Hymns Based on Isaiah 6:3

Christian hymns and worship songs connected to Isaiah 6:3

"In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up; and his train filled the temple. Above him stood the seraphim. Each one had six wings. With two he covered his face. With two he covered his feet. With two he flew. One called to another, and said, “Holy, holy, holy, is Yahweh of Armies! The whole earth is full of his glory!” The foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke."

— Isaiah 6:3

Theological Significance

This verse has inspired Christian hymns that explore themes of Worship, Praise, Trinity, Heavenly Worship, Reverence. Many worship songs connected to Isaiah 6:3 proclaim these timeless biblical truths and invite believers to reflect on and celebrate the message of this scripture.

Sermon Themes from This Passage

Worship
Praise
Trinity
Heavenly Worship
Reverence

Suggested Hymns for Worship

Opening Hymn A Service of Word and Table IV, cont.

Reflection Hymn Come Thou Almighty King

Example Worship Flow

1
Call to Worship Psalm 100
2
Opening Hymn A Service of Word and Table IV, cont.
3
Scripture Reading Isaiah 6:3
4
Sermon Worship
5
Reflection Hymn Come Thou Almighty King
6
Closing Hymn Day Is Dying in the West

Hymns Inspired by This Passage

A Service of Word and Table IV, cont.

This record is not a freestanding metrical hymn.

Canticle of the Holy Trinity

Canticle of the Holy Trinity is a responsive act of praise rather than a conventional stanzaic hymn.

Come Thou Almighty King

Come Thou Almighty King is a compact hymn of invocation whose structure itself teaches Trinitarian worship.

Day Is Dying in the West

Day Is Dying in the West turns sunset into a summons to worship.

God of Many Names

God of Many Names is a late twentieth-century hymn by Brian Wren that explores how Christian worship speaks truthfully about a God who exceeds every human description.

Holy God, We Praise Thy Name

Holy God, We Praise Thy Name is the English form of an eighteenth-century German metrical paraphrase of the Te Deum.

Holy, Holy, Holy

Holy, Holy, Holy is a compact Sanctus setting, not the longer Reginald Heber hymn that begins “Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty!” Its text belongs to the ancient Christian acclamation rooted in Isaiah 6:3, where the seraphim proclaim God’s holiness and glory, and echoed in Revelation 4:8 around the heavenly throne.

Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty!

This hymn is an act of worship before it is an explanation of doctrine.

Isaiah, Mighty Seer, in Days of Old

Isaiah, Mighty Seer, in Days of Old is the familiar English form of Martin Luther’s 1526 German Sanctus, “Jesaia, dem Propheten, das geschah.

Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence

Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence begins not with narration but with a command: worshipers are summoned to stillness before the coming of Christ.

O Day of Rest and Gladness

O Day of Rest and Gladness is Christopher Wordsworth’s hymn of praise for the Christian Lord’s Day.

Surely the Presence of the Lord

“Surely the Presence of the Lord” is a short contemporary worship chorus centered on awareness of God’s nearness in gathered worship.

Explore Related Hymn Themes

Worship Praise Trinity Heavenly Worship Reverence Adoration Communion Creation Divine Majesty Holiness Holiness of God Call to Worship Christian hope Eucharist Glory of God Holy Spirit Jesus Christ Pentecost Prayer Sanctus Thanksgiving Trinity Sunday Christ as king Christ the King Christmas Church Year Communion Liturgy Communion of Saints Divine Glory Divine Mystery Divine Sovereignty Eucharistic reverence Evening Faith Gathering God the Father Holy God Incarnation Isaiah's Vision Joy Justice Liturgical Response Lord's Day Love Names of God Presence of God Providence Rest Resurrection Seraphim Worship and awe