“Happy the Home When God Is There” presents the household as a place where Christian faith becomes a shared way of life.
Hymns Based on Joshua 24:15
Christian hymns and worship songs connected to Joshua 24:15
"If it seems evil to you to serve Yahweh, choose today whom you will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell; but as for me and my house, we will serve Yahweh.”"
— Joshua 24:15
Theological Significance
This verse has inspired Christian hymns that explore themes of Christian home, Discipleship, Family Worship, Love, Children. Many worship songs connected to Joshua 24:15 proclaim these timeless biblical truths and invite believers to reflect on and celebrate the message of this scripture.
Sermon Themes from This Passage
- Christian home
- Discipleship
- Family Worship
- Love
- Children
Suggested Hymns for Worship
Opening Hymn
Happy the Home When God Is There
Reflection Hymn
O Happy Home
Closing Hymn
Once to Every Man and Nation
Example Worship Flow
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Call to Worship Psalm 100
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Opening Hymn Happy the Home When God Is There
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Scripture Reading Joshua 24:15
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Sermon Christian home
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Reflection Hymn O Happy Home
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Closing Hymn Once to Every Man and Nation
Hymns Inspired by This Passage
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.
The familiar hymn is a song of conscience, public responsibility, and costly moral decision.