A Second Look at Songs Meant to Last

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Phil Wickham

Phil Wickham’s “Song of the Saints (Deluxe)” doesn’t try to reinvent his 2025 release as much as it reframes it. The expanded project gathers 34 tracks across two discs, mixing studio cuts with live recordings, remixes and a long list of collaborations.

Artists like Lauren Daigle, Brandon Lake and Chris Tomlin step in, giving familiar songs a slightly different texture without losing their congregational feel. The result feels less like a sequel and more like a second look — songs you’ve already heard, now shaped by new voices and settings.

That seems to be the point. Wickham describes the album as “a renewed celebration of the songs that continue to shape worship moments around the world.” It’s not about adding more for the sake of it, but about extending the life of songs that have already found a place in churches.

The live versions are where that intention lands best. They carry a looseness and communal energy that the original recordings only hinted at. Elsewhere, remixes and alternate takes add variety, even if not every track feels essential.

Still, “Song of the Saints (Deluxe)” works as a fuller picture of what Wickham set out to do the first time — write songs meant to be sung together, then let them grow beyond their original form.