Hymns Based on Luke 4:18

“Blow Ye the Trumpet, Blow” is Charles Wesley’s New Year hymn built around the biblical Year of Jubilee.

Canticle of Zechariah also known as Benedictus draws inspiration from the prophetic song of Zechariah recorded in the Gospel of Luke.

Christ for the World We Sing is one of the classic missionary hymns of the nineteenth century.

Go Down Moses is one of the most powerful and enduring spirituals in the African American tradition.

God Hath Spoken by the Prophets is a twentieth century hymn that celebrates the continuing call of God's word to justice and faithful living.

God of Grace and God of Glory is a corporate prayer for a church that must act faithfully in a difficult world.

Hail to the Lord's Anointed is a majestic hymn celebrating the reign of the Messiah and the fulfillment of God's promises through Jesus Christ.

Heal Me, Hands of Jesus is a modern hymn that expresses a heartfelt prayer for healing and spiritual restoration.

I'll Praise My Maker While I've Breath is Isaac Watts's Christian paraphrase of Psalm 146 as reshaped for later congregational use by John Wesley.

Let My People Seek Their Freedom is a contemporary hymn that reflects the biblical vision of liberation and justice rooted in the story of God's deliverance of Israel.

Mil Voces Para Celebrar is the Spanish adaptation of Charles Wesley's celebrated hymn of praise often known in English as O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing.

My Soul Gives Glory to My God is a contemporary hymn based on the biblical Magnificat from the Gospel of Luke.

O Brothers, Lift Your Voices is a mission hymn of triumphant praise.

O Christ, the Healer is a modern hymn that explores the healing ministry of Jesus and the church's role in seeking restoration for the broken world.

O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing begins in the inadequacy of one voice before the magnitude of Christ's grace.

O Young and Fearless Prophet is a twentieth century hymn that portrays Jesus as a courageous prophet who called people to truth, justice, and compassionate service.

Of Jesus' Love That Sought Me, more widely known from its refrain as Sweeter As The Years Go By, is a gospel song of grateful testimony.

There Is a Balm in Gilead turns a biblical question of woundedness into a Christian confession of hope.

There's a Spirit in the Air is a modern hymn celebrating the active presence of the Holy Spirit in the life of the church and the world.

When Jesus the Healer Passed Through Galilee is a modern hymn that reflects on the compassionate ministry of Christ among the marginalized and suffering.

Where Cross the Crowded Ways of Life is a powerful hymn that calls Christians to bring the compassion of Christ into the struggles of everyday life.

Ye Who Claim the Faith of Jesus is a hymn that challenges believers to embody the faith they profess.