<P> `` Tell Your Heart to Beat Again '' is a song written by Bernie Herms , Randy Phillips , and Matthew West and originally recorded by Contemporary Christian - Worship trio , Phillips , Craig and Dean for their twelfth studio album , Breathe In ( 2012 ) . It was later recorded by American singer Danny Gokey for his second studio album , Hope in Front of Me ( 2014 ) , with production by Herms . Gokey 's rendition was released to Christian radio January 8 , 2016 through BMG - Chrysalis as the album 's third single . The song reached number two on the Billboard Christian Songs chart , earning Gokey his highest - charting single to date . </P>
who wrote the song tell your heart to beat again
Bernie Herms Randy Phillips Matthew West