Hymns Based on Psalm 96:1

Christian hymns and worship songs connected to Psalm 96:1

"Sing to Yahweh a new song! Sing to Yahweh, all the earth. Sing to Yahweh! Bless his name! Proclaim his salvation from day to day!"

— Psalm 96:1

Theological Significance

This verse has inspired Christian hymns that explore themes of Praise, Mission, Thanksgiving, Discipleship, Providence. Many worship songs connected to Psalm 96:1 proclaim these timeless biblical truths and invite believers to reflect on and celebrate the message of this scripture.

Sermon Themes from This Passage

Praise
Mission
Thanksgiving
Discipleship
Providence

Suggested Hymns for Worship

Opening Hymn Let All the World in Every Corner Sing

Response Hymn While by My Sheep I Watched at Night

Reflection Hymn Sing To The Great Jehovah's Praise

Closing Hymn We've a Story to Tell to the Nations

Example Worship Flow

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Call to Worship Psalm 100
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Opening Hymn Let All the World in Every Corner Sing
3
Scripture Reading Psalm 96:1
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Sermon Praise
5
Response Hymn While by My Sheep I Watched at Night
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Reflection Hymn Sing To The Great Jehovah's Praise
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Closing Hymn We've a Story to Tell to the Nations

Hymns Inspired by This Passage

Let All the World in Every Corner Sing

Let All the World in Every Corner Sing is George Herbert’s compact hymn of universal praise, drawn from the poem “Antiphon (I)” in his 1633 collection The Temple.

Lift Every Voice and Sing

Lift Every Voice and Sing is at once a song of communal memory, determined hope, and prayer.

Sing To The Great Jehovah's Praise

Sing To The Great Jehovah's Praise is a Charles Wesley hymn for the turn of the year, joining thanksgiving for God’s preserving providence with renewed consecration.

We've a Story to Tell to the Nations

“We've a Story to Tell to the Nations” is a late nineteenth-century mission hymn that joins proclamation of the gospel with hope for the reign of Christ.

While by My Sheep I Watched at Night

While by My Sheep I Watched at Night, also widely known through its refrain as How Great Our Joy, is an English form of the old German Christmas carol Als ich bei meinen Schafen wacht.

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