Above the Hills of Time is Thomas Tiplady's hymn of the cross as the enduring disclosure of God's saving love.
Hymns Based on 1 John 4:10
Christian hymns and worship songs connected to 1 John 4:10
"By this God’s love was revealed in us, that God has sent his only born Son into the world that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins. Beloved, if God loved us in this way, we also ought to love one another."
— 1 John 4:10
Theological Significance
This verse has inspired Christian hymns that explore themes of Assurance, Grace, Divine Love, Atonement, Praise. Many worship songs connected to 1 John 4:10 proclaim these timeless biblical truths and invite believers to reflect on and celebrate the message of this scripture.
Sermon Themes from This Passage
- Assurance
- Grace
- Divine Love
- Atonement
- Praise
Suggested Hymns for Worship
Example Worship Flow
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Call to Worship Psalm 100
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Opening Hymn O Love Divine, What Hast Thou Done
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Scripture Reading 1 John 4:10
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Sermon Assurance
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Response Hymn Above the Hills of Time
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Reflection Hymn Jesus Loves Me
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Closing Hymn Love, Wonderful Love of God
Hymns Inspired by This Passage
Jesus Loves Me began not in a hymnal but in a Victorian novel, where a teacher sings to a gravely ill child.
Love Lifted Me is a three-stanza gospel testimony built around one controlling picture: a helpless person is being overwhelmed, hears no promise in self-rescue, and is brought to safety by the active love of Christ.
Love, Wonderful Love of God is a compact gospel hymn that moves from astonishment at Calvary to personal assurance and then to public witness.
O Love Divine, What Hast Thou Done is a powerful hymn of devotion that meditates on the sacrificial love of Christ revealed in the cross.
O Love of God Most Full is a compact prayer that asks for divine love to become an experienced, governing reality rather than a merely stated doctrine.
O Love of God, How Strong and True is a majestic hymn by Horatius Bonar that meditates on the strength, depth, breadth, and faithfulness of divine love.
O the Depth of Love Divine is a reflective hymn by Charles Wesley that meditates on the mystery and wonder of God's grace.
There's a Wideness in God's Mercy celebrates divine compassion as larger than the limits people habitually place upon it.
“What Wondrous Love Is This” is an anonymous American folk hymn whose central response to the gospel is astonishment.
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross stands as one of the most profound meditations on the crucifixion in English hymnody.
Where Charity and Love Prevail is a modern English paraphrase of the ancient Latin Maundy Thursday chant Ubi caritas.
Your Love, O God, Is Broad Like Beach and Meadow is a modern hymn celebrating the immeasurable love of God.