Hymns Based on Colossians 1:15

Christian hymns and worship songs connected to Colossians 1:15

"He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created in the heavens and on the earth, visible things and invisible things, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things have been created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things are held together."

— Colossians 1:15

Theological Significance

This verse has inspired Christian hymns that explore themes of Creation, Incarnation, Faith, Praise, Worship. Many worship songs connected to Colossians 1:15 proclaim these timeless biblical truths and invite believers to reflect on and celebrate the message of this scripture.

Sermon Themes from This Passage

Creation
Incarnation
Faith
Praise
Worship

Suggested Hymns for Worship

Opening Hymn Fairest Lord Jesus

Response Hymn Of the Father's Love Begotten

Reflection Hymn How Can We Name a Love

Closing Hymn O Thou Eternal Christ of God

Example Worship Flow

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Call to Worship Psalm 100
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Opening Hymn Fairest Lord Jesus
3
Scripture Reading Colossians 1:15
4
Sermon Creation
5
Response Hymn Of the Father's Love Begotten
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Reflection Hymn How Can We Name a Love
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Closing Hymn O Thou Eternal Christ of God

Hymns Inspired by This Passage

Fairest Lord Jesus

Fairest Lord Jesus is a hymn of concentrated Christ-centered adoration.

How Can We Name a Love

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.

Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise

Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise is Walter Chalmers Smith's meditation on the mystery and majesty of God.

O Thou Eternal Christ of God

“O Thou Eternal Christ of God” is a twentieth-century hymn that sees Palm Sunday not merely as a scene from the past but as a revelation of Christ’s continuing kingship.

Of the Father's Love Begotten

Of the Father's Love Begotten is an English hymn derived from a late-antique Latin poem by Aurelius Prudentius Clemens.

Strong Son of God, Immortal Love

Strong Son of God, Immortal Love is a congregational cento drawn from the prologue to Alfred Tennyson's In Memoriam A.

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