Cory Asbury is back - and this time, he wants to make one thing clear about his new music before you even press play.
When the GRAMMY-nominated worship artist dropped "Holy God" on New Music Friday, June 27, he posted just six words alongside it on social media: "A song about Jesus. Not us. Him."
For anyone who has followed Asbury's journey over the past few years, those six words land with weight.
Asbury had been working on a country album when, by his own account, God began doing "a massive work" in his heart - leading him to walk away from that project entirely to return to worship. "Jesus gave me a song to sing, and I'm returning to the place where it all began - His heart, His presence, His nearness," he wrote. "It's all that matters."
The turning point came through a candid conversation with fellow artist Forrest Frank, whose words helped redirect Asbury back to the calling he had stepped away from. "We prayed together, we worshiped together, and something inside of me just shifted," Asbury said. "I began to rekindle that first love that I have for Jesus."
"Holy God" - released via BEC Recordings - is the second single from his forthcoming album Outsing the Angels, slated for release September 18, 2026. The album's title track described worship as a holy dare - a sonic refusal to play it safe, a defiant commitment to lift God's name even with imperfect, mortal voices.
"Holy God" carries that same spirit. His Facebook posts around the release showed him at the piano, singing phrases like "You're beautiful" and "There is no one like You" - and closing out another clip with "EVERY TONGUE CONFESS" and "GOD OF HEAVEN YOU'RE WORTHY! Can I get an amen??"
This is Cory Asbury fully returned - not performing worship, but living it. The artist behind "Reckless Love," one of the most streamed worship songs in history, now has his eyes back on the only subject worth singing about.
"Holy God" is available now on all major streaming platforms.
