Hymns Based on Revelation 21:23

Christian hymns and worship songs connected to Revelation 21:23

"The city has no need for the sun or moon to shine, for the very glory of God illuminated it and its lamp is the Lamb. The nations will walk in its light. The kings of the earth bring the glory and honor of the nations into it."

— Revelation 21:23

Theological Significance

This verse has inspired Christian hymns that explore themes of Christian hope, Epiphany, Light, Discipleship, Eternal life. Many worship songs connected to Revelation 21:23 proclaim these timeless biblical truths and invite believers to reflect on and celebrate the message of this scripture.

Sermon Themes from This Passage

Christian hope
Epiphany
Light
Discipleship
Eternal life

Suggested Hymns for Worship

Opening Hymn Jerusalem the Golden

Response Hymn The Light of the World Is Jesus

Reflection Hymn Arise, Shine Out, Your Light Has Come

Example Worship Flow

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Call to Worship Psalm 100
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Opening Hymn Jerusalem the Golden
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Scripture Reading Revelation 21:23
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Sermon Christian hope
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Response Hymn The Light of the World Is Jesus
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Reflection Hymn Arise, Shine Out, Your Light Has Come
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Closing Hymn As with Gladness Men of Old

Hymns Inspired by This Passage

Arise, Shine Out, Your Light Has Come

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.

As with Gladness Men of Old

As with Gladness Men of Old is an Epiphany hymn by William Chatterton Dix that turns the journey of the Magi into a pattern for Christian discipleship.

I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light

Kathleen Armstrong Thomerson's 1966 hymn is a first-person prayer of discipleship shaped by the biblical contrast between light and darkness.

Jerusalem the Golden

Jerusalem the Golden gives Christian hope a city-shaped imagination.

O Holy City, Seen of John

O Holy City, Seen of John is Walter Russell Bowie's 1909 hymn on the New Jerusalem of Revelation 21–22.

O Morning Star, How Fair and Bright

O Morning Star, How Fair and Bright is an English form of Philipp Nicolai’s German chorale Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, a devotional hymn that addresses Christ with biblical images of radiant light, royal dignity, and the heavenly bridegroom.

The Light of the World Is Jesus

Philip Paul Bliss's 1875 gospel song centers on one of the Gospel of John's most important Christological images: Jesus as the light of the world.

Wake, Awake, for Night Is Flying

This classic Lutheran chorale is a hymn of watchfulness, hope, and joyful expectation centered on the return of Christ.

Walking in Sunlight All of My Journey

“Walking in Sunlight All of My Journey,” historically published under the title “Heavenly Sunlight,” is a gospel hymn of Christian assurance built around the biblical image of light.

We Three Kings of Orient Are

We Three Kings of Orient Are is an American Epiphany carol that dramatizes the journey of the magi and interprets their gifts through a long Christian tradition of symbolism.

Explore Related Hymn Themes

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