# Hope Darst

Hope Darst is an American Christian musician and songwriter. Darst made her debut in 2020 with the release of her debut studio album, Peace Be Still (2020), containing the singles "Peace Be Still" and "Promise Keeper", which debuted at number 23 on the Top Christian Albums Chart in the United States. "Peace Be Still" was Darst's breakout hit single, having peaked at number six on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart. In 2021, Darst garnered three nominations at the 52nd GMA Dove Awards, being nominated for New Artist of the Year, Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year for "Promise Keeper", and Worship Recorded Song of the Year for "Peace Be Still".

## Career

On February 7, 2020, Hope Darst released her debut single "Peace Be Still", with Fair Trade Services announcing that they signed a record deal with her and subsequently added her to their roster. "Peace Be Still" became Darst's breakout single, debuting at number six on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart. Darst released her debut studio album, Peace Be Still, on August 21, 2020. Peace Be Still debuted at number 23 on the Top Christian Albums Chart. On December 26, 2020, Darst released her second single, "Promise Keeper", to Christian radio in the United States. "Promise Keeper" peaked at number 26 on the Hot Christian Songs chart. Darst received three nominations at the 2021 GMA Dove Awards, being nominated for New Artist of the Year, Worship Recorded Song of the Year for "Peace Be Still", and Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year for "Promise Keeper".

## Personal life

Hope Darst currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee with her husband David Darst, and their two daughters. She is also a part of The Belonging Company church where she is a worship leader. She has been featured on several of their albums “All The Earth”, “Awe & Wonder”, “See the Light” and “Here”.

## Discography
### Albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US Christ. |
| Peace Be Still | Released: August 21, 2020 Label: Fair Trade Format: CD, digital download, streaming | 23 |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart |||

### EPs

List of extended plays :
| Title | EP details |
| If the Lord Builds the House | Released: November 4, 2022 Label: Fair Trade Format: Digital download, streaming |

### Singles
#### As lead artist

List of singles and peak chart positions :
| Title | Year | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US Christ | Christ Air. | Christ. AC | Christ Digital | Album |
| "Peace Be Still" | 2020 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | Peace Be Still |
| "Promise Keeper" | 2020 | 26 | 22 | 21 | — | Peace Be Still |
| "If the Lord Builds the House" | 2022 | 16 | 20 | 17 | — | If the Lord Builds the House (EP) |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart |||||||

#### As featured artist

List of featured singles :
| Song | Year | Album |
| "I Won't Forget" (Lifepoint Worship featuring Hope Darst) | 2022 | TBD |

### Promotional singles

List of promotional singles :
| Song | Year | Album |
| "Set Free" | 2020 | Peace Be Still |
| "Give You the Glory" (featuring David Leonard) | 2022 | If the Lord Builds the House (EP) |

### Other appearances

| Song | Year | Album |
| "I Surrender All" (Daniel Kolenda and Hope Darst) | 2016 | Holy Ground Live with Daniel Kolenda |
| "Here in Your Love" (The Belonging Co featuring Hope Darst) | 2017 | All the Earth |
| "Better" (Mateo Palmitier featuring Hope Darst) | 2019 | Not the End (EP) |
| "Breakthrough" (The Belonging Co featuring Hope Darst) | 2019 | Awe + Wonder |
| "Love Like This" (The Belonging Co featuring Hope Darst) | 2019 | Awe + Wonder |
| "Where Would I Be" (The Belonging Co and Hope Darst) | 2021 | See the Light |
| "Come Alive (Resurrection Power)" (The Belonging Co and Hope Darst) | 2022 | Here |
| "No Turning Back" (The Belonging Co and Hope Darst) | 2022 | Here |

## Awards and nominations
### GMA Dove Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 2021 | Hope Darst | New Artist of the Year | Nominated |
| 2021 | "Promise Keeper" | Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year | Nominated |
| 2021 | "Peace Be Still" | Worship Recorded Song of the Year | Nominated |