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 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 Praise, Trinity, Adoration, Faith, Holiness of God. 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
- Praise
- Trinity
- Adoration
- Faith
- Holiness of God
Suggested Hymns for Worship
Example Worship Flow
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Call to Worship Psalm 100
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Opening Hymn Canticle of the Holy Trinity
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Scripture Reading Revelation 4:10
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Sermon Praise
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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
Canticle of the Holy Trinity is a responsive act of praise rather than a conventional stanzaic hymn.
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 Victorian mission hymn that begins in exuberant proclamation but ends in doxology.
“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.