"You Raise Me Up" is a Christian contemporary song that was originally composed by the Secret Garden duo. The music was written by Secret Garden's Rolf Løvland and the lyrics by Brendan Graham. After the song was performed early in 2003 by the Secret Garden and their invited lead singer, Brian Kennedy, the song only became a minor UK hit. The song has been recently recorded by more than a hundred other artists, one of which is Josh Groban. He popularized the song later in the year it was originally composed and performed by the Secret Garden and Brian Kennedy, and became a hit in the United States. The band Westlife then popularized the song in the United Kingdom two years later. The song You Raise Me Up is sung as a contemporary hymn in church services.
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