Awake, My Soul, Stretch Every Nerve is Philip Doddridge's hymn of Christian perseverance, first published posthumously in 1755.
Hymns Based on Revelation 4:10
Christian hymns and worship songs connected to Revelation 4:10
"The four living creatures, each one of them having six wings, are full of eyes around and within. They have no rest day and night, saying, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty, who was and who is and who is to come!” When the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to him who sits on the throne, to him who lives forever and ever, the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives forever and ever, and throw their crowns before the throne, saying, “Worthy are you, our Lord and God, the Holy One, to receive the glory, the honor, and the power, for you created all things, and because of your desire they existed and were created!”"
— Revelation 4:10
Theological Significance
This verse has inspired Christian hymns that explore themes of Adoration, Praise, Trinity, Discipleship, Faith. Many worship songs connected to Revelation 4:10 proclaim these timeless biblical truths and invite believers to reflect on and celebrate the message of this scripture.
Sermon Themes from This Passage
- Adoration
- Praise
- Trinity
- Discipleship
- Faith
Suggested Hymns for Worship
Example Worship Flow
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Call to Worship Psalm 100
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Opening Hymn God Himself Is With Us
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Scripture Reading Revelation 4:10
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Sermon Adoration
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Response Hymn The God of Abraham Praise
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Reflection Hymn Awake, My Soul, Stretch Every Nerve
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Closing Hymn O Brothers, Lift Your Voices
Hymns Inspired by This Passage
God Himself Is With Us is a hymn of reverent adoration that proclaims the real presence of God among his gathered people.
Holy God, We Praise Thy Name is the English form of an eighteenth-century German metrical paraphrase of the Te Deum.
This hymn is an act of worship before it is an explanation of doctrine.
O Brothers, Lift Your Voices is a mission hymn of triumphant praise.
“The God of Abraham Praise” occupies an unusual place in English hymnody: an eighteenth-century Methodist preacher fashioned a Christian hymn from a medieval Jewish liturgical poem and retained the synagogue melody through which he had encountered it.