Because Thou Hast Said is a short Communion hymn drawn from a four-stanza poem by Charles Wesley published in 1745.
Hymns Based on John 14:16
Christian hymns and worship songs connected to John 14:16
"I will pray to the Father, and he will give you another Counselor, that he may be with you forever: the Spirit of truth, whom the world can’t receive, for it doesn’t see him and doesn’t know him. You know him, for he lives with you and will be in you."
— John 14:16
Theological Significance
This verse has inspired Christian hymns that explore themes of Holy Spirit, Prayer, Worship, Pentecost, Sanctification. Many worship songs connected to John 14:16 proclaim these timeless biblical truths and invite believers to reflect on and celebrate the message of this scripture.
Sermon Themes from This Passage
- Holy Spirit
- Prayer
- Worship
- Pentecost
- Sanctification
Suggested Hymns for Worship
Example Worship Flow
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Call to Worship Psalm 100
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Opening Hymn Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove
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Scripture Reading John 14:16
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Sermon Holy Spirit
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Response Hymn Come, Holy Ghost, Our Souls Inspire
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Reflection Hymn Because Thou Hast Said
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Closing Hymn Come Down, O Love Divine
Hymns Inspired by This Passage
Come Down, O Love Divine is Richard Frederick Littledale's 1867 English translation and reshaping of a late-medieval Italian prayer by Bianco da Siena.
Come, Holy Ghost, Our Souls Inspire is a corporate prayer for God to do within the church what the church cannot produce by effort alone.
Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove is Isaac Watts's prayer for inward renewal by the Holy Spirit.
Father in Heaven is a compact Trinitarian prayer by Daniel Thambyrajah Niles, written for the Philippine tune HALAD associated with Elena Granada Maquiso.
Gracious Spirit, Dwell With Me is a prayer for the Holy Spirit to make Christian character visible in ordinary life.
Great Spirit, Now I Pray is a brief Kiowa prayer presented in both Kiowa and English in The United Methodist Hymnal.
Hover O'er Me, Holy Spirit, historically published under the title Fill Me Now, is a prayer for the Holy Spirit's cleansing, comfort, power, and indwelling presence.
Pennefather's brief nineteenth-century hymn is a compact prayer for the gathered church.
Joys Are Flowing Like a River, widely known by its refrain title Blessed Quietness, is a Holiness-era hymn about the abiding presence of the Holy Spirit.
Spirit of the Living God is a compact prayer for the Holy Spirit’s renewing and sanctifying work.
Sweet, Sweet Spirit is Doris Mae Akers's 1962 gospel song about recognizing and responding to the Holy Spirit within gathered Christian worship.
We Believe in One True God is a compact sung confession of Trinitarian faith.