Amazing Grace is a testimony of undeserved mercy viewed across the whole course of Christian life.
Hymns Based on Luke 15:24
Christian hymns and worship songs connected to Luke 15:24
"He arose and came to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was moved with compassion, and ran, fell on his neck, and kissed him. The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ “But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring out the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet. Bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let’s eat and celebrate; for this, my son, was dead and is alive again. He was lost and is found.’ Then they began to celebrate."
— Luke 15:24
Theological Significance
This verse has inspired Christian hymns that explore themes of Grace, Repentance, Assurance, Forgiveness, Providence. Many worship songs connected to Luke 15:24 proclaim these timeless biblical truths and invite believers to reflect on and celebrate the message of this scripture.
Sermon Themes from This Passage
- Grace
- Repentance
- Assurance
- Forgiveness
- Providence
Suggested Hymns for Worship
Response Hymn
Come Back Quickly to the Lord
Reflection Hymn
Amazing Grace
Closing Hymn
O God Who Shaped Creation
Example Worship Flow
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Call to Worship Psalm 100
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Scripture Reading Luke 15:24
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Sermon Grace
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Response Hymn Come Back Quickly to the Lord
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Reflection Hymn Amazing Grace
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Closing Hymn O God Who Shaped Creation
Hymns Inspired by This Passage
Come Back Quickly to the Lord is the English form of the Korean hymn “Eo Seo Doraoo” (어서 돌아오오), a direct invitation to people who have wandered from God to return to the mercy of the Lord.
Depth of Mercy is one of Charles Wesley's most searching hymns of repentance.
God of the Sparrow God of the Whale is a six-stanza hymn by Jaroslav Jan Vajda that asks how creatures and human beings respond to the God who creates, judges, saves, heals, reconciles, and draws people home.
O God Who Shaped Creation is a late-twentieth-century hymn by William Watkins Reid Jr.
There's a Wideness in God's Mercy celebrates divine compassion as larger than the limits people habitually place upon it.