Sinners, Turn: Why Will You Die is Charles Wesley’s urgent appeal to repentance, shaped by God’s question to Israel in Ezekiel: “Why will you die?” The represented three-stanza form addresses the hearer successively in the name of God the Maker, God the Savior, and God the Spirit.
Hymns Based on Ezekiel 18:31
Christian hymns and worship songs connected to Ezekiel 18:31
"Cast away from you all your transgressions in which you have transgressed; and make yourself a new heart and a new spirit. For why will you die, house of Israel? For I have no pleasure in the death of him who dies,” says the Lord Yahweh. “Therefore turn yourselves, and live!"
— Ezekiel 18:31
Theological Significance
This verse has inspired Christian hymns that explore themes of Confession, Divine mercy, Evangelism, Grace, Mission. Many worship songs connected to Ezekiel 18:31 proclaim these timeless biblical truths and invite believers to reflect on and celebrate the message of this scripture.
Sermon Themes from This Passage
- Confession
- Divine mercy
- Evangelism
- Grace
- Mission
Suggested Hymns for Worship
Response Hymn
Sinners, Turn: Why Will You Die
Example Worship Flow
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Call to Worship Psalm 100
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Scripture Reading Ezekiel 18:31
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Sermon Confession
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Response Hymn Sinners, Turn: Why Will You Die