Phil Laeger's Prayer Song

In response to the National Day of Prayer Theme Song Search 2006, hundreds of songs were submitted and the winning song was, “America,” written by Phil Laeger.

Laeger's song was chosen by a panel of 21 music industry professionals as being the best representation of the 2006 National Day of Prayer theme, "America, honor God!"

Laeger, an alumnus of the Berkeley School of Music, says he heard about the Song Search from a friend. Intrigued by the 2006 theme, Laeger says, "I didn't want to write something clever. I wanted to make sure the Holy Spirit was behind the song and that it had a sense of true humility, the sense of a nation humble before God." Click on this title on the home page and you'll hear Rebecca St. James singing it; I think you'll agree that Laeger hit his target.