Songs and God's Word
Special Revelation
Theology and Song
A Theological Index of Music for Worship
I. PROLEGOMENA: The Revelation of God
Songs and God's Word
1. God’s Word is divine revelation, given by inspiration of God—it is God breathed
Father of Mercies in Thy Word (Anne Steele) to BEATITUDO • TB259 TH144
Forever Settled in the Heavens—Psalm 119:89–97 (The Psalter, 1912) to DUKE STREET • TB54 TH59 BH638
Holy Bible, Book Divine (John Burton) to ALETTA • TB674 TH137 BH345
How Precious Is the Book Divine (John Fawcett) to BELMONT • TB265 TH143
O Spirit, Now We Thank You (Ken Puls) to GARRICK (Ken Puls) • Ken Puls Music • FH63
O Word of God Incarnate (William Walsham How) to MUNICH • TB267 TH140
We Have an All-Sufficient Word (Ken Puls) to ST ANNE • Ken Puls Music
With Grateful Heart My Thanks I Bring–Psalm 138 (The Psalter, 1912) to