Father and Friend! Thy Light, Thy Love is John Bowring's meditation on the nearness of God.
Hymns Based on Acts 17:27
Christian hymns and worship songs connected to Acts 17:27
"that they should seek the Lord, if perhaps they might reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us."
— Acts 17:27
Theological Significance
This verse has inspired Christian hymns that explore themes of God's Presence, Providence, Worship, Assurance, Call to Worship. Many worship songs connected to Acts 17:27 proclaim these timeless biblical truths and invite believers to reflect on and celebrate the message of this scripture.
Sermon Themes from This Passage
- God's Presence
- Providence
- Worship
- Assurance
- Call to Worship
Suggested Hymns for Worship
Example Worship Flow
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Call to Worship Psalm 100
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Opening Hymn How Can We Name a Love
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Scripture Reading Acts 17:27
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Sermon God's Presence
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Reflection Hymn Father and Friend! Thy Light, Thy Love
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Closing Hymn God of Our Fathers
Hymns Inspired by This Passage
God of Our Fathers is an American civic hymn whose deepest movement is prayer rather than national self-congratulation.
How Can We Name a Love is a modern hymn by Brian Wren that asks how Christians can speak faithfully about a God whose love exceeds any single human description.
Seek the Lord is Fred Pratt Green’s compact metrical paraphrase of Isaiah 55:6–11, written in 1986.