" Take Me to the King " is a song recorded by American recording artist Tamela Mann . " Take Me to the King " was released on June 12 , 2012 as the lead single from Mann 's third studio album , '' Best Days '' . At the 55th Grammy Awards , the song received a Grammy nomination for " Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance " . Also a huge commercial success , " Take Me to the King " topped the US '' Billboard '' Gospel Songs chart for 19 consecutive weeks . Mann performed the song on the 44th GMA Dove Awards in October 2013 . In 2016 , " Take Me to the King " was certified Platinum the RIAA for sales exceeding 1,000,000 copies
44th GMA Dove Awards
44th GMA Dove Awards
Take Me to the King