Name,” and shares her personal thoughts on the impact their ministry is having on celebrities.Ĭhristian Post: “What a Beautiful Name” has exploded with success.