Behold a Broken World is Timothy Dudley-Smith's congregational intercession for a world marked by violence, deprivation, fear, and division.
Hymns Based on Micah 4:3
Christian hymns and worship songs connected to Micah 4:3
"and he will judge between many peoples, and will decide concerning strong nations afar off. They will beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, neither will they learn war any more. But every man will sit under his vine and under his fig tree. No one will make them afraid, for the mouth of Yahweh of Armies has spoken."
— Micah 4:3
Theological Significance
This verse has inspired Christian hymns that explore themes of Peace, Justice, Kingdom of God, Discipleship, Hope. Many worship songs connected to Micah 4:3 proclaim these timeless biblical truths and invite believers to reflect on and celebrate the message of this scripture.
Sermon Themes from This Passage
- Peace
- Justice
- Kingdom of God
- Discipleship
- Hope
Suggested Hymns for Worship
Response Hymn
O Brother Man
Reflection Hymn
Behold a Broken World
Example Worship Flow
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Call to Worship Psalm 100
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Scripture Reading Micah 4:3
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3
Sermon Peace
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4
Response Hymn O Brother Man
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Reflection Hymn Behold a Broken World
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Closing Hymn For the Healing of the Nations
Hymns Inspired by This Passage
For the Healing of the Nations is a twentieth-century Christian hymn that treats worship as a place where the church brings public life before God.
O Brother Man is a hymn about the inseparability of worship and love of neighbor.
O Holy City, Seen of John is Walter Russell Bowie's 1909 hymn on the New Jerusalem of Revelation 21–22.