Hymns Based on Romans 8:26

Christian hymns and worship songs connected to Romans 8:26

"In the same way, the Spirit also helps our weaknesses, for we don’t know how to pray as we ought. But the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings which can’t be uttered."

— Romans 8:26

Theological Significance

This verse has inspired Christian hymns that explore themes of Prayer, Holy Spirit, Pentecost, Faith, Assurance. Many worship songs connected to Romans 8:26 proclaim these timeless biblical truths and invite believers to reflect on and celebrate the message of this scripture.

Sermon Themes from This Passage

Prayer
Holy Spirit
Pentecost
Faith
Assurance

Suggested Hymns for Worship

Opening Hymn Great Spirit, Now I Pray

Response Hymn Prayer Is the Soul's Sincere Desire

Reflection Hymn Canticle of Prayer

Closing Hymn Like the Murmur of the Dove's Song

Example Worship Flow

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Call to Worship Psalm 100
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Opening Hymn Great Spirit, Now I Pray
3
Scripture Reading Romans 8:26
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Sermon Prayer
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Response Hymn Prayer Is the Soul's Sincere Desire
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Reflection Hymn Canticle of Prayer
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Closing Hymn Like the Murmur of the Dove's Song

Hymns Inspired by This Passage

Canticle of Prayer

Canticle of Prayer is a twentieth-century Scripture canticle rather than a conventional stanza hymn.

Every Time I Feel the Spirit

“Every Time I Feel the Spirit” makes prayer the immediate answer to the inward activity of God's Spirit.

Great Spirit, Now I Pray

Great Spirit, Now I Pray is a brief Kiowa prayer presented in both Kiowa and English in The United Methodist Hymnal.

Holy Spirit, Come, Confirm Us

Holy Spirit, Come, Confirm Us is William Brian Foley's four-stanza prayer for the continuing work of the Holy Spirit in Christian faith and community.

Hover O'er Me, Holy Spirit

Hover O'er Me, Holy Spirit, historically published under the title Fill Me Now, is a prayer for the Holy Spirit's cleansing, comfort, power, and indwelling presence.

Kum Ba Yah (Come By Here)

Kum Ba Yah (Come By Here) is an African American prayer song whose central request is almost elemental: Lord, come near.

Like the Murmur of the Dove's Song

Like the Murmur of the Dove's Song is a contemporary Pentecost hymn by Carl Pickens Daw Jr.

Prayer Is the Soul's Sincere Desire

Prayer Is the Soul's Sincere Desire is James Montgomery's sustained meditation on what Christian prayer is before it is a method or a set form.

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