Dear God

"Dear God" is a song performed by American contemporary worship musician Cory Asbury, which was released as the third single to Asbury's third studio album, To Love a Fool, on October 23, 2020. Asbury collaborated with Aodhan King of Hillsong Young & Free in writing the song, and the production of the single was handled by Paul Mabury. Background On April 14, 2020, Cory Asbury released a teaser clip of the third verse of "Dear God". On May 18, 2020, Asbury premiered the raw audio version of the song on YouTube, calling it "one of the most honest and vulnerable songs" he has written to date, describing the recording as "It's laid out as a raw prayer to God. This recording is the unmixed, untouched, raw voice memo audio from the first time I sang it." On October 23, 2020, Asbury released the original acoustic version of the song in response to demand from the fans, bundled with a new rendition featuring his wife Anna Asbury, as a single. On November 6, 2020, Asbury released the live version of "Dear God" as part of his album, To Love a Fool – A Rooftop Experience (2020). Composition "Dear God" is composed in the key of E♭ major, with a tempo of 77 beats per minute and a musical time signature of .