Blessed Jesus, at Thy Word is Catherine Winkworth's 1858 English translation of Tobias Clausnitzer's seventeenth-century German hymn Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier.
Hymns Based on Colossians 3:16
Christian hymns and worship songs connected to Colossians 3:16
"Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord. Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him."
— Colossians 3:16
Theological Significance
This verse has inspired Christian hymns that explore themes of Praise, Thanksgiving, Worship, Call to Worship, Joy. Many worship songs connected to Colossians 3:16 proclaim these timeless biblical truths and invite believers to reflect on and celebrate the message of this scripture.
Sermon Themes from This Passage
- Praise
- Thanksgiving
- Worship
- Call to Worship
- Joy
Suggested Hymns for Worship
Example Worship Flow
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Call to Worship Psalm 100
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Opening Hymn Blessed Jesus, at Thy Word
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Scripture Reading Colossians 3:16
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Sermon Praise
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Response Hymn Father in Heaven
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Reflection Hymn Christian People, Raise Your Song
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Closing Hymn Give Thanks, O Household Of God
Hymns Inspired by This Passage
Canon in D is not a hymn text and does not make a verbal confession of faith.
Christian People, Raise Your Song is a congregational hymn that invites believers to lift their voices in joyful praise to God.
“Come, Christians, Join to Sing” is a compact hymn of corporate praise whose simplicity is part of its design.
Father in Heaven is a concise Trinitarian prayer hymn that asks God to bless his children with mercy, grace, unity, worship, and redemption.
Give Thanks, O Household Of God is a hymn of congregational gratitude centered on the church as God's gathered family.
“Happy the Home When God Is There” presents the household as a place where Christian faith becomes a shared way of life.
Heleluyan Alleluia is a joyful congregational song rooted in the Native American Muscogee Creek Christian tradition.
Jesus We Want to Meet is a hymn emerging from the growth of African Christian hymnody in the twentieth century.
Let's Sing Unto the Lord is a bilingual congregational hymn rooted in the biblical tradition of joyful praise.
Lord Speak to Me is a nineteenth century hymn by Frances Ridley Havergal that expresses a prayer for faithful Christian service.
More About Jesus Would I Know is a gospel hymn of spiritual longing.
My Peace I Give Unto You, commonly indexed as My Peace, is Keith Routledge's short Scripture-based worship song about the distinctive peace Jesus promises in John 14.
O Lord, May Church and Home Combine is a hymn that reflects the Christian vision of shared responsibility between family and congregation in nurturing faith.
On Our Way Rejoicing is a hymn of joyful Christian pilgrimage.
Praise and Thanksgiving Be to God is a hymn of gratitude celebrating God's generosity and sustaining care.
Songs Of Praise The Angels Sang is a hymn about praise as the proper language of creation, redemption, and eternal hope.
Thank You, Lord is a simple devotional chorus expressing heartfelt gratitude to God.
This Is the Day is Les Garrett's 1967 Scripture chorus based on Psalm 118:24.
When in Our Music God Is Glorified is a hymn celebrating the role of music in Christian worship.