Gracious Spirit, Dwell With Me is a prayer for the Holy Spirit to make Christian character visible in ordinary life.
Hymns Based on 2 Corinthians 3:17
Christian hymns and worship songs connected to 2 Corinthians 3:17
"But whenever someone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. But we all, with unveiled face seeing the glory of the Lord as in a mirror, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord, the Spirit."
— 2 Corinthians 3:17
Theological Significance
This verse has inspired Christian hymns that explore themes of Holy Spirit, Prayer, Grace, Pentecost, Sanctification. Many worship songs connected to 2 Corinthians 3:17 proclaim these timeless biblical truths and invite believers to reflect on and celebrate the message of this scripture.
Sermon Themes from This Passage
- Holy Spirit
- Prayer
- Grace
- Pentecost
- Sanctification
Suggested Hymns for Worship
Example Worship Flow
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1
Call to Worship Psalm 100
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2
Opening Hymn Lord God Your Love Has Called Us Here
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3
Scripture Reading 2 Corinthians 3:17
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4
Sermon Holy Spirit
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5
Response Hymn Gracious Spirit, Dwell With Me
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6
Reflection Hymn O Come and Dwell in Me
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7
Closing Hymn Spirit of Faith, Come Down
Hymns Inspired by This Passage
Lord God Your Love Has Called Us Here is a modern hymn about the transforming initiative of divine love.
O Come and Dwell in Me is a Charles Wesley hymn of sanctifying grace that asks the Holy Spirit to make divine freedom, holiness, assurance, and Christlike life an inward reality.
“Spirit of Faith, Come Down” is a prayer for the Holy Spirit to make the saving work of Christ personally known and believed.
Spirit of the Living God is a compact prayer for the Holy Spirit’s renewing and sanctifying work.
Sweet, Sweet Spirit is Doris Mae Akers's 1962 gospel song about recognizing and responding to the Holy Spirit within gathered Christian worship.
We Gather Together is an English-language form of a late-sixteenth-century Dutch thanksgiving hymn shaped by a period of war, political upheaval, and religious conflict.