Hymns Based on Acts 2:3

Christian hymns and worship songs connected to Acts 2:3

"Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place. Suddenly there came from the sky a sound like the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. Tongues like fire appeared and were distributed to them, and one sat on each of them. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak."

— Acts 2:3

Theological Significance

This verse has inspired Christian hymns that explore themes of Pentecost, Holy Spirit, Prayer, Worship, Mission. Many worship songs connected to Acts 2:3 proclaim these timeless biblical truths and invite believers to reflect on and celebrate the message of this scripture.

Sermon Themes from This Passage

  • Pentecost
  • Holy Spirit
  • Prayer
  • Worship
  • Mission

Suggested Hymns for Worship

Example Worship Flow

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    Call to Worship Psalm 100
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    Scripture Reading Acts 2:3
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    Sermon Pentecost
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Hymns Inspired by This Passage

Come Down, O Love Divine

Come Down, O Love Divine is Richard Frederick Littledale's 1867 English translation and reshaping of a late-medieval Italian prayer by Bianco da Siena.

Filled with the Spirit's Power

Filled with the Spirit's Power is a Pentecost hymn about the Holy Spirit forming a people rather than merely inspiring isolated individuals.

God Is With Us Alleluia

God Is With Us Alleluia is a hymnal display title for Graham Kendrick’s The Candle Song, also known by its opening words, Like a Candle Flame.

Hail Thee, Festival Day

Hail Thee, Festival Day is a festival hymn whose history joins a sixth-century Latin poem, medieval processional use, twentieth-century English translations, and one of Ralph Vaughan Williams’s most distinctive hymn tunes.

Hover O'er Me, Holy Spirit

Hover O'er Me, Holy Spirit, historically published under the title Fill Me Now, is a prayer for the Holy Spirit's cleansing, comfort, power, and indwelling presence.

Jesus, Thine All-Victorious Love

Jesus, Thine All-Victorious Love is a prayer for the love of Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit to transform the believer completely.

Let It Breathe on Me

“Let It Breathe on Me” is a compact African American gospel prayer centered on the life-giving and renewing work of the Holy Spirit.

Many Gifts, One Spirit

Many Gifts, One Spirit is a twentieth-century congregational hymn about diversity, unity, change, and the work of the Holy Spirit within the church.

O Breath of Life

O Breath of Life is a prayer for the Holy Spirit to renew the church from within.

O Spirit of the Living God

O Spirit of the Living God is James Montgomery's 1823 missionary hymn invoking the Holy Spirit to accompany the church's proclamation of the Gospel.

Send Your Word

Send Your Word is a twentieth-century Japanese Christian hymn that prays for God’s living word to enter a wounded world with grace, power, healing, and renewal.

Surely the Presence of the Lord

“Surely the Presence of the Lord” is a short contemporary worship chorus centered on awareness of God’s nearness in gathered worship.

Sweet, Sweet Spirit

Sweet, Sweet Spirit is Doris Mae Akers's 1962 gospel song about recognizing and responding to the Holy Spirit within gathered Christian worship.

There's a Spirit in the Air

There's a Spirit in the Air is Brian Wren’s 1969 Pentecost hymn about recognizing the Holy Spirit through the visible life of Christ’s people.

We Are the Church

“We Are the Church” is a concise teaching song about Christian identity.

When Jesus Came to Jordan

When Jesus Came to Jordan is Fred Pratt Green’s hymn on the baptism of Jesus and the meaning of that event for Christ’s ministry and Christian discipleship.