Contemporary Christian music (CCM), also known as Christian pop, and occasionally inspirational music, is a genre of modern popular music, and an aspect of Christian media, which is lyrically focused on matters related to the Christian faith and stylistically rooted in Christian music. Originating in the United States, it was formed by those affected by the 1960s Jesus movement revival who began to express themselves in other styles of popular music, beyond the church music of hymns, gospel and Southern gospel music that was prevalent in the church at the time. Initially referred to as Jesus music, today, the term is typically used to refer to pop, but also includes rock, alternative rock, hip hop, metal, contemporary worship, punk, hardcore punk, Latin, electronic dance music, R&B-influenced gospel, and country styles.

After originating in the US, it has since become a globally recognized style of popular music. It has representation on several music charts, including Billboard's Christian Albums, Christian Songs, Hot Christian AC (Adult Contemporary), Christian CHR, Soft AC/Inspirational, and Christian Digital Songs as well as the UK's Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart. Top-selling CCM artists will also appear on the Billboard 200. In the iTunes Store, the genre is represented as part of the Christian and gospel genre while the Google Play Music system labels it as Christian/Gospel. CCM sets itself apart due to its versatile sound profile and accessibility. Its range of expression, from soft ballads to rock-infused anthems and content that goes beyond just worship to dealing with personal struggles and societal issues, is what makes it both compelling and relatable to a diverse listener base.

Contemporary Christian

Soft Rock

Worship & Praise

Pop Songs

Tracks written and arranged by Stan Countz

Hot Tracks

Old school R&B & Soul & Blues songs by Stan Countz

Blues & Soul

Chill Vibe

Prophetic Pop is a playlist dedicated to a common theme - that the end times are upon upon as we see prophecy being fulfilled right before our eyes.

Prophetic Pop

Hits in the Making

Charlie Kirk

Still Sisters Happy Hardcore

His Last Days Warriors - written by Stan Countz

His Last Days Warriors

God's Love Letter

Gospel, Christian Country, Country Gospel, Just a Revival, Songs written by Stan Countz

Just a Revival

CCM, Contemporary Christian Music, Christian Rock, Jesus Music, Songs written by Stan Countz

They Called Us Jesus Freaks

If God Be For Us, Who Cares Who's Against Us?, Inspirational songs written by Stan Countz

Who Cares Who's Against Us

Contemporary Christian song written by Stan Countz

Don't Worry, Fret or  Be Anxious

Song promoting the fact that God doesn't look at the color or our skin and neither should we.

He's Color Blind

Run to the Rock that Doesn't Roll (Acoustic Version)

Song about Denison, Texas, birthplace of "Ike" (Dwight Eisenhower) and one of the North Texas hangouts for Doc Holliday in the late 1800's. 

Ike and Doc's Hometown (Soft Rock cut)

It takes more faith than I possess to place my faith in randomness, or an educated guess or well-meant hypothesis, Contemporary Christian songs by Stan C Countz

More Faith Than I Possess

The Most Important Thing written by Stan C Countz

The Most Important Thing

My Refuge and my Fortress acoustic version written and performed by Stan C Countz

My Refuge and my Fortress (acoustic)

God's Promises are Steady, Sure and Faithful

Steady, Strong and Faithful

A Pop song by Stan Countz about Chem-trails, cloud seeding and geoengineering

Happy Chemtrails to You

A song about a girl who is a liberal but can't seem to find a decent man who will treat her riight until she develops a relationship with Jesus Christ.

Where Hope Is Revived

All I Can Do is to Praise You

All I Can Do Is to Praise You

Hard to Believe She's Mine

Song about how people that were discounted as crackpots a while back are now emerging as prophets.

They're Callin' Me Right

Song about how God is always there no matter what is happening all around us and how He gave His all.

You Always Gave Your All

I wanna be a man of valor and make a brand new start
A man of prayer and power, a man after God’s own heart


A Man After God's Own Heart

Can we get back to the way it used to be?


The Way It Used to Be

Advice to my daughters after the passing of their mom

Your Mother and I

A song about a sad and lonely man with a case of the break my heart blues

The Break My Heart Blues

Those Hap Happy Days

Song about a guy who wrote a hit pop song that went viral in one week!

Hit Pop Song

The true battle in this country isn't simply left vs. right or black vs. white - it's wrong vs. right

The Final Fight - Pick a Side

Smooth jazz track about a guy who re-discovers love after his wife dies...

Castaway

You won't leave us to fall in the dark, if we seek You with all of our hearts.

To Know You is to Love You

Don't know why I let you get under my skin, but I did - I let you in -- and that was the beginning of the end. 

The Beginning of the End

Christian Rock song about prophecy unfolding right before our eyes!


Dry Bones Rise

Song about the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse as referenced in the Book of Revelation.

The Four Horsemen

God asked, “Can these bones come to life?” “O Lord, only You know,” he replied
Tell these bones "Hear the word of the LORD! I'll give you breath and you'll come back to life." 

These Dry Bones

The Measure of a Man

Playlist Kings won't you crown my beat, put me on, put me on, put me on repeat...

Playlist Kings - Put Me on Repeat

Song about what it takes to write a hit pop song - you've gotta get on the right playlists...

Put Me on Repeat

Writing and promoting a pop song takes coordinating many factors including timing and playlist placement.

On Repeat

The left wants us ignored or silenced
Or they'll just resort to violence
The news purports to be unbiased
The Lord used a shepherd to slay a giant

They've got no room for moderates
Who'll they accuse of intolerance?
We need to stay sober and alert
Or we'll end up like Charlie Kirk

They want us to suffer in silence
To be accepting and compliant
To follow their left wing science
Or wash our hands of it, like Pontius Pilate

David looked that giant in the face
And said "today's your dyin' day."
That giant profaned the Lord's name
And by a shepherd's hand was slain

Men and women of this great land
We need to grab the Savior's hand
And stand for what we believe
Repent n humbly hit our knees

They want us to suffer in silence
To be accepting and compliant
To follow their left wing science
Or wash our hands of it, like Pontius Pilate

David looked that giant in the face
And said "today's your dyin' day."
That giant profaned the Lord's name
And by a shepherd's hand was slain

The left wants us ignored or silenced
Or they'll just resort to violence
The news purports to be unbiased
The Lord used a shepherd to slay a giant
They want us to suffer in silence
To be accepting and compliant
To follow their left wing science
Or wash our hands of it, like Pontius Pilate

They've got no room for moderates
Who'll they accuse of intolerance?
We need to stay sober and alert
Or we'll end up like Charlie Kirk
We need to stay sober and alert
Or we'll end up like Charlie Kirk

Like Charlie Kirk

Song about the shooting of TP USA founder Charlie Kirk, 9/10/2025

[Lyrics]
They were filled with sin and hate
Knew they couldn't win the debate
So they took aim and shot straight
Sent him straight to heaven's gate

What the devil meant for evil
God'll use the help people
That fool who took aim
Added fuel to the flame

Charlie took one for the home team
Fulfilled the left's hopes n dreams
But there's gonna be hell to pay
The devil's loss, heaven's gain

That shooter took aim and shot straight
They said Kirk "today's your dyin' day."
But what they didn't stop to calculate
Was what would happen when people prayed

While he was here, he burned bright
Took a stand for what's good n right
Brought faith n truth to the nation's youth
Helped us get back to our basic roots

Charlie took one for the home team
Fulfilled the left's hopes n dreams
But there's gonna be hell to pay
The devil's loss, heaven's gain

Now TP USA is goin' straight to the top
The enemy sowed hate, but God'll make it stop
This tragedy didn't have to be, it's part of a plot
But God's gonna use it, along with this music
To make cold hearts turn hot

And when cold hearts turn hot
They start to turn to God
And that'll be the start of a great revival
Don't believe me? Just read your Bible

Just in case you've not heard
It's all there in God's word
This tragedy didn't have to be, it's part of a plot
But God's gonna use it, along with this music
To make cold hearts turn hot

Charlie took one for the home team
Fulfilled the left's hopes n dreams
But there's gonna be hell to pay
The devil's loss, heaven's gain

Yeah, there's gonna be hell to pay
The devil's loss, heaven's gain

Heaven's Gain

Patriot pop, protest pop, prophetic pop written and arranged by Stan Countz
Lyrics
The left wants us ignored or silenced
Or they'll just resort to violence
Got no room for moderates
Now who's bein' intolerant?

The news purports to be unbiased
Like David, we need to slay the giant
We need to stay sober and alert
Or we'll end up like Charlie Kirk

They want us to suffer in silence
To be accepting and compliant
To follow their left wing science
Or wash our hands of it, like Pontius Pilate

David looked that giant in the face
And said "today's your dyin' day."
That giant profaned the Lord's name
And by a shepherd's hand was slain

Men and women of this great land
We need to grab the Savior's hand
And stand for what we believe
Repent n humbly hit our knees

They want us to suffer in silence
To be accepting and compliant
To follow their left wing science
Or wash our hands of it, like Pontius Pilate

David looked that giant in the face
And said "today's your dyin' day."
That giant profaned the Lord's name
And by a shepherd's hand was slain

The news purports to be unbiased
Like David, we need to slay the giant
We need to stay sober and alert
Or we'll end up like Charlie Kirk

The left wants us ignored or silenced
Or they'll just resort to violence
Got no room for moderates
Now who's bein' intolerant?

Like Pontius Pilate

Lyrics
The left wants us ignored or silenced
Or they'll just resort to violence
Got no room for moderates
Now who's bein' intolerant?

The news purports to be unbiased
Like David, we need to slay the giant
We need to stay sober and alert
Or we'll end up like Charlie Kirk

They want us to suffer in silence
To be accepting and compliant
To follow their left wing science
Or wash our hands of it, like Pontius Pilate

David looked that giant in the face
And said "today's your dyin' day."
That giant profaned the Lord's name
And by a shepherd's hand was slain

Men and women of this great land
We need to grab the Savior's hand
And stand for what we believe
Repent n humbly hit our knees

They want us to suffer in silence
To be accepting and compliant
To follow their left wing science
Or wash our hands of it, like Pontius Pilate

David looked that giant in the face
And said "today's your dyin' day."
That giant profaned the Lord's name
And by a shepherd's hand was slain

The news purports to be unbiased
Like David, we need to slay the giant
We need to stay sober and alert
Or we'll end up like Charlie Kirk

The left wants us ignored or silenced
Or they'll just resort to violence
Got no room for moderates
Now who's bein' intolerant?

Suffer in Silence

Imagine a land that smirks n laughs
And has a sick fascination
With hate-filled psychopaths
That celebrate assassination

We need to get back on track
Stick with facts, not accusations
To find n walk that narrow path
That leads to higher aspirations

Seven times, awful signs
Heaven saw the fraud n crimes
Thought Truth was fifty shades of gray
First Lincoln, King, then JFK

Seven times, warning signs
Grab a copy of the morning times
They ain't just callin' people names
They're lighting a match n fanning the flames

Running 'round the house
Playin' hide and seek
Didn't know I was about
To take a giant leap

Hadn't given it much thought
Way back in sixty three
The president had been shot
The nation hit it's knees

Seven times, awful signs
Heaven saw the fraud n crimes
We were all, hopin' he's OK
Was it Oswald, or the CIA?

Seven times, warning signs
Grab a copy of the morning times
They ain't just callin' people names
They're lighting a match n fanning the flames

Had a feeling of fear n dread
Somethin' stirred in my chest
Got a call from my son-in-law
Said Charlie Kirk was dead

The shooter was disturbed
I couldn't believe my ears
What I saw and heard
confirmed my worst fears

Seven times, or seventy times
Once or twice would not suffice
Should've seen, the warning signs
Whatever the cost, I'll pay the price

Seven times, awful signs
Heaven saw the fraud n crimes
Thought Truth was fifty shades of gray
But God's forgiveness paved the way

Seven times, the Morning Times
Should've seen the warning signs
Seek His face, watch and pray
Charlie would've wanted it that way

We need to get back on track
Stick with facts, not accusations
To find n walk that narrow path
That leads to higher aspirations

We need to stop callin' people names
Stop lighting a match n fanning the flames
Need to take this time to watch and pray
Charlie would've wanted it that way 

Fanning the Flames

Ohh Lord, my God
When I observe Your creation
I stand in awe at your marvelous handiwork
We just lost the voice of a generation
When a bullet was launched
Into the neck of Charlie Kirk

My heart's been moved and stirred
As I observe with fascination
How all things work together for good
For those who are called to salvation

You gave Your life for me - set me free, (set me free)
I was drowning in the sea of sin and You rescued me
He whom the Son sets free - is free indeed, (free indeed)
You were bruised for love, moved by love
God you proved Your love for me
And I will love You for eternity

Ohh Lord, my God
I pray for this next generation
May they see beyond the flaws of the church
And be a source of courage and inspiration
And, Lord, deliver them from temptation
May they prove their faith by their works

My heart's been moved and stirred
As I observe with fascination
How all things work together for good
For those who are called to salvation

You loved the world so much
You sent Your son to die for us
You were bruised for love, moved by love
God you proved Your love for us
You knew we were but dust
But we traded love for lust
And threw You under the bus

You gave Your life for me - set me free, (set me free)
I was drowning in the sea of sin and You rescued me
He whom the Son sets free - is free indeed, (free indeed)
When I disobeyed, You chastened me
Showed Your grace to me, faithfully
And I'll be grateful for eternity

You loved the world so much
You sent Your son to die for us
You were bruised for love, moved by love
God you proved Your love for us

You went way beyond the call of duty
Traded my ashes for Your beauty
And I'll be grateful for eternity
Grateful for eternity 

Grateful For Eternity

Songwriter. Storyteller. Sound pioneer, Stan Countz is a genre-bending songwriter with over 300 original songs under his belt — a true craftsman of lyric and melody. From his debut track “Those Hap Happy Days” in 2005, a nostalgic tribute to the golden era of the ’50s and ’60s, Stan has built a musical legacy rooted in meaning, melody, and message.

Writing under the moniker Stan and Be Counted, he stands tall in the world of music as both a creator and a voice of purpose. His catalog spans a kaleidoscope of genres — from contemporary Christian rock and gospel to EDM, country pop, blues, R&B, hip hop, folk, and beyond. Each song is a reflection of his passion for storytelling and his desire to uplift, challenge, and connect.

Whether crafting soul-stirring love ballads, foot-tapping jingles, or heart-pounding hard rock anthems, Stan brings a rare blend of versatility, depth, and soul to every track. He doesn't just write songs — he writes moments you can feel.

Stan Countz is more than an artist — he’s a movement. A call to stand... and be counted. He is a prolific lyricist and lives in Denison, Texas with his artist/photographer wife. 

If you're an Artist looking for a song for the next hit, send me a message. Who knows, I may have a gem and a #1 hit for us both!