Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) Joel Houston, Matt Crocker and Salomon Ligthelm, 2013
The words are under copyright, CCLI song number 6428767. This page has where to read and license them, the story, videos and the Scripture behind it.
The story behind Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)
Joel Houston, Matt Crocker and Salomon Ligthelm wrote Oceans for Hillsong United's third studio album, Zion. According to Wikipedia, Crocker and Ligthelm began the words in Australia, Ligthelm set the theme of stepping into the unknown, and most of the melody took shape over about ten days in Houston's apartment in New York. The final words were finished at a waterfall on the last day of recording. The song retells Peter walking on the water in Matthew 14. Taya Smith, then a newer member of the band, sang the lead, and Songfacts says she recorded it in one take. The album came out in February 2013, and Sparrow sent the song to US Christian radio that August as its second single. Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart held it at number one for a record 61 weeks in total. It won Song of the Year at the 2014 Dove Awards, and the RIAA certified it four times platinum.
Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) videos
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Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) Lyric Video - Hillsong UNITED Hillsong UNITED, Modern arrangement
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Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) - Hillsong UNITED - Live in Israel Hillsong UNITED, Modern arrangement
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Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) | BYU Noteworthy (A Cappella Hillsong UNITED Cover ) BYU Noteworthy, A cappella
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Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) by Hillsong- Piano Cover Emmanuel_S Music, Piano
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Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) by Hillsong United | SATB Choir | Arr. Heather Sorenson Hal Leonard Church Choral, Choir
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Oceans - LIVE - Mile Hi Choir (Where Feet May Fail) by Hillsong Mile Hi Church, Choir
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Scripture in Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)
- Matthew 14:22-33
Questions people ask
What does the song Oceans Where Feet May Fail mean?
It retells Peter stepping out of the boat to walk to Jesus in Matthew 14. Hillsong describes it as a song about stepping into the unknown and trusting God.
Who wrote Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)?
Joel Houston, Matt Crocker and Salomon Ligthelm wrote it. Hillsong United recorded it on the 2013 album Zion.
Who sang Oceans where feet may fail?
Taya Smith sang the lead on the Hillsong United recording. Many other artists and choirs have covered it.
What Bible verse is Oceans based on?
The song draws on Matthew 14:22-33, where Peter walks on the water and begins to sink.
Is Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) in the public domain?
No. Hillsong Music Publishing holds the copyright, first claimed in 2012, and churches need a CCLI license to project or print the words.
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