Creating God, Your Fingers Trace is a twentieth-century hymn by Jeffery William Rowthorn that uses the praise language of Psalm 148 as a framework for contemplating God’s relation to the whole created order.
Hymns Based on Psalm 8:3
Christian hymns and worship songs connected to Psalm 8:3
"When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have ordained, what is man, that you think of him? What is the son of man, that you care for him?"
— Psalm 8:3
Theological Significance
This verse has inspired Christian hymns that explore themes of Creation, Praise, Providence, Worship, Mission. Many worship songs connected to Psalm 8:3 proclaim these timeless biblical truths and invite believers to reflect on and celebrate the message of this scripture.
Sermon Themes from This Passage
- Creation
- Praise
- Providence
- Worship
- Mission
Suggested Hymns for Worship
Opening Hymn
Many and Great, O God
Reflection Hymn
God, Who Stretched the Spangled Heavens
Closing Hymn
Creating God, Your Fingers Trace
Example Worship Flow
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Call to Worship Psalm 100
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Opening Hymn Many and Great, O God
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3
Scripture Reading Psalm 8:3
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Sermon Creation
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5
Reflection Hymn God, Who Stretched the Spangled Heavens
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Closing Hymn Creating God, Your Fingers Trace
Hymns Inspired by This Passage
God, Who Stretched the Spangled Heavens is a space-age hymn that asks how faith should respond when human beings possess extraordinary creative and technological power.
Many and Great, O God is an English paraphrase of a Dakota Christian hymn associated with Joseph Renville and the Lac qui Parle mission community.
The Spacious Firmament on High is not simply a hymn about the beauty of nature.