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Anne Elise is a Christian singer, songwriter, and worship leader whose music reflects a heart for honest songwriting and pointing people toward Jesus. Originally from Alabama and now based in Nashville, Anne Elise has developed her voice through songwriting, worship leadership, and her work with the Ezra Worship Initiative.
Also known as Anne Elise Sherrod, she has contributed her vocals and songwriting to a growing collection of worship music, including releases with the Ezra Worship Initiative and NCS Collective. Her work often brings together heartfelt contemporary worship with a strong emphasis on meaningful, Christ-centered songwriting.
In 2026, Anne Elise began a new chapter as a solo recording artist with NCS Records, releasing her debut single, “Changing.” The upbeat pop-country song reflects on the uncertainty that comes with different seasons of life while encouraging listeners to trust God through the changes. For Anne Elise, songwriting is more than simply creating music—it is a way to process faith, share what God is teaching her, and encourage others along the way.
As Anne Elise continues developing her own sound and voice, FishWorship is excited to follow her journey and share the songs God is placing on her heart.
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🎵Essential Songs
“Changing”
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“Changing” introduces Anne Elise as a solo artist with a fresh sound that blends contemporary Christian music with organic pop-country influences. Released in September 2026 as her debut single with NCS Records, the song reflects on the beauty and uncertainty that come with the changing seasons of life.
Inspired in part by Anne Elise’s own move from Alabama to Nashville, “Changing” explores what it feels like to leave behind what is familiar and face an uncertain future. Through the imagery of the seasons moving from spring into autumn and winter, the song captures how quickly life can change—even when we may wish we could hold onto the moment we’re in.
At the heart of “Changing” is a simple message of faith: change is inevitable, but worry cannot stop it, and we can choose to grow alongside the changes God allows into our lives. Anne Elise has described the song as a reminder to let go of her worries and trust that God is in control, even when she doesn’t know what lies ahead.
Musically, “Changing” gives Anne Elise room to establish a sound of her own, pairing a breezy shuffle with acoustic guitar, banjo, and modern country-pop production. The song was written by Anne Elise, Andre Williams, Kevin Embleton, and Michaela Halfast, and produced by Ryan Wilson, with Devin Malone contributing acoustic guitar and banjo.
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“Great and Glorious God” (Ezra Worship Initiative)
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“Great and Glorious God” is a majestic worship anthem from the Ezra Worship Initiative, featuring Anne Elise Sherrod and the Calvin University Gospel Choir. Released in 2026 as the title track of Ezra Worship Initiative’s four-song EP, the song brings together contemporary congregational worship and the rich, expansive sound of a gospel choir.
The song begins with the wonder of creation declaring the glory of its Creator before turning that wonder into a direct declaration of worship. Its central theme is the greatness of God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, celebrating the mystery and majesty of the Trinity. The lyrics then move naturally into the gospel, pointing to Jesus, the cross, the Holy Spirit, and the saving love of God.
Anne Elise is particularly prominent throughout the recording, providing the warm and expressive lead vocal while the Calvin University Gospel Choir adds powerful harmonies around her. The arrangement grows from reflective passages into sweeping moments of corporate praise, giving the song both an intimate devotional quality and the feeling of a congregation joining together in worship.
“Great and Glorious God” also represents an important part of Anne Elise’s development as a songwriter. She co-wrote the song with John Chisum, George Godwin, and Chris Springer, making this more than simply a recording on which she happens to be the featured vocalist. It is a song in which Anne’s own songwriting voice is helping shape a distinctly Christ-centered declaration of worship.
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“Jesus the Servant King” (Ezra Worship Initiative)
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“Jesus the Servant King” presents a beautiful portrait of Jesus through the seemingly contrasting ideas of kingship and humble service. Released by the Ezra Worship Initiative in 2026, the song is led by Anne Elise Sherrod and appears on the worship collective’s sophomore album, Help & Deliverer.
Rather than defining greatness through power or status, the song points listeners toward the humility of Christ. Its lyrics draw from moments in the Gospels that reveal Jesus serving, weeping with those who mourn, and ultimately giving His life on the cross. In Jesus, the song finds a King whose authority is revealed through sacrificial love and whose strength is expressed through humility.
Anne Elise’s vocal performance gives the song an intimate, worshipful quality while allowing its message to build into a declaration of who Jesus is. The song brings together the tenderness of Christ’s servanthood with the majesty of Christ as King, reminding worshippers that the love displayed through His sacrifice is not weakness—it is the fullest expression of His power and glory.
