Wonder

Wonder is the fifth studio album from Australian contemporary worship music band Hillsong United, a worship band from Hillsong Church. The album was released on 9 June 2017, under Hillsong Music, Sparrow Records and Capitol Christian Music Group. "Wonder" and "Splinters and Stones" were released as lead singles for the album in May 2017.
Hillsong United was the subject of the documentary film Hillsong: Let Hope Rise, which premiered on September 16, 2016, and followed the group's history, the development of their fourth studio album Empires (2015), and their October 2014 concert at The Forum in Los Angeles. The group contributed several new songs to compilation albums in 2017: "Heaven Knows", for the soundtrack of the film The Shack, which was released March 2017; and "The View from Here", for the album The Beatitudes Project curated by Christian musician and former Delirious? member Stu Garrard. The band also toured Israel to promote Empires, where they debuted several new songs, including "Wonder".
The band had several recording sessions for Wonder at The Record Plant in Los Angeles. Lead vocalist Joel Houston felt that the album's title and themes reflected returning wonder to both faith and worship, saying, "This is the challenge, and this is what worship— if worship can be summed up as an expression of art and music and story— is ultimately designed to do. To elevate the conversation, re-awaken the soul to something other, and lift our eyes to the wonder of a superlative truth." "Splinters and Stones" was described as having "striking vocal modification and pulsing bass samplings" while containing personal lyrics.