A Child of the King is a late nineteenth-century gospel hymn about Christian adoption, assurance, and inheritance.
Hymns Based on Romans 8:16
Christian hymns and worship songs connected to Romans 8:16
"The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God;"
— Romans 8:16
Theological Significance
This verse has inspired Christian hymns that explore themes of Assurance, Grace, Holy Spirit, Salvation, Faith. Many worship songs connected to Romans 8:16 proclaim these timeless biblical truths and invite believers to reflect on and celebrate the message of this scripture.
Sermon Themes from This Passage
- Assurance
- Grace
- Holy Spirit
- Salvation
- Faith
Suggested Hymns for Worship
Example Worship Flow
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Call to Worship Psalm 100
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Opening Hymn Every Time I Feel the Spirit
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Scripture Reading Romans 8:16
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Sermon Assurance
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Response Hymn How Can We Sinners Know
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Reflection Hymn A Child of the King
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Closing Hymn Blessed Assurance
Hymns Inspired by This Passage
Blessed Assurance is a nineteenth-century gospel hymn of Christian testimony.
“Every Time I Feel the Spirit” makes prayer the immediate answer to the inward activity of God's Spirit.
How Can We Sinners Know asks one of the central pastoral questions of the Methodist revival: how may a believer have confidence that sins are forgiven and that reconciliation with God is real? The hymn answers by directing attention first to Christ’s saving work and then to the Holy Spirit’s witness within the believer.
O God in Heaven is a twentieth-century Asian Christian hymn shaped as a Trinitarian prayer.
“Spirit of Faith, Come Down” is a prayer for the Holy Spirit to make the saving work of Christ personally known and believed.