Hymns Based on Revelation 7:17

Christian hymns and worship songs connected to Revelation 7:17

"Therefore they are before the throne of God, and they serve him day and night in his temple. He who sits on the throne will spread his tabernacle over them. They will never be hungry or thirsty any more. The sun won’t beat on them, nor any heat; for the Lamb who is in the middle of the throne shepherds them and leads them to springs of life-giving waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”"

— Revelation 7:17

Theological Significance

This verse has inspired Christian hymns that explore themes of Hope, Eternal life, Assurance, Heaven, Worship. Many worship songs connected to Revelation 7:17 proclaim these timeless biblical truths and invite believers to reflect on and celebrate the message of this scripture.

Sermon Themes from This Passage

Hope
Eternal life
Assurance
Heaven
Worship

Suggested Hymns for Worship

Opening Hymn Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

Response Hymn For Those Tears I Died

Reflection Hymn Behold a Host, Arrayed in White

Example Worship Flow

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Call to Worship Psalm 100
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Opening Hymn Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
3
Scripture Reading Revelation 7:17
4
Sermon Hope
5
Response Hymn For Those Tears I Died
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Reflection Hymn Behold a Host, Arrayed in White
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Closing Hymn Christ the Victorious

Hymns Inspired by This Passage

Behold a Host, Arrayed in White

Behold a Host, Arrayed in White is an All Saints hymn shaped by Revelation 7:9–17.

Christ the Victorious

Christ the Victorious is a modern Christian burial hymn in which the title’s language of victory is directed toward death rather than earthly conquest.

For Those Tears I Died

For Those Tears I Died is a late-1960s Christian folk song of invitation, consolation, and personal response to Christ.

I Want to Be Ready

I Want to Be Ready, also known through the recurring phrase Walk in Jerusalem Just Like John, is an African American spiritual about readiness for the heavenly city.

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring is the familiar English name for a layered work whose text and music did not originate together.

O the Lamb

O the Lamb is a compact American camp-meeting chorus centered on Jesus Christ as the Lamb of God.

O What Their Joy and Their Glory Must Be

O What Their Joy and Their Glory Must Be is an English translation of a medieval Latin hymn by Peter Abelard that contemplates the blessed life of God's people in the heavenly Jerusalem.

Shall We Gather at the River

“Shall We Gather at the River” is Robert Lowry’s question-and-answer song of Christian hope, written with its tune in 1864.

The Lord's My Shepherd

“The Lord's My Shepherd” is a metrical setting of Psalm 23 from the Scottish Psalter of 1650.

The Lord's My Shepherd, I'll Not Want

This familiar metrical Psalm 23 is one of the most durable products of the Scottish Reformed psalm-singing tradition.

Explore Related Hymn Themes

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