Below you will find the approved song list for How Sweet The Sound 2009. Choirs that move on to the performance round must select a song from this list to perform. Please review Section 3 of the Official Rules for complete details.
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| Song | Performed By | Writer(s) | Publisher | Sheet Music |
| Again I Say Rejoice | Israel Houghton | |||
| Agnus Dei | Michael W. Smith; Donnie McClurkin | |||
| All I Need | Hezekiah Walker | |||
| All Night | Alvin Darling & Celebration | |||
| Amazing Grace | Traditional | |||
| Anything | Alvin Slaughter | |||
| Available To You | Thompson Community Singers | |||
| Awesome God (Norman Hutchins) | Norman Hutchins | |||
| Awesome God (R.Mullins,H.Baylor,K.Franklin) | Rich Mullins; Helen Baylor; Kirk Franklin | |||
| Awesome God (Ricky Dillard & New G) | Ricky Dillard & New G | |||
| Back II Eden | Donald Lawrence And Company | |||
| Because Of Calvary | John P. Kee | |||
| Bless Me (Prayer Of Jabez) | Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers | |||
| Blessed Assurance | Traditional | |||
| Bow Down | Full Gospel Fellowship Baptist Mass Choir | |||
| Center Of My Joy | Richard Smallwood | |||
| Clap Your Hands | John P. Kee & New Life Community Choir | |||
| Clean Up | Canton Spirituals | |||
| Closer | Lamar Campbell & Spirit of Praise | |||
| Come Thou Almighty King | Timothy Wright | |||
| Cry Your Last Tear | Paul Morton | |||
| Days Of Elijah | Donnie McClurkin; Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir | |||
| Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel | Traditional | |||
| Don't Give Up | Kirk Franklin | |||
| Down By The Riverside | Traditional | |||
| Emmanuel | Norman Hutchins | |||
| Ev'ry Time I Feel The Spirit | Traditional | |||
| Even Me | Patrick Lundy & Ministers Of Music | |||
| Everybody Clap Your Hands | Joshua Troop | |||
| Faithful Is Our God | Hezekiah Walker & The Love Fellowship Crusade | |||
| For Every Mountain | Kurt Carr | |||
| Friend Of God | Israel Houghton | |||
| Glad About It | Joe Pace | |||
| Glorious | Martha Munizzi | |||
| God Blocked It | Kurt Carr | |||
| God Favored Me | Hezekiah Walker & The Love Fellowship Crusade | |||
| God Is Able | Joe Leavell & St. Stephen Temple Choir | |||
| God Is In Control | James Hall | |||
| God Is My Everything | Chicago Mass Choir | |||
| God's Got It | ||||
| God's Will Is What I Want | Ricky Dillard & New G | |||
| Goin' Up Yonder | Walter Hawkins & The Love Center Choir | |||
| Grateful | John P. Kee | |||
| Great Is Thy Faithfulness | Traditional | |||
| Great Things | Ricky Dillard | |||
| Hallelujah Anyhow | Joe Pace & The Colorado Mass Choir; Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir | |||
| Hallelujah Chorus (A Soulful Celebration) | Quincy Jones | |||
| He Can Handle It | Kirk Franklin | |||
| He's Able | Kirk Franklin | |||
| His Eye Is On The Sparrow | Traditional | |||
| Hold On (Change Is Coming) | Sounds Of Blackness; James Grear | |||
| Holy Ghost Power | Chicago Mass Choir | |||
| Holy Holy | Richard Smallwood | |||
| Holy Holy Holy | Traditional | |||
| Hosanna | Kirk Franklin | |||
| I Believe | John P. Kee | |||
| I Can Be Glad | Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir; Larnelle Harris | |||
| I Can Go To God In Prayer | Albertina Walker | |||
| I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever | Hillsong | |||
| I Know What Prayer Can Do | Ricky Dillard & New G | |||
| I Lift My Hands | Arkansas Gospel Mass Choir | |||
| I Will Bless The Lord | Byron Cage | |||
| I've Got A Reason | O'landa Draper | |||
| I've Got A Testimony | Clay Evans and the AARC Mass Choir | |||
| Imagine Me | Kirk Franklin | |||
| In the Fellowship | ||||
| In The Sanctuary | Kurt Carr | |||
| Is My Living In Vain | Clark Sisters | |||
| It Is Well With My Soul | Traditional | |||
| Jesus Be A Fence | Fred Hammond and Radical For Christ | |||
| Jesus Can Work It Out | Traditional | |||
| Jesus Is Real | John P. Kee | |||
| Joshua! (Fit The Battle Of Jericho) | Traditional | |||
| Just A Little Talk With Jesus | Donnie McClurkin | |||
| Lead Me Jesus | ||||
| Let It Rise | William Murphy | |||
| Long As I Got King Jesus | James Cleveland | |||
| Looking For You | Kirk Franklin | |||
| Lord Keep Me Day By Day | Albertina Walker; Caravans | |||
| Lord Prepare Me | West Angeles Mass Choir | |||
| Mary Don't You Weep | Caravans; Shirley Caesar | |||
| Mighty God | John P. Kee & New Life Community Choir | |||
| Moving Forward | Israel Houghton; Hezekiah Walker | |||
| My Name Is Victory | Jonathan Nelson & Purpose | |||
| My Soul Doth Magnify The Lord | O'landa Draper | |||
| My Time For God's Favor (Presence of the Lord Remix) | Kurt Carr | |||
| My Worship Is For Real | Bishop Larry Trotter | |||
| Nobody Greater | Vashawn Mitchell | |||
| Nobody Like Jesus | Dorinda Clark Cole | |||
| Not About Us | Bishop Noel Jones | |||
| Not Tired Yet | Mississippi Mass Choir | |||
| Now Behold The Lamb | Kirk Franklin | |||
| O Give Thanks | Bishop Eddie Long | |||
| Oh Happy Day | Hawkins Singers | |||
| Oh How Precious | Kathy Taylor | |||
| Open The Eyes Of My Heart | Michael W. Smith | |||
| Order My Steps | GMWA Women Of Worship | |||
| Pass Me Not | Traditional | |||
| Peace And Favor Rest On Us | Kurt Carr | |||
| Perfect Peace | Keith Pringle; Marvin Sapp | |||
| Psalm 68 (Let Our God Arise) | Kurt Carr | |||
| Rain On Us | Earnest Pugh | |||
| Rockin' Jerusalem | Traditional Spiritul | |||
| Rough Side Of The Mountain | Rev. F.C. Barnes | |||
| Said He Would Be With Me | Isaiah Thomas | |||
| Set Me Free | Myron Butler | |||
| Shabach | Byron Cage | |||
| Sho Nuff | VIP Mass Choir featuring John P. Kee | |||
| Shout To The Lord | Darlene Zschech | |||
| Souled Out | Hezekiah Walker | |||
| Stand | John P. Kee | |||
| Standin' | ||||
| Steal Away | Traditional | |||
| Stir Up The Gift | Joe Pace | |||
| Sweet Holy Spirit | Bishop Larry Trotter | |||
| Take Me Back | Andrae Crouch | |||
| Thank You Lord | Walter Hawkins | |||
| That's When You Bless Me | LA Mass Choir | |||
| The Battlefield | Norman Hutchins | |||
| The Best Is Yet To Come | Tri-City Singers | |||
| The Blessing Of Abraham | Donald Lawrence | |||
| The Blood | Andrae Crouch | |||
| The Light | Ricky Dillard & New G | |||
| The Lord Is Blessing Me | Bishop Larry Trotter | |||
| The Old Rugged Cross | Traditional | |||
| The Presence Of The Lord Is Here | Byron Cage | |||
| There Is No Way | Ricky Dillard | |||
| This Little Light Of Mine | Traditional | |||
| This Too Will Pass | Rev. James Cleveland | |||
| Tis So Sweet To Trust In Jesus | Traditional | |||
| Total Praise | Richard Smallwood | |||
| View That Holy City | Rizen | |||
| War Cry | Micah Stampley | |||
| We Are Not Ashamed | Andrae Crouch; Karen Clark Sheard | |||
| We Offer You Praise | Kurt Carr & The Kurt Carr Singers | |||
| We Shall Not Be Moved | Traditional | |||
| We Win | Israel Houghton and New Breed | |||
| Were You There | Traditional | |||
| Who's On The Lord's Side | Timothy Wright | |||
| Won't He Make a Way | ||||
| You're All I Need | Hezekiah Walker |
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