Songs and God's Creation
Natural Revelation
Theology and Song
A Theological Index of Music for Worship
I. PROLEGOMENA: The Revelation of God
Songs and God's Creation
1. Creation affirms that there is a Creator—God created heaven and earth
All Things Bright and Beautiful (Cecil F Alexander) to ROYAL OAK • TB636 TH120
Before Jehovah’s Awful Throne—Psalm 100 (Isaac Watts / John Wesley) to PARK STREET • TB62 TH65
God, the Lord, a King Remaineth—Psalm 93 (John Keble) to REGENT SQUARE • TB60 TH64
Great Is Thy Faithfulness (Thomas Obediah Chisholm) to FAITHFULNESS • TB27 TH32 BH96 SW141
Hallelujah, Praise Jehovah—Psalm 146 (The Psalter, 1912) to RIPLEY • TB53 TH57 FH7
Hast Thou Not Known, Hast Thou Not Heard (Isaac Watts) to DUNDEE • TB28
I Sing the Mighty Power of God (Isaac Watts) to ELLACOMBE • TB106 TH116 BH48 SW10
Let All Things Now Living (Katherine Davis • Welsh melody) • TH125 BH640
The Heavens Declare Thy Glory—Psalm 19 (Thomas R. Birks) to FAITHFUL (J.S. Bach) • TB104 TH113
The Spacious Firmament on High (Joseph Addison) to CREATION • TB103 TH117
This Is My Father’s World (Maltbie Babcock) to TERRA PATRIS • TB109 TH111 BH46 SW124
Vast the Immensity, Mirror of Majesty (Edmund Clowney) to MAJESTAS • TH24
With Glory Clad, With Strength Arrayed—Psalm 93 (Tate and Brady’s New Version) to MENDON • TB64 TH70 FH3
Wondrous King, All-Glorious (Joachim Neander / William Schaefer) to WUNDERBARR KÖNIG • TB132 TH166
2. Creation glorifies God—all things exist for His glory and praise
All Creatures of Our God and King (St. Francis of Assisi / William H Draper) to LASST UNS ERFREUEN • TH115 BH11 SW13
All Glory to You (Steve and Vikki Cook) • Sovereign Grace Music
All People That on Earth Do Dwell—Psalm 100 (William Kethe / Thomas Ken) to OLD 100TH • TB1 TH1 BH40 SW46
All that I Am I Owe to Thee—Psalm 134:14–24 (The Psalter, 1912) to FEDERAL STREET • TB34 TH37 FH24
Before Jehovah’s Awful Throne—Psalm 100 (Isaac Watts / John Wesley) to PARK STREET • TB62 TH65
Behold Our God (Ryan, Jonathan and Meghan Baird / Stephen Altrogge) • Sovereign Grace Music • SW15
Exalt the Lord, His Praise Proclaim—Psalm 135 (The Psalter, 1912) to CREATION • TB12 TH12
For the Beauty of the Earth (Folliott Sandford Pierpoint) to DIX • TH116 SW65
From All That Dwell Below the Skies—Psalm 117 (Isaac Watts) to LASST UNS ERFREUEN • TB3 TH7 BH41 SW30
God, the Lord, a King Remaineth—Psalm 93 (John Keble) to REGENT SQUARE • TB60 TH64
Hallelujah, Praise Jehovah—Psalm 146 (The Psalter, 1912) to RIPLEY • TB53 TH57 FH7
Holy, Holy, Holy (Reginald Heber) to NICAEA • TB87 TH100 BH68 SW27
I Sing the Mighty Power of God (Isaac Watts) to ELLACOMBE • TB106 TH116 BH48 SW10
Let All Things Now Living (Katherine Davis • Welsh melody) • TH125 BH640
Of the Father’s Love Begotten (Prudentius / J. Neale / H. Baker) to DIVINUM MYSTERIUM • TB122 TH162 SW39
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty (Joachim Neander / Catherine Winkworth) to LOBE DEN HERREN • TB50 TH53 BH1 SW35
Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above (Jonann Schütz / Francis Cox) to MIT FREUDEN ZART • TB4 TH4 SW40
The Heavens Declare Thy Glory—Psalm 19 (Thomas R. Birks) to FAITHFUL (J.S. Bach) • TB104 TH113
The Heavens Declare Thy Glory, Lord—Psalm 19 (Isaac Watts) to UXBRIDGE • TB263 TH138
The Spacious Firmament on High (Joseph Addison) to CREATION • TB103 TH117
This Is My Father’s World (Maltbie Babcock) to TERRA PATRIS • TB109 TH111 BH46 SW124
Twas God that Made the Ocean (George B. Bubier) to NETTLETON (Asahel Nettleton) • FH54
With Songs and Honors Sounding Loud—Psalm 147 (Isaac Watts) to ST MAGNUS • TB113 TH127
Wondrous King, All-Glorious (Joachim Neander / William Schaefer) to WUNDERBARR KÖNIG • TB132 TH166
3. Creation testifies of God’s wisdom and design
All that I Am I Owe to Thee—Psalm 134:14–24 (The Psalter, 1912) to FEDERAL STREET • TB34 TH37 FH24
Hast Thou Not Known, Hast Thou Not Heard (Isaac Watts) to DUNDEE • TB28
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty (Joachim Neander / Catherine Winkworth) to LOBE DEN HERREN • TB50 TH53 BH1 SW35
Vast the Immensity, Mirror of Majesty (Edmund Clowney) to MAJESTAS • TH24
4. The testimony of creation is insufficient for knowing the way of salvation.
The Heavens Declare Thy Glory, Lord—Psalm 19 (Isaac Watts) to UXBRIDGE • TB263 TH138
Vast the Immensity, Mirror of Majesty (Edmund Clowney) to MAJESTAS • TH24
5. The testimony of creation leaves man inexcusable
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6. God delights in creation—all things were made for His pleasure
All Glory to You (Steve and Vikki Cook) • Sovereign Grace Music
Vast the Immensity, Mirror of Majesty (Edmund Clowney) to MAJESTAS • TH24
7. God made all of creation and pronounced it good
I Sing the Mighty Power of God (Isaac Watts) to ELLACOMBE • TB106 TH116 BH48 SW10
8. The world was spoken into existence by God’s Word
I Sing the Mighty Power of God (Isaac Watts) to ELLACOMBE • TB106 TH116 BH48 SW10
Of the Father’s Love Begotten (Prudentius / J. Neale / H. Baker) to DIVINUM MYSTERIUM • TB122 TH162 SW39
Vast the Immensity, Mirror of Majesty (Edmund Clowney) to MAJESTAS • TH24
9. The world was created by God ex nihilio (out of nothing)
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10. The world continues to be upheld and sustained by God
All Things Bright and Beautiful (Cecil F Alexander) to ROYAL OAK • TB636 TH120
Exalt the Lord, His Praise Proclaim—Psalm 135 (The Psalter, 1912) to CREATION • TB12 TH12
Forever Settled in the Heavens—Psalm 119:89–97 (The Psalter, 1912) to DUKE STREET • TB54 TH59 BH638
Great Is Thy Faithfulness (Thomas Obediah Chisholm) to FAITHFULNESS • TB27 TH32 BH96 SW141
Hallelujah, Praise Jehovah—Psalm 146 (The Psalter, 1912) to RIPLEY • TB53 TH57 FH7
Hast Thou Not Known, Hast Thou Not Heard (Isaac Watts) to DUNDEE • TB28
I Sing the Mighty Power of God (Isaac Watts) to ELLACOMBE • TB106 TH116 BH48 SW10
Let All Things Now Living (Katherine Davis • Welsh melody) • TH125 BH640
Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above (Jonann Schütz / Francis Cox) to MIT FREUDEN ZART • TB4 TH4 SW40
With Glory Clad, With Strength Arrayed—Psalm 93 (Tate and Brady’s New Version) to MENDON • TB64 TH70 FH3
With Songs and Honors Sounding Loud—Psalm 147 (Isaac Watts) to ST MAGNUS • TB113 TH127
11. God creates all people—He is the One who gives and sustains all life
All People That on Earth Do Dwell—Psalm 100 (William Kethe / Thomas Ken) to OLD 100TH • TB1 TH1 BH40 SW46
Let All Things Now Living (Katherine Davis • Welsh melody) • TH125 BH640
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty (Joachim Neander / Catherine Winkworth) to LOBE DEN HERREN • TB50 TH53 BH1 SW35
12. God created man (male and female) out of the dust of the earth
Before Jehovah’s Awful Throne—Psalm 100 (Isaac Watts / John Wesley) to PARK STREET • TB62 TH65
13. Man was breathed into a living being by God.
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14. God made man (male and female) in His own image
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15. God gave man dominion over all other living things on the earth.
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16. God created the world in six days and rested on the seventh.
Today We Gather in This Place (Ken Puls) to HULSE (Tom Wells) • Ken Puls Music
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