Twila Paris Wright (born , in Fort Worth, Texas) is a Contemporary Christian songwriter, author, vocalist, and pianist. Biography Musical career As of 2006, she has released nineteen albums. Thirty-two of her singles have reached the Number 1 position on Christian radio national airplay charts. These include "He Is Exalted", "God Is In Control", "We Bow Down" and "The Warrior Is A Child" (which was also recorded by Gary Valenciano, and became popular in the Philippines). She has received five GMA Dove Awards, and three American Songwriter Awards. In the 1990s, Paris released more contemporary Christian pop songs. But in recent years, she has focused on recording new versions of some of her worship standards and writing new praise and worship music. Her 2005 album He Is Exalted: Live Worship collects a number of favorite songs commonly used in praise and worship of Paris's and presents them in a more typical style o