Tim Hughes, Cody Carnes 'Here I Am To Worship' duet releases from 'House of Worship' live project featuring 25 renown artists

Single follows billboard-featured Darlene Zschech, Cece Winans ‘Shout To The Lord’ release

Press Release

Dove Award-winning songwriter and worship leader Tim Hughes is joined by four-time Grammy-nominated Cody Carnes to record a new expression of “Here I Am To Worship.” Available now at streaming and digital outlets worldwide from The Fuel Music via https://slinky.to/HereIAmToWorshipLive, the song is the second single from the full-length, Billboard-featured “House of Worship” album that is slated to be released in January 2026.

Ranked as the No. 1 most popular song sung in churches for two consecutive years (2003 and 2004) by CCLI, “Here I Am To Worship” continues to be a top 50 song on the CCLI Top 100 chart week after week. Written by Hughes, who received both Inspirational (2003) and Worship (2004) Song of the Year Dove Awards for the worship favorite, “Here I Am To Worship” carries a simple, yet profound message that centers on the wonder of Christ’s sacrifice and our response of worship.

Beginning the song in 1999 while he was attending The University of Sheffield in England, Hughes was inspired by Scripture.

“I remember I was reading Philippians 2, which talked about imitating Christ’s humility and his obedience to death, even death on the cross,” Hughes shared. “And off the back of that I found myself in my room at the university picking up the guitar and this melody flowed out: ‘Light of the world, You stepped down into darkness.’ And then I have this bridge section: ‘I’ll never know how much it cost to see my sin upon that cross.’ But then I could never finish the chorus. To be honest, I gave up on the song and forgot about it. But then six months later, during a devotion time, I started singing that bridge again. The lyrics stumbled out in response to Jesus's amazing sacrificial love: ‘Here I am to worship. Here I am to bow down. Here I am to say that You’re my God.’ ”

“The interesting thing about the song was that I initially didn’t think it was particularly good,” continued Hughes, who decided to sing the song for the first time at an event, but had low expectations for the response. “We sung it and it just kicked off, totally surprising me. And then, probably a month or so later, on my first time in America, I was invited to this conference, and I was asked to sing this song. I sang it, then tried to get off the stage and everyone kept singing for like 15 minutes. I was like, ‘What’s happening?’ ”

As “Here I Am To Worship” began to travel the world, soon to be the most widely sung modern worship song across denominations, Carnes was one of the thousands of worship leaders to lead the song.

“I started leading worship when I was around 13 or 14, and it was one of the first songs that I led in my church,” he recalled. “And I remember getting emotional when we sang the bridge. … I know that's the presence of God, that's God moving the room, but back then, I was just being overwhelmed with emotion from the lyric. That lyric captures the gratitude of what Jesus did. It's just such a simple one line, but it captures so much.”

One life-changing testimony of the song’s impact is the story of how it inspired a 20-year veteran in leadership at The Procter & Gamble Co. to change his career path, moving him into the nonprofit sector to lead World Vision.

“God-inspired music has the power to change our lives. It happened to me when I heard Tim Hughes’ song ‘Here I Am to Worship’ for the first time,” said Edgar Sandoval Sr., president/CEO of World Vision. “In that moment, the Holy Spirit humbled me and led me to fully surrender my heart to Jesus. The impact of that song changed my trajectory, leading me to where I am today: Serving the Lord through World Vision.”

“Here I Am To Worship” follows the “House of Worship” lead single and video, “Shout To The Lord – Live,” a duet of this global worship anthem by original writer and Dove Award-winning, RIAA Gold-selling Australian worship pioneer Darlene Zschech and 17-time Grammy Award-winning gospel icon CeCe Winans.

With more duets to be revealed in the coming months, this groundbreaking album unites for the first time the world’s most iconic worship artists with today’s leading and emerging voices in worship music. Twenty-five artists in all collaborate to reimagine classics, offering a fresh and inspiring expression that bridges generations and celebrates the enduring power of worship music. Together, these artists have received 48 Grammy Awards (138 nominations) and 176 Dove Awards.

Following the release of the album, a one-of-a-kind “House of Worship” event is set to stream Feb. 1, 2026 in partnership with The Fuel Music and in:ciite Events. Churches, small groups and more are invited to register at https://houseofworshipmusic.com/events/ for this World Vision-sponsored event that promises to be an unforgettable night of worship with believers from around the globe.

Artists featured on the recording and stream include Brenton Brown, Brian and Jenn Johnson, Brian Doerksen, Winans, Charity Gayle, Chris Brown (Elevation Worship), Chris McClarney, Christy Nockels, Carnes, Zschech, Ed Cash (We The Kingdom), Hillary Scott, Israel Houghton, Josh Baldwin, Kari Jobe, Leeland Mooring, Martin Smith, Matt Redman, Michael W. Smith, Mitch Wong, Naomi Raine, Pat Barrett, Paul Baloche and Hughes.

Produced by Paul Mabury and John Hartley, “House of Worship” features four-time Grammy and 45-time Dove awards-winner Michael W. Smith on piano; twice Grammy-winning Mabury on drums; three-time Grammy and Dove awards-winning Dwan Hill on organ; Stu Garrard on guitar; David Curran on bass; and more stellar musicians.

The full “House of Worship” project, executive produced by Smith and Zschech, was recorded and filmed in-the-round at World Wide Stages, with all 25 artists together in the same room.

Ori Music Group proudly presents the “House of Worship” project, a bold testament to its commitment to creating, funding and creatively directing impactful content that inspires, uplifts and fosters hope, guiding people across the globe toward intimacy with God.

The concept, ideation and creative content for “House of Worship” comes from industry veterans and co-executive producers Danny McGuffey, Steve Nicolle and Hartley.

All the latest “House of Worship” project music, news and more, can be found at: https://houseofworshipmusic.com/, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and Amazon Music.