"My Deliverer" is the first single from

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's second album ''Freedom''. It was released on January 27, 2009. This song was also featured the compilation album ''

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''.

Song background

The song is about someone who was helpless, and was watching, waiting, praying, staying down on his/her knees waiting for the Lord to rescue him/her. On the chorus the lines "Every moment I will give You praise" is basically giving praise to God every day of your life and thanking Him for every blessing.

Personnel

* Mandisa – lead and backing vocals * Christopher Stevens – keyboards, programming, backing vocals * Justin York – guitars * Bernard Harris – bass * James Holloway – drums * Michelle Swift – backing vocals

Chart performance

The song rose up to Christian radio, receiving up to 1,000 spins in the first week of release. It debuted at number twenty on the Billboard

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and climbed to the number nine position, becoming Mandisa's fifth top 10 hit and her first solo top 10 hit since 2007's "

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". It peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot Christian AC chart, becoming her first top 10 hit on the chart since "

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Charts

Awards

In 2010, the song was nominated for a

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for Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year at the

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.41st Annual GMA Dove Awards nominees announced
on

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(February 18, 2010)

References

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