"My Savior My God" is a 2006 radio single by

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ian,

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, from his album, '' Anything Worth Saying''. Although usually credited as author and composer, Shust used the verses from

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's 1873 poem, "I Am Not Skilled to Understand", and added a new bridge. The song became his first No. 1 hit on

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by April 2006, staying there for eleven weeks, and was the most played song of the year on Christian

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radio. It received the " Song of the Year" award at the GMA Dove Awards of 2007. It lasted 49 weeks on the overall chart. The song is played in a

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key at 78

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. It was the second biggest Christian song of the 2000s, according to ''Billboard''. The song peaked at No. 1 on six charts simultaneously by April 17:

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(R&R) Christian adult contemporary (AC) radio chart, R&R Christian AC monitor chart, CRW's AC radio chart, ''

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'' Hot Christian songs radio chart and ''Billboard'' Hot Christian AC chart. The song spent 30 weeks in the Top 5 on the R&R Christian AC chart in 2006.Biography
at 1cubed.com. Retrieved January 8, 2007 Digital downloads of the song have topped 75,000 copies. The single was the second most played song of 2006 on Christian CHR radio as played on the

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, and the most played song of 2006 on Christian AC radio as played on the Weekend Top 20. It was the No. 1 song of 2006 on 20 The Countdown Magazine. The song also appears the compilation album, ''

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Background

It was released as the third single from his debut studio album ''Anything Worth Saying''. The song was released to radio around early 2006 and became a number 1 hit on Christian radio by April 2006. It was the #1 most played song on Christian

radio for 2006, and the second most played song on the Christian CHR format.

Track listing

*Digital download #"My Savior My God" – 4:51 *Digital download (Live) #"My Savior My God" – 5:04 *Digital download (VeggieTales feat. Aaron Shust) #"My Savior My God" – 3:23

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Decade-end charts

Awards

In 2007, the song won a

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for Song of the Year at the

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. It was also nominated for Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year and Worship Song of the Year.38th Annual GMA Awards
on About.com

Certifications

References

{{Aaron Shust 2006 singles Contemporary Christian songs