<Tr> <Th> Songwriter (s) </Th> <Td> Rich Mullins </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Producer (s) </Th> <Td> Reed Arvin </Td> </Tr> <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> <P> Mullins did not consider the song to be one of his best . In an interview with The Lighthouse Electronic Magazine in April 1996, he said: </P>

Who wrote the song our god is an awesome god