<P> `` Awesome God '' is a contemporary worship song written by Rich Mullins and first recorded on his 1988 album , Winds of Heaven , Stuff of Earth . It was the first single from the album and rose to the number one spot on Christian radio and subsequently became a popular congregational song . Its title is inspired by a biblical expression ( Nehemiah 1 : 5 , Nehemiah 9 : 32 , Psalm 47 , Daniel 9 : 4 , etc . ) , variously translated as `` Awesome God '' , ( JPS , in the old - fashioned meaning `` awe - inspiring '' ) , `` great '' ( KJV ) , among other alternatives . Due to the popularity of the song it became Mullins ' signature song . </P>
who sang our god is an awesome god
Rich Mullins