Steffany Gretzinger is an American worship singer and songwriter, born in 1984 in Iowa. A former leading voice of Bethel Music in Redding, California, she co-wrote "King of My Heart" and "Out of Hiding" before pursuing a solo career from Nashville, where she released the album Psalms in 2025.
Steffany Dawn Gretzinger was born on November 8, 1984, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, and grew up in Wooster, Ohio, in a family of musicians. In 2008, she moved to Redding, California, to join the ministry school at Bethel Church. There she became one of the standout voices of Bethel Music, the church's record label and musical collective. Her first solo album, The Undoing, came out in 2014 and reached number twenty on the Billboard 200, carried by the song "Out of Hiding (Father's Song)," performed with Amanda Cook.
In 2017, she co-wrote "King of My Heart" with Jeremy Riddle, which became one of the most widely sung worship songs in the world. After a second album, Blackout (2018), she left Bethel Music and Bethel Church in April 2019 to move to Nashville, Tennessee, where she pursued an independent career with Forever Amen (2020), Faith of My Father (2021), and then The Narrow Way (2023). In 2025, she released Psalms, an album of nine songs drawn from the book of Psalms, recorded at home in just two days.
- Origin
- Oskaloosa, Iowa, then Wooster, Ohio (USA); now based in Nashville, Tennessee
- Style
- Contemporary worship, Christian folk
- Active since
- 2014 as a solo artist, after a decade with Bethel Music
- Good to know
- Co-writer of "King of My Heart" with Jeremy Riddle, now a worldwide worship classic
How did Steffany Gretzinger get started?
Originally from Iowa and then Ohio, Steffany Gretzinger grew up in a family where music held a central place. In 2008, she joined the ministry school at Bethel Church in Redding, California, and quickly became part of Bethel Music as a singer and songwriter.
Her first solo album, The Undoing (2014), introduced her beyond worship circles: carried by "Out of Hiding (Father's Song)," it entered the top 20 of the Billboard 200, a rare feat for an album of this kind.
What makes Steffany Gretzinger distinctive?
Her voice and songwriting have shaped some of the most widely sung songs in French and English speaking churches, including "King of My Heart," co-written with Jeremy Riddle in 2017. After leaving Bethel Music in 2019 to settle in Nashville, she pursued a more personal path, moving between studio albums and more intimate projects like Psalms (2025), recorded in two days in her own home.
Where should you start with Steffany Gretzinger?
Start with "Man of Sorrows" and "Lamb of God," two songs that contemplate the person of Jesus, then check out the visualizers from her album Psalms, like the one for Psalm 23 that she dedicated to her son Wilder. These three songs give you a good sense of her current sound, more stripped back than her early days with Bethel Music.
songs
Man of Sorrows
A song that contemplates Christ's suffering and kingship, in a more stripped-back vein than her early days with Bethel Music.
Lamb of God
A worship song centered on the sacrifice of Jesus, carried by Steffany Gretzinger's recognizable voice.
Psalm 23 (Wilder)
Taken from the album Psalms (2025), this song sets Psalm 23 to music and bears the name of her son Wilder.
Discography
- 2025Psalms
- 2023The Narrow Way· featuring the song No Turning Back, with Leeland
- 2021Faith of My Father
- 2020Forever Amen
- 2018Blackout
- 2014The Undoing· first solo album, entered the top 20 of the Billboard 200
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Steffany Gretzinger?
Steffany Gretzinger is an American worship singer and songwriter, born in 1984 in Iowa. A former voice of Bethel Music in Redding, California, she has led an independent solo career from Nashville, Tennessee, since 2019.
What is Steffany Gretzinger's most famous song?
"King of My Heart," co-written with Jeremy Riddle in 2017, became one of the most widely sung worship songs in the world. Her first major solo hit remains "Out of Hiding (Father's Song)," released on the album The Undoing in 2014.
Did Steffany Gretzinger leave Bethel Music?
Yes. After a decade as a voice of Bethel Music, she left the church and the collective in April 2019 to move to Nashville, where she has pursued an independent career through several albums, including Psalms in 2025.
Where can you listen to Steffany Gretzinger?
Her music is available on streaming platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, and Deezer, as well as on her official YouTube channel, which features videos and visualizers from her latest albums.
Is Steffany Gretzinger a Christian artist?
Yes, she is an evangelical Christian worship singer. Her whole career, from her early days with Bethel Music to her album Psalms devoted to biblical texts, is rooted in worship and prayer.
What is Steffany Gretzinger's album Psalms about?
Psalms is a nine-song album released in 2025, composed from passages in the book of Psalms and recorded in two days at her home in Tennessee.