“Jesus the Servant King” is also significant because Anne Elise is credited as a co-writer alongside George Godwin. That makes the recording an especially meaningful part of her story: Anne isn’t simply lending her voice to someone else’s worship song, but helping create and lead a song centered on the person and work of Jesus.
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“Guide Me (O, Thou Great Jehovah)” (Ezra Worship Initiative)
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“Guide Me (O, Thou Great Jehovah) / Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)” brings together two generations of Christian worship in a single powerful medley. Released by the Ezra Worship Initiative in 2025, the recording features Anne Elise Sherrod alongside Taylor Jones, pairing the classic hymn “Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah” with Hillsong UNITED’s modern worship anthem “Oceans (Where Feet May Fail).”
The first half of the medley draws from the timeless hymn written by Welsh hymnwriter William Williams, portraying the believer as a pilgrim who depends completely upon God for guidance, strength, protection, and ultimately safe passage home. The arrangement then moves naturally into “Oceans,” where that same dependence becomes a prayer for deeper faith and the courage to follow wherever God leads.
That connection makes the medley particularly effective. The language may come from different eras of Christian worship, but the central message remains remarkably consistent: God is our guide, our strength, and our deliverer, and faith means trusting Him even when the path ahead is uncertain. The Ezra Worship Initiative intentionally created the recording as a bridge between the church’s worship heritage and contemporary worship.
Anne Elise’s participation is another important part of the recording’s place in her story. As one of the featured vocalists, she helps bring this combination of traditional hymnody and modern worship to life. The song was later included on Ezra Worship Initiative’s 2026 album Help & Deliverer, giving it an enduring place within the group’s worship catalog.
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“You Are More (Live)” (NCS Collective)
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“You Are More (Live)” showcases Anne Elise Sherrod as both a songwriter and worship leader within the NCS Collective. Released in 2026 on Nothing But the Name (Live), the recording features Anne Elise alongside the Ezra Worship Initiative and captures the song in a live worship setting.
Anne Elise co-wrote “You Are More” with Coby James and George Godwin. The song grew out of the songwriting community surrounding Nashville Christian Songwriters and the Ezra Worship Initiative, where Anne Elise was involved as a worship leader and songwriter. She has described hearing the song in a congregational setting as a particularly meaningful experience, seeing a song she helped write become an expression of worship shared by others.
The message of “You Are More” centers on the identity God gives us rather than the limitations, failures, or circumstances that can define the way we see ourselves. Its emphasis on God’s perspective and His calling gives the song an encouraging quality, making it particularly suited to congregational worship.
The live version appears as the seventh track on NCS Collective’s Nothing But the Name (Live), a 12-song worship project released April 10, 2026. The album brings together songwriters and worship leaders from the Nashville Christian Songwriters community, with Anne Elise’s “You Are More (Live)” serving as one of its collaborative expressions of faith and worship.
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“Infant Holy, Infant Lowly” (Ezra Worship Initiative)
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“Infant Holy, Infant Lowly” brings a beloved Christmas hymn into a contemporary worship setting, with Anne Elise Sherrod serving as both featured vocalist and co-writer. Released by the Ezra Worship Initiative in 2025, the song appears on Emmanuel, God’s Gift of Love, a collection centered on the incarnation and the birth of Jesus.
The recording retains the familiar imagery of the traditional hymn: the infant Christ lying in a humble manger, angels announcing His birth, and shepherds rejoicing at the good news. Anne Elise and co-writer Sam Kull expand that foundation with a new chorus that moves beyond the Bethlehem story to proclaim Jesus as the holy King of Heaven, God Messiah, and great Redeemer.
That combination gives the song a wonderful sense of movement. What begins as a quiet reflection on the newborn Christ becomes a declaration of worship, ultimately arriving at the simple confession, “Jesus, You are Lord of all.” Anne Elise’s participation therefore reaches well beyond performing an established Christmas carol: she helped shape the new material that turns the traditional hymn into a contemporary worship song.
“Infant Holy, Infant Lowly” is an especially meaningful entry in Anne Elise’s catalog because it demonstrates several sides of her musical calling at once. She contributes her voice as the featured vocalist, her songwriting to a new interpretation of a historic hymn, and her worship leadership to a song designed to point listeners toward the wonder of Christ’s incarnation.
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“He Is Mine” (Indelible Grace Music)
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“He Is Mine” brings Anne Elise Sherrod into the rich tradition of giving historic Christian hymns a fresh musical setting. Released by Indelible Grace Music in 2026 on Rove No More: Indelible Grace VIII, the recording features Summerlyn Powers on lead vocals with Anne Elise providing background vocals.
The words come from the 18th-century hymnwriter Benjamin Beddome, whose text centers on the believer’s assurance of belonging to Christ. The song moves through themes of God’s faithfulness, freedom from fear, comfort in suffering, and confidence even in the face of death, continually returning to the beautiful declaration that Christ is ours and we are His.
Anne Elise’s contribution goes well beyond her vocal performance, however. She and Summerlyn Powers composed the music for Beddome’s text, creating a new musical setting for the historic hymn. The Indelible Grace Hymnbook identifies Anne Elise Sherrod and Summerlyn Powers as the composers, making “He Is Mine” another significant example of Anne’s growing work as a songwriter.
Musically, the recording reflects Indelible Grace’s longstanding mission of bringing historic hymns into contemporary settings while preserving their theological depth. With its emphasis on assurance, trust, comfort, and the believer’s relationship with Christ, “He Is Mine” is a natural fit within Anne Elise’s growing body of Christian worship and songwriting.
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“God With Us” (Ezra Worship Initiative)
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“God With Us” is a Christmas worship song from the Ezra Worship Initiative that centers on the wonder of the incarnation: God entering His creation in the person of Jesus Christ. Released in 2024 on the Hope From Heaven EP, the song celebrates Jesus as the Prince of Nations, King of Peace, and Emmanuel—God with us.
The song begins with the arrival of Christ from heaven’s throne, portraying the birth of Jesus not simply as a moment in history but as the arrival of the One who comes to restore what has been broken. The imagery brings together kings and shepherds, all bowing before the Child and offering their gifts to the One who is God with us.
The second verse expands that message into a prayer for God’s light to shine wherever darkness and hurt remain. Jesus is portrayed as the Morning Star who brings healing, joy, and light, before the bridge returns to the angels welcoming His birth. The result is a song that connects the Christmas story with the continuing hope of Christ’s presence among His people.
For Anne Elise, “God With Us” is particularly significant because she is credited as one of its four writers alongside Jimmy Daniels, Tim Nicholson, and John Chisum. It demonstrates that her involvement with Ezra Worship Initiative was not limited to performing Christian music—she was also helping create original worship songs centered on biblical themes.
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“Confidence” (Ezra Worship Initiative)
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“Confidence” is a worship song centered on the believer’s freedom to approach God because of what Jesus accomplished through His sacrifice. Released by the Ezra Worship Initiative on the 2025 album You Speak, the song focuses on Jesus as the Great High Priest who intercedes for His people and opens the way into the presence of God.
The song draws heavily on the imagery of Hebrews, particularly the “new and living way” opened through Christ. Rather than confidence being based on our own goodness or accomplishments, the song places that confidence entirely in Jesus: His finished sacrifice, His priestly work, and His victory through the cross. The result is a worship song that turns a profound biblical truth into a direct and singable declaration of faith.
Musically and lyrically, “Confidence” builds from a declaration of Christ’s finished work into a repeated congregational refrain before reaching a bridge of praise to the Great High Priest. The song’s themes include redemption, mercy, assurance, and worship, making it particularly well suited to corporate worship as well as personal reflection.
For Anne Elise, “Confidence” is significant because she is credited as a co-writer alongside George Godwin and John Chisum. It provides another clear example of her contribution to the songwriting behind the Ezra Worship Initiative and shows the biblical and Christ-centered foundation that has characterized her work as a songwriter.
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💿Essential Albums
Help & Deliverer (Ezra Worship Initiative)
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Help & Deliverer is the sophomore worship album from the Ezra Worship Initiative, released in February 2026. The 12-song collection brings together modern worship songs, contemporary hymnody, and Scripture-centered expressions of faith, with contributions from a number of worship leaders and songwriters within the Ezra community. The album explores themes of belonging, mercy, surrender, Christ’s kingship, and the believer’s dependence upon God.
For Anne Elise, Help & Deliverer represents an important chapter in her development as a worship leader and songwriter. She takes the lead on “Jesus the Servant King,” a song she co-wrote with George Godwin, while also joining Taylor Jones on the album’s “Guide Me (O, Thou Great Jehovah) / Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)” medley. Both recordings demonstrate her ability to bring a distinctive voice to congregational worship while remaining deeply connected to the biblical message of each song.
“Jesus the Servant King” is particularly significant because it serves as the album’s focus track and places Anne Elise at the center of one of its most theologically rich songs. The song considers the seemingly surprising combination of Jesus’ kingship and His humility, presenting Christ’s sacrificial service as the ultimate expression of divine power. Anne’s leadership of the song makes Help & Deliverer an important part of the story leading to her emergence as a solo artist under the name Anne Elise.
The album also demonstrates the collaborative environment in which Anne Elise developed her songwriting and worship-leading gifts. Rather than functioning simply as a collection of solo performances, Help & Deliverer brings together voices from across the Ezra Worship community in a project designed to equip and encourage the next generation of worship leaders and songwriters. For Anne Elise, it provides an important snapshot of her work immediately before the beginning of her solo recording chapter.
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You Speak (Ezra Worship Initiative)
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You Speak is the 2025 album from the Ezra Worship Initiative, bringing together nine contemporary worship songs written and developed within the ministry’s community of emerging worship leaders and songwriters. Released in February 2025, the album centers on the character of God, the finished work of Christ, His faithfulness in every season, and the believer’s response of worship.
For Anne Elise, You Speak represents an important part of her development as a songwriter. She is credited as a co-writer on three of the album’s songs: “To You Forever,” “Confidence,” and “You Are More.” “To You Forever,” written with Meredith Sooter, reflects on God’s grace, mercy, and the majesty of Jesus. “Confidence,” co-written with George Godwin and John Chisum, draws on the biblical picture of Jesus as our Great High Priest and the new and living way opened through His sacrifice.
Anne Elise’s contribution to “You Are More” is particularly notable. Co-written with Coby James and George Godwin, the song examines the difference between the God we might try to create for ourselves and the true God who calls us to surrender our idols, expectations, comfort, and success. Its central declaration—that God is more—makes it one of the album’s most direct expressions of surrender and worship.
Taken as a whole, You Speak provides an important snapshot of the songwriting community in which Anne Elise developed before beginning her solo recording chapter. It shows her contributing not simply as a vocalist, but as a songwriter helping create contemporary Christian music rooted in Scripture and designed for worship. The album therefore serves as an important bridge between Anne Elise Sherrod’s work with the Ezra Worship Initiative and the solo identity she began establishing with “Changing” in 2026.
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Emmanual, God’s Gift of Love (Ezra Worship Initiative)
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Emmanuel, God’s Gift of Love is a Christmas worship EP from the Ezra Worship Initiative, released in November 2025. The three-song project centers on the incarnation of Jesus Christ, moving from the wonder of God coming to dwell among His people to the promise of His kingdom and the worshipful celebration of Christ’s birth.
For Anne Elise, the project is particularly significant because it features her prominently on “Infant Holy, Infant Lowly.” Anne Elise Sherrod and Sam Kull created a new chorus for the traditional hymn, transforming the familiar Christmas carol into a contemporary worship song that declares Jesus to be the holy King of Heaven, the Messiah, and the great Redeemer. Anne Elise is also the featured vocalist on the recording.
The EP’s title track, “Emmanuel, God’s Gift of Love,” focuses on the central Christian meaning of Christmas: the Creator becoming flesh and coming into the world in Jesus. Its movement from the manger to the cross emphasizes that the Child born in Bethlehem would become the spotless Lamb who gave Himself for humanity. “The Kingdom of Heaven Is Here” then expands that Christmas message into a declaration that God’s kingdom has come near through Jesus Messiah.
Although Emmanuel, God’s Gift of Love is a short project, it captures an important part of Anne Elise’s development as a Christian songwriter and worship leader. Her work on “Infant Holy, Infant Lowly” demonstrates her ability to take a historic hymn, preserve its theological foundation, and help shape it into a contemporary expression of worship. In that sense, the EP provides an important snapshot of the creative work that preceded Anne Elise’s emergence as a solo artist in 2026.
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🎶 New Music
In addition to our Essential Songs and Essential Albums sections, the New Music section gives us a place to continue sharing this artist’s latest songs, albums, and other new releases as they become available.
“In-Between”
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Released October 16, 2026, “In-Between” is the second single from rising Christian singer-songwriter Anne Elise, offering an uplifting country-pop sound and an encouraging reminder to slow down and appreciate the life God has given us. With warm acoustic guitar, lively banjo, and Anne Elise’s heartfelt vocals, the song captures the familiar feeling of always rushing toward the next milestone while overlooking the beauty of the journey itself. Co-written by Anne Elise, Darthy McCormick, Bryson Breakey, and Gabriella Stone, and produced by Ryan Wilson, “In-Between” encourages listeners to find contentment during seasons of waiting, uncertainty, and change rather than feeling that life is simply something to get through on the way to the next big thing. Blending relatable storytelling with a bright, folksy melody, Anne Elise delivers a timely message about embracing the present, trusting God through life’s transitions, and recognizing the blessings that can be found in everyday moments.
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