Hymns Based on Matthew 5:16

A Candle Is Burning is Sandra Dean's 1986 song for the lighting of the Advent wreath.

Arise, Shine Out, Your Light Has Come is Brian Arthur Wren's 1986 hymn inspired by Isaiah 60 and its vision of a radiant restored city drawing the nations toward God's glory.

“Brighten the Corner Where You Are” is a gospel song about the spiritual importance of ordinary faithfulness.

“Brightly Beams Our Father's Mercy,” also widely known by the heading “Let the Lower Lights Be Burning,” is a gospel song about the relationship between God's saving mercy and the church's responsibility to bear faithful witness.

Christ Is the World's Light is a modern hymn that proclaims the central Christian belief that Jesus Christ brings divine light into a world often marked by darkness.

Christ Loves the Church is a modern hymn that celebrates the enduring love of Christ for the community of believers.

Dear Jesus, in Whose Life I See is a devotional hymn that reflects on the life of Christ as the model for Christian character.

Go Forth for God is a twentieth century hymn that serves as a commissioning song for Christian discipleship.

Go, Make of All Disciples is a twentieth century hymn that expresses the church's responsibility to carry out Christ's Great Commission.

God of Love and God of Power is a twentieth century hymn that calls believers to live with courage and faith in the face of fear and injustice.

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Hope of the World is a modern hymn that reflects on the mission of the church in light of Christ's presence in the world.

I Sing a Song of the Saints of God is a widely loved hymn celebrating the lives of faithful Christians who serve God in ordinary circumstances.

I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light is a contemporary hymn that celebrates the Christian calling to live in the light of Christ.

Is Your Life a Channel of Blessing? is a gospel song of consecrated Christian service.

Let There Be Light is a hymn inspired by the biblical imagery of light as a symbol of God's creative power and redeeming presence.

Lord, Be Glorified is a contemporary worship chorus that expresses the believer's desire for God to be honored in every aspect of life.

Out in the Highways and Byways of Life, more commonly known by the refrain title Make Me a Blessing, is a gospel song about Christian vocation expressed through ordinary acts of witness and mercy.

Rejoice in God's Saints is a modern hymn celebrating the faithful lives of Christians who witness to God's grace in ordinary and extraordinary ways.

Rise, Shine, You People is a vibrant hymn of proclamation and mission that calls the church to awaken to the presence and work of Christ in the world.

Send the Light is a missionary gospel song built around a simple but demanding conviction: the good news entrusted to the church is meant to move outward.

The Church of Christ, in Every Age is a modern hymn that reflects on the church's calling to serve faithfully amid the challenges of each generation.

“This Little Light of Mine” is an African American sacred song whose strength comes from turning a simple image into a public commitment.

You Are the Seed is the English form of Cesáreo Gabaráin’s Spanish mission hymn Sois la Semilla, also known by the refrain title Id y Enseñad.