Waymaker [originally by Sinach and made popular my Leeland and Michael W. Smith] is currently one of the most popular worship songs used in contemporary Christian worship and has been featured heavily at my church Abundant Life Fellowship . It has become even more popular throughout the global pandemic as a song that really stays with you throughout a stressful day. Let's look at the lyrics and biblical context of the song as well as a common critique that some have against the song. Background Although this song was written by Nigerian Gospel star Sinach in 2016, it didn’t reach a global audience until the pandemic hit in 2020. Michael W. Smith’s daughter introduced it to him as one of her “go-to” songs. Soon after this, with Sinach’s blessing, he performed the song as part of a Facebook Live concert. While typically in a Michael W. Smith concert the audience prefers singing along with well-known songs, Waymaker was immediately embraced as a powerf...
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