<P> `` You Raise Me Up '' is a song originally composed by Irish - Norwegian duo Secret Garden . The music was written by Secret Garden 's Rolf Løvland and the lyrics by Brendan Graham . After the song was performed early in 2002 by the Secret Garden and their invited lead singer , Brian Kennedy , the song only became a minor UK hit . The song has been recorded by more than a hundred other artists including Josh Groban , who popularized the song in 2003 ; his rendition became a hit in the United States . The Irish band Westlife then popularized the song in the UK two years later . </P>
<P> `` You Raise Me Up '' is a song originally composed by Irish - Norwegian duo Secret Garden . The music was written by Secret Garden 's Rolf Løvland and the lyrics by Brendan Graham . After the song was performed early in 2002 by the Secret Garden and their invited lead singer , Brian Kennedy , the song only became a minor UK hit . The song has been recorded by more than a hundred other artists including Josh Groban , who popularized the song in 2003 ; his rendition became a hit in the United States . The Irish band Westlife then popularized the song in the UK two years later . </P>
who wrote the words to you raise me up
who wrote the words to you raise me up
Brendan Graham
Brendan Graham