Hymns Based on Colossians 3:17

Christian hymns and worship songs connected to Colossians 3:17

"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 3:17

Theological Significance

This verse has inspired Christian hymns that explore themes of Discipleship, Praise, Prayer, Thanksgiving, Worship. Many worship songs connected to Colossians 3:17 proclaim these timeless biblical truths and invite believers to reflect on and celebrate the message of this scripture.

Sermon Themes from This Passage

  • Discipleship
  • Praise
  • Prayer
  • Thanksgiving
  • Worship

Suggested Hymns for Worship

Example Worship Flow

  1. 1
    Call to Worship Psalm 100
  2. 2
  3. 3
    Scripture Reading Colossians 3:17
  4. 4
    Sermon Discipleship
  5. 5
    Response Hymn All for Jesus
  6. 6
    Reflection Hymn Living for Jesus
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Hymns Inspired by This Passage

All for Jesus

All for Jesus turns consecration from an occasional religious feeling into the governing direction of a whole life.

Canticle of Thanksgiving

Canticle of Thanksgiving is a short congregational response in The United Methodist Hymnal rather than a separate multi-stanza hymn.

Father in Heaven

Father in Heaven is a compact Trinitarian prayer by Daniel Thambyrajah Niles, written for the Philippine tune HALAD associated with Elena Granada Maquiso.

Living for Jesus

“Living for Jesus” is a hymn of consecration in which Christian dedication is presented as a response to Christ's prior saving work.

O Happy Home

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.

Precious Name

Precious Name, also known by its indexed opening line, is a nineteenth-century American gospel hymn by Lydia Odell Baxter with music by William Howard Doane.

Take the Name of Jesus with You

Take the Name of Jesus with You, often known by the refrain title “Precious Name,” is a nineteenth-century American gospel song about carrying faith in Christ into the ordinary pressures of Christian life.

Thank You, Lord

Thank You, Lord is a compact African American spiritual built for participation rather than literary complexity.

Thanks to God for My Redeemer

“Thanks to God for My Redeemer” is a Swedish hymn of thanksgiving whose unusual strength lies in the range of experiences it places before God.

The Name of Jesus

The Name of Jesus is an early twentieth-century gospel song by Baptist pastor William Clark Martin, set to music by Edmund Simon Lorenz.

This Is the Day

This Is the Day is Les Garrett's 1967 Scripture chorus based on Psalm 118:24.