[4] Cody Carnes released "Christ Be Magnified" on January 1, 2020, debuting the song with a live performance at Passion 2020 held at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

[7] "Christ Be Magnified" is composed in the key of A with a tempo of 72 beats per minute and a musical time signature of 44.

"[10] In a favourable review for Worship Leader, Randy Cross said of the single: "Another great song for the church.

[4] The lyric video of "Christ Be Magnified" was published on January 1, 2020, on Cody Carnes' YouTube channel.

[13] On December 30, 2020, Carnes released the live performance video of the song recorded at Passion 2020, on YouTube.