“Awake, O Sleeper” is a modern Scripture-shaped hymn in which Francis Bland Tucker gathers language from Ephesians into a call from spiritual death and darkness toward the life and light of Christ.
Hymns Based on Ephesians 3:18
Christian hymns and worship songs connected to Ephesians 3:18
"that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, to the end that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be strengthened to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and height and depth, and to know Christ’s love which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God."
— Ephesians 3:18
Theological Significance
This verse has inspired Christian hymns that explore themes of Assurance, Grace, Divine Love, Holy Spirit, Prayer. Many worship songs connected to Ephesians 3:18 proclaim these timeless biblical truths and invite believers to reflect on and celebrate the message of this scripture.
Sermon Themes from This Passage
- Assurance
- Grace
- Divine Love
- Holy Spirit
- Prayer
Suggested Hymns for Worship
Example Worship Flow
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Call to Worship Psalm 100
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Opening Hymn Come Down, O Love Divine
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Scripture Reading Ephesians 3:18
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Sermon Assurance
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Response Hymn Awake, O Sleeper
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Reflection Hymn Come, Holy Ghost, Our Hearts Inspire
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Closing Hymn Love, Wonderful Love of God
Hymns Inspired by This Passage
Come Down, O Love Divine is a profound hymn of prayer and devotion centered on the transforming presence of the Holy Spirit.
Come, Holy Ghost, Our Hearts Inspire is first of all a prayer for illumination.
“Come, My Way, My Truth, My Life” is a sung prayer drawn from George Herbert’s poem “The Call.
This gospel hymn presents Christian conversion as the beginning of continuing spiritual formation.
Jesu Thy Boundless Love to Me is a devotional hymn that expresses a longing for deeper union with Christ and transformation through divine love.
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling is a prayer for God’s transforming love to fill human life completely.
Love, Wonderful Love of God is a compact gospel hymn that moves from astonishment at Calvary to personal assurance and then to public witness.
More About Jesus Would I Know is a gospel hymn of spiritual longing.
O Jesus, Thou Art Standing is a searching hymn of invitation and repentance.
O Love of God Most Full is a compact prayer that asks for divine love to become an experienced, governing reality rather than a merely stated doctrine.
O Love of God, How Strong and True is a majestic hymn by Horatius Bonar that meditates on the strength, depth, breadth, and faithfulness of divine love.
“O Love, How Deep” is an English translation and adaptation of a fifteenth-century Latin Christological hymn traditionally associated with the opening words “O amor quam ecstaticus.
O the Depth of Love Divine is a reflective hymn by Charles Wesley that meditates on the mystery and wonder of God's grace.
Of Jesus' Love That Sought Me, more widely known from its refrain as Sweeter As The Years Go By, is a gospel song of grateful testimony.
“Spirit Song” is a late twentieth-century worship song centered on Christ’s love and the renewing work of the Holy Spirit.
The Love of the Christ Is So Precious, commonly known as His Love Is Far Better Than Gold, is a gospel hymn that magnifies the surpassing worth of Christ's love.
There's a Wideness in God's Mercy celebrates divine compassion as larger than the limits people habitually place upon it.
Your Love, O God, Is Broad Like Beach and Meadow is a modern hymn celebrating the immeasurable love of God.