By Kayla DeKraker
Thanks to artists like Forrest Frank and Brandon Lake, Christian pop is on the rise, and we should celebrate that as their songs about God give people hope.
According to the Christian Post, Lake’s “Hard Fought Hallelujah” has held a spot on the Billboard Top 100 for 19 weeks now, while “You Way is Better,” by Frank, has been on the chart for 10 weeks because of its viral TikTok success.
In May, Forrest Frank’s Child of God II album made it to the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Top Christian Albums chart. Currently, Lake’s King of Hearts album holds that place.
“People are hungry for authenticity,” Lake told Billboard of Christian musics booming popularity. “They’re not just looking for entertainment. They’re looking for an encounter with something that’s real. There’s nothing more real than God.”
Frank used to sing for the pop duo group Surfaces whose song “Sunday Best” was also viral on TikTok.
“For whatever reason, He’s chosen to give me some songs that have related to some people,” Frank previously told the Christian Post of the mission God’s given him. “If He shuts it off and doesn’t give me any more songs, that’s cool. If He continues to bless it, that’s great,” he explained. “I want to continue to give Jesus glory. My name will fade away just like all of ours one day, but at the end of time and for all of eternity, one name will remain: Jesus Christ.”
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Frank does his best to make sure his ideas and lyrics are biblically sound.
“As long as I’m putting the truth of the Gospel in the songs, and if I can recognize the Holy Spirit in the music, then I know that He’s going to be doing the work because I don’t put any pressure on it. I just check the Bible,” he said.
The artist doesn’t plan to go back into the secular pop space.
“Jesus is my Savior, and I’m alive when I worship Him,” he explained. “Once I started making Christian music and worshiping Him, going back to making pop music is like air. There’s no substance in it for me personally.”
He added, “The fact that I get to wake up every day and worship Jesus and then just record it, and other people get to worship Jesus, too, it is so fulfilling and so life-giving, and I’m here to stay.”
Christian artists such as Frank and Lake show us that Christian music is alive and well — and that people want to hear positive and uplifting songs about God.
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