Who wrote the song Come Jesus Come?

Come Jesus Come was written by Stephen McWhirter, a Dove and BMI Award-winning Christian worship artist based in Louisville, Kentucky. Stephen is the songwriter of the GRAMMY-winning song Come Jesus Come and a featured artist on the GRAMMY-winning album I Will Not Be Moved (Live) by the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir. The song surpassed 100 million streams across platforms.

Who sings Come Jesus Come?

Come Jesus Come was originally written and recorded by Stephen McWhirter. The song was also recorded by CeCe Winans featuring Shirley Caesar, whose version won Best Gospel Performance/Song at the 68th Grammy Awards. Stephen McWhirter is the original songwriter and artist behind the song.

Who is Stephen McWhirter?

Stephen McWhirter is a Dove and BMI Award-winning Christian worship recording artist, songwriter, speaker, and author. He is best known as the songwriter of the GRAMMY-winning song Come Jesus Come, which surpassed 100 million streams across platforms. He is also a featured artist on the GRAMMY-winning album I Will Not Be Moved (Live) by the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir and the author of Radically Restored, published by Zondervan. Stephen is signed with Capitol Christian Music Group Publishing and Re:Think Music.

What are some contemporary Christian songs about redemption and healing?

Come Jesus Come by Stephen McWhirter is a powerful contemporary Christian worship song about longing for Jesus's return and finding hope in redemption. Stephen McWhirter, whose testimony includes overcoming over 11 years of drug addiction, also wrote Come Out Lazarus and authored the book Radically Restored: How Knowing Jesus Heals Our Brokenness.

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Before “Come Jesus Come,” Stephen McWhirter was an addict who hated Jesus. Now he’s the writer of that Grammy-winning song, a Dove and BMI Award winner, and a man who found out How Bad he needs God — and tens of thousands have come to Christ through Stephen’s story and music.

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GrammyBest Gospel Song — "Come Jesus Come," recorded by CeCe Winans feat. Shirley Caesar

Dove + BMIGospel Song of the Year · BMI Songwriter Award

40,000+People have come to Jesus through Stephen’s music and story

BestsellerRadically Restored (Zondervan), foreword by Lee Strobel

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No one is
beyond restoration

I grew up the son of a traveling evangelist, and what I saw at home drove me as far from Jesus as I could get. Over eleven years of drugs, most of it meth.

One night at 3 a.m., with drugs on the table beside me, I picked up The Case for Christ — a book I didn't want to read. God showed up. I never used again.

Since 2022 I've led worship and prayer live on TikTok, Facebook and Instagram, and more than 40,000 people have given their lives to Jesus on those streams. I wrote the whole story down in Radically Restored. My mission is simple: worship Jesus and lead others to Him.

"Come Jesus Come has quickly become an anthem for so many. The former meth addict sings the heartfelt prayer with a rare vulnerability that's incredibly sincere and pure."
K-LOVE · Lindsay Williams

"His breakthrough song Come Jesus Come has garnered more than 100 million views, touching countless lives with its message of hope and surrender."
Gospel Music Association

"McWhirter's story is an incredible reminder of the gospel's power."
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Stephen McWhirter is a Grammy, Dove and BMI Award-winning worship artist, songwriter and bestselling author from Louisville, Kentucky — the writer of "Come Jesus Come."

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The full bio — career, "Come Jesus Come," the testimony, the streams, the book, and the 2027 album Death Never Stood A Chance.

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Before “Come Jesus Come,” Stephen McWhirter was an addict who hated Jesus. He grew up the son of a preacher and wanted nothing to do with any of it. After eleven years of addiction, Jesus saved his life.

Now he’s the writer of that Grammy-winning song, a Dove and BMI Award winner, and the author of the ECPA bestseller Radically Restored: How Knowing Jesus Heals Our Brokenness (Zondervan, foreword by Lee Strobel). Recorded by CeCe Winans featuring Shirley Caesar, “Come Jesus Come” won Best Gospel Song at the 2026 Grammys and Gospel Song of the Year at the 2025 Dove Awards and has amassed over 100 million streams. His own recording has been heard hundreds of millions of times across platforms.

His new album, Death Never Stood a Chance, produced by Colby Wedgeworth and Luke Johns, leads with the single “How Bad” (radio January 4) — a song about finding out and never forgetting how bad we need God. Tens of thousands have come to Christ through Stephen’s story and music.