“Blest Be the Dear Uniting Love” is Charles Wesley’s hymn of Christian fellowship at a time of separation.
Hymns Based on Colossians 3:14
Christian hymns and worship songs connected to Colossians 3:14
"Above all these things, walk in love, which is the bond of perfection."
— Colossians 3:14
Theological Significance
This verse has inspired Christian hymns that explore themes of Love, Unity, Discipleship, Peace, Reconciliation. Many worship songs connected to Colossians 3:14 proclaim these timeless biblical truths and invite believers to reflect on and celebrate the message of this scripture.
Sermon Themes from This Passage
- Love
- Unity
- Discipleship
- Peace
- Reconciliation
Suggested Hymns for Worship
Example Worship Flow
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Call to Worship Psalm 100
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Opening Hymn God, Whose Love Is Reigning o'er Us
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Scripture Reading Colossians 3:14
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Sermon Love
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Response Hymn Help Us Accept Each Other
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Reflection Hymn Blest Be the Dear Uniting Love
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Closing Hymn God, Who Touchest Earth with Beauty
Hymns Inspired by This Passage
Blest Be the Tie That Binds presents Christian fellowship as something deeper than friendliness or institutional membership.
“God, Who Touchest Earth with Beauty” is a prayer of Christian formation shaped by attentiveness to the created world.
God, Whose Love Is Reigning o'er Us is a modern hymn of praise that traces God's loving purpose through creation, covenant, Jesus Christ, and the faithful response of God's people.
“Help Us Accept Each Other” is a prayer for the church to become the kind of community that its own gospel proclaims.
Jesus United by Thy Grace is Charles Wesley’s prayer for a Christian fellowship held together by the grace and love of Christ.
Jesus, Lord, We Look to Thee is Charles Wesley’s prayer for a Christian community to be reconciled, peaceable, mutually caring, and holy.
O Happy Home is Sarah Laurie Borthwick Findlater's English version of Karl Johann Philipp Spitta's German hymn O selig Haus, wo man dich aufgenommen.
O Love Divine and Golden is a hymn for Christian marriage and the home.
Fred Pratt Green's 1975 hymn is a meditation on Christian character formed by the Holy Spirit.
Our Parent, by Whose Name is a Trinitarian prayer for households rather than a sentimental celebration of family life.
Shalom to You is a compact Christian benediction that turns the close of worship into a mutual act of blessing.
When Love Is Found is Brian Wren’s 1978 wedding hymn, written for two couples whose ceremonies he could not attend.
Where Charity and Love Prevail is Omer Westendorf's 1961 English adaptation of the historic Latin Ubi caritas tradition, a text long associated with Christian love, unity, and the worship of Maundy Thursday.