Hymns Based on 1 Thessalonians 5:18

Christian hymns and worship songs connected to 1 Thessalonians 5:18

"In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you."

— 1 Thessalonians 5:18

Theological Significance

This verse has inspired Christian hymns that explore themes of Thanksgiving, Praise, Providence, Gratitude, Prayer. Many worship songs connected to 1 Thessalonians 5:18 proclaim these timeless biblical truths and invite believers to reflect on and celebrate the message of this scripture.

Sermon Themes from This Passage

Thanksgiving
Praise
Providence
Gratitude
Prayer

Suggested Hymns for Worship

Opening Hymn Canticle of Thanksgiving

Response Hymn God of the Sparrow God of the Whale

Reflection Hymn Count Your Blessings

Closing Hymn Go Forth for God

Example Worship Flow

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Call to Worship Psalm 100
2
Opening Hymn Canticle of Thanksgiving
3
Scripture Reading 1 Thessalonians 5:18
4
Sermon Thanksgiving
5
Response Hymn God of the Sparrow God of the Whale
6
Reflection Hymn Count Your Blessings
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Closing Hymn Go Forth for God

Hymns Inspired by This Passage

Canticle of Thanksgiving

Canticle of Thanksgiving is a short congregational response in The United Methodist Hymnal rather than a separate multi-stanza hymn.

Canticle of Thanksgiving (Jubilate)

Canticle of Thanksgiving (Jubilate) is not a conventional multi-stanza hymn.

Count Your Blessings

Count Your Blessings is a late nineteenth-century gospel song by Johnson Oatman Jr.

Dear Lord, Lead Me Day by Day

Dear Lord, Lead Me Day by Day is a Filipino Christian hymn of guidance, obedience, praise, and practical discipleship.

Go Forth for God

Go Forth for God is a hymn of dismissal that turns the end of worship into the beginning of Christian vocation.

God of the Sparrow God of the Whale

God of the Sparrow God of the Whale is a six-stanza hymn by Jaroslav Jan Vajda that asks how creatures and human beings respond to the God who creates, judges, saves, heals, reconciles, and draws people home.

My God, I Thank Thee

My God, I Thank Thee is a hymn of gratitude with a deeper argument than simple thanksgiving for pleasant things.

Now Thank We All Our God

Now Thank We All Our God is a hymn of thanksgiving that joins remembrance, petition, and doxology.

Soldiers of Christ, Arise

Soldiers of Christ, Arise is Charles Wesley's extended meditation on the armor of God in Ephesians 6.

Thank You, Lord

Thank You, Lord is a compact African American spiritual built for participation rather than literary complexity.

Thank You, Lord

Thank You, Lord is a Scottish evangelical gospel song of gratitude for salvation.

Thanks to God for My Redeemer

“Thanks to God for My Redeemer” is a Swedish hymn of thanksgiving whose unusual strength lies in the range of experiences it places before God.

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