Hope in the Wilderness: Free TGC23 Playlist

The Gospel Coalition’s 2023 National Conference will be held September 25 to 27 in Indianapolis. The conference theme is Hope in the Wilderness: Encouragement for Pilgrims from the Book of Exodus, and keynote speakers like John Piper, J. D. Greear, and David Platt will unpack eight passages from Exodus in the main-stage sessions.

We created a free playlist to accompany the conference, with 100 songs inspired by the Hope in the Wilderness theme and the book of Exodus.

You can stream the playlist on Spotify, Apple Music, or Amazon Music right now. 

The playlist is structured according to the biblical passages we’ll study at the conference, with songs inspired both by the historical events in Exodus and by how they foreshadow Jesus Christ as our mediator, our rescuer, our guide, our provider, and more.

Featuring a variety of styles and artists from all over the world (including Australia’s CityAlight, who will be leading worship in the main sessions at TGC23), the playlist provides nearly seven hours of music for your enjoyment as you anticipate the conference—and beyond.

Whatever wilderness you’re experiencing in your life, these songs have been curated to center your heart on hope: the unchanging gospel that’s the North Star for weary sojourners and pilgrims in every place, in every age.

TGC23 Playlist Songs

Intro / Call to Worship

• “God Is For Us,” CityAlight
• “Come Thou Fount,” The Gray Havens
• “Pilgrim,” John Mark McMillan
• “Bound for Glory,” Vertical Worship
• “Not Our Home,” Jonathan and Emily Martin
• “Sometimes by Step,” Shane & Shane
• “Christ Is Mine Forevermore,” CityAlight
• “My Heart Is Restless,” Nick Chambers
• “I Am Not My Own,” Keith and Kristyn Getty, Skye Peterson
• “Thank You, Lord,” Jon Guerra

1. God’s Mediator for the Wilderness (Ex. 3)

• “Exodus 3:7–8,” Redeemer Winter Haven
• “Caught in the Reeds (Moses),” Chris Renzema 
• “The In Between (Moses),” Aryn Michelle
• “Wilderness,” Sarah Reynolds
• “Wilderness,” Jeremy Camp
• “Here in the Wild,” James Paek
• “Christ the True and Better,” Keith and Kristyn Getty, Matt Boswell, Matt Papa

2. God’s Sacrifice in the Wilderness (Ex. 12)

• “Passover Us,” Andrew Peterson, Jess Ray
• “Under Cover of Blood,” Providence
• “Passover Song,” Urban Doxology
• “Passover,” Burlap to Cashmere
• “’Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus,” Free As a Bird, Gretyl Baird
• “Nothing but the Blood of Jesus,” CityAlight
• “Power in the Blood,” Shane & Shane with The Peasall Sisters
• “How Happy,” Jess Ray

3. God’s Rescue Through the Wilderness (Ex. 14)

• “Red Sea Road,” Ellie Holcomb
• “Moses, Moses,” Odetta
• “Pharaoh (Let My People Go),” Brandon Lake
• “Exodus (Faithful),” Bethany Dillon
• “He Has Made a Way (Exodus),” Caroline Cobb
• “Psalm 136 (Your Mercy Endures),” Greg LaFollette, Leslie Jordan
• “Song of Moses,” Leigh Nash
• “The Lord Is My Salvation,” Keith and Kristyn Getty, Shane & Shane
• “God Is Faithful (Psalm 114),” Sovereign Grace Music
• “Painting Pictures of Egypt,” Sara Groves
• “Trust,” Sajan Nauriyal, Cass
• “Perfect Peace,” Tenielle Neda
• “My Worth Is Not in What I Own,” The Gray Havens

4. God’s Provision in the Wilderness (Ex. 16)

• “The Lord Will Provide,” Jon Guerra
• “Provider,” Rivers & Robots
• “Jireh (My Provider),” Limoblaze, Lecrae, Happi
• “Guide Me,” Jeremy Casella, Sandra McCracken
• “Desert,” Candace Coker
• “Jesus, Lead Us With Thy Power,” Indelible Grace Music, Sandra McCracken
• “John 6:35,” Verses, Hope College Worship
• “Manna,” Benjamin Daniel
• “Honey in the Rock,” The Worship Initiative, Davy Flowers
• “Trust in You,” Antoine Bradford
• “Good to Me,” Russ Mohr, Sho Baraka
• “Give Thanks,” Anchor Hymns, Mission House, Jasmine Mullen
• “Good to Give Thanks (Psalm 92),” Caroline Cobb, Wendell Kimbrough
• “Mountain Top,” Leslie Perez

5. God’s Instruction in the Wilderness (Ex. 19–20)

• “Exit Us,” James Paek
• “Have Mercy on Us,” The Welcome Wagon
• “No Other Gods (Exodus 20:1–3),” Seeds Family Worship
• “Waw,” Poor Bishop Hooper
• “Like A Tree (Psalm 1),” Caroline Cobb
• “Psalm 19,” Jess Ray
• “Active Obedience,” Shai Linne, J.G. Of I Six5
• “All Sufficient Merit,” Shane & Shane
• “Undivided Heart,” Davy Flowers
• “Trust and Obey,” Mike Rathke

6. God’s Covenant Confirmed in the Wilderness (Ex. 24)

• “We Draw Near (Hebrews),” Caroline Cobb
• “Altar,” Tekoa, Rory Mckenna
• “Altar,” Hulvey, Forrest Frank
• “Only a Holy God,” CityAlight
• “Holy Mountain,” John Van Deusen
• “Holy Holy Holy,” Paul Zach, Leslie Jordan
• “Offering,” Reu
• “Always,” Ethan C. Davis and Isla Vista Worship
• “Covenant Prayer,” Common Hymnal, James Paek
• “Yet Not I but Through Christ in Me,” CityAlight

7. God’s Judgment and Hope in the Wilderness (Ex. 32)

• “All Things New,” Ethan Nathaniel, Taylor Armstrong
• “Hope,” Jervis Campbell
• “There Is Hope,” CityAlight
• “Hope Where There Was None,” Loud Harp
• “What Is My Hope?” Tenielle Neda
• “Christ Our Hope in Life and Death,” Keith and Kristyn Getty, Matt Papa
• “Atonement,” Lj the Messenger, Jeremiah Paltan
• “Upon a Life,” Indelible Grace Music and Sandra McCracken
• “My Savior Left His Throne Above,” Advent Birmingham, Sarah Hydinger

8. God’s Presence in the Wilderness (Ex. 40:34–38)

• “In Your Midst,” Allie Page
• “Exodus,” Maverick City Music, Kirk Franklin
• “Pillar of Fire,” Andrew Peterson
• “Fire by Night,” Josh Garrels
• “Clouds,” Cass
• “Tabernacle,” We the Kingdom
• “Tabernacle,” Isla Vista Worship, Bre Reed
• “One Thing I Have Asked,” Jon Guerra
• “Faint,” Colorvault, A.Bishai, Young Oceans
• “Secret Place,” Asha Elia, Jonathan Ogden
• “Echoing Holy,” Elias Dummer

Outro / Benediction

• “SHEMA,” Will Carlisle
• “May You Be Glorified!” John Van Deusen
• “Psalm 106:1,” The Corner Room
• “Psalm 150,” Poor Bishop Hooper
• “Great Is Your Faithfulness,” Temitope
• “Great Is Thy Faithfulness – Live at TGCW18,” Austin Stone Worship
• “The Lord Almighty Reigns,” Keith and Kristyn Getty, Blessing Offor
• “There Is One Gospel,” CityAlight