Ask Ye What Great Thing I Know is an English translation of a German hymn by Johann Christoph Schwedler.
Hymns Based on Romans 8:38
Christian hymns and worship songs connected to Romans 8:38
"For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from God’s love which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
— Romans 8:38
Theological Significance
This verse has inspired Christian hymns that explore themes of Assurance, Faith, Grace, Providence, Hope. Many worship songs connected to Romans 8:38 proclaim these timeless biblical truths and invite believers to reflect on and celebrate the message of this scripture.
Sermon Themes from This Passage
- Assurance
- Faith
- Grace
- Providence
- Hope
Suggested Hymns for Worship
Example Worship Flow
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Call to Worship Psalm 100
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Opening Hymn In Thee Is Gladness
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Scripture Reading Romans 8:38
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Sermon Assurance
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Response Hymn Hark! Ten Thousand Harps And Voices
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Reflection Hymn Ask Ye What Great Thing I Know
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Closing Hymn Of Jesus' Love That Sought Me
Hymns Inspired by This Passage
Ask Ye What Great Thing I Know is a hymn of Christian testimony in which repeated questions are answered by directing every ground of confidence toward Jesus Christ crucified.
By Gracious Powers is Fred Pratt Green's five-stanza English versification of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's seven-stanza German poem Von guten Mächten, written in a Berlin prison in December 1944.
“Children of the Heavenly Father” is a hymn of assurance built around the identity of believers as God’s children.
Hark! Ten Thousand Harps And Voices is a hymn of exalted praise to the reigning Christ.
I've Found a Friend, O Such a Friend is a hymn of joyful assurance in personal fellowship with Jesus Christ.
If Death My Friend and Me Divide is a reflective hymn by Charles Wesley that expresses Christian hope in the face of death.
“In Christ Alone” is a modern creedal hymn that places Christian confidence in the person and saving work of Jesus Christ.
In Thee Is Gladness is not chiefly a hymn about cheerful circumstances.
Jesus Loves Me began not in a hymnal but in a Victorian novel, where a teacher sings to a gravely ill child.
Jesus My Lord, Will Love Me Forever, commonly known as Now I Belong To Jesus, is a gospel testimony hymn about the believer's secure relationship with Christ.
Jesus Priceless Treasure is a beloved devotional hymn rooted in seventeenth century Lutheran spirituality.
O Love of God Most Full is a compact prayer that asks for divine love to become an experienced, governing reality rather than a merely stated doctrine.
O Love of God, How Strong and True is a majestic hymn by Horatius Bonar that meditates on the strength, depth, breadth, and faithfulness of divine love.
“O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go” is a hymn of surrender grounded in the conviction that God’s love is more steadfast than the believer’s strength.
Of Jesus' Love That Sought Me, more widely known from its refrain as Sweeter As The Years Go By, is a gospel song of grateful testimony.
Stand By Me is a gospel hymn of petition and trust in which Charles Albert Tindley places the believer’s troubles within the larger reality of God’s sustaining presence.
The Love of the Christ Is So Precious, commonly known as His Love Is Far Better Than Gold, is a gospel hymn that magnifies the surpassing worth of Christ's love.
Under His Wings is a gospel hymn of refuge and assurance built around one of Scripture’s most tender images for divine protection.
Your Love, O God, Is Broad Like Beach and Meadow is a modern hymn celebrating the immeasurable love of God.