Always (Chris Tomlin album)

On August 6, 2021, Chris Tomlin released "I See You" with Brandon Lake as the lead single from the album,[10] accompanied with the song's lyric video.[11] The song peaked at No. 31 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart.[12]

On March 29, 2022, Tomlin released a two-track single titled Always, containing the title track and "Yahweh (No One)" with Elevation Worship,[13] accompanied with their lyric videos.[14] "Always" peaked at No. 6 on the Hot Christian Songs chart.[12] "Yahweh (No One)" peaked at No. 46 on the US Christian Airplay chart.[15]

"Holy Forever" impact Christian radio in the United States on March 10, 2023, as the fourth single from the album.[16] "Holy Forever" peaked at No. 3 on the Hot Christian Songs chart.[12] It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song at the 2023 Grammy Awards.[17]

On July 15, 2022, Chris Tomlin released "Holy Forever" as the first promotional single from the album, accompanied with its lyric video.[18]

On August 12, 2022, Chris Tomlin released "O Lord, You're Beautiful" as the second and final promotional single from the album, accompanied with its lyric video.[19]

On October 10, 2022, Chris Tomlin performed "Holy Forever" on The Kelly Clarkson Show.[20]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
365 Days of Inspiring Media	3/5[25]
JubileeCast	5/5[26]
Today's Christian Entertainment	[27]

Jonathan Andre in his 365 Days of Inspiring Media review opined that "Chris will always be polarising. They'll be people who love his music, and then they’ll be people who’ll think he’s 'basic'. I fall in the middle, some albums I absolutely love, and then there’s others, where I appreciate the album from an objective standpoint, but I myself can’t connect to it as much as others," with his opinion on most of the songs on the album being the latter.[25] Timothy Yap of JubileeCast gave a glowing review of the album, saying, "Chris Tomlin has returned to what's he done best: writing and singing powerful worship anthems for the church. After a detour into a country-pop duet album which finds him falling into too many crevices, Always is a return to form. If you like Tomlin for his powerhouse singalongs such as "Whom Shall I Fear (God of Angel Armies)," "Our God," and "Good Good Father," you'll love what he has to offer here."[26] In a NewReleaseToday review, Jasmin Patterson spoke of the album, saying "What I love about Chris Tomlin is that he's consistent. When you listen to a Chris Tomlin album, you know what you're going to get: songs that are accessible for anyone to play and sing along with pure worship, and the truth of who God is. True to Chris' mission in ministry, Always will point your heart to God in adoration."[28] Celita Diaz-Perillo, indicated in a three-point-eight star review at Today's Christian Entertainment: "Always has a mixture of new tunes, and classic songs with some creative changes. Some of them call the soul to ardent, active faith. Some are gentle reminders of who we are in Christ. All are intended to spur the believing soul to persevere and hold on and look up to the Helper and Lover of our souls."[27] Gerod Bass of Worship Musician magazine wrote a positive review of the album, saying "This is the best Tomlin album since Never Lose Sight with almost every song sure to be a Sunday morning classic. Seriously, there is not a bad song or one I would consider a "filler" here. The church is better with this version of Chris Tomlin and I for one am thankful to have him back doing what he does best."[29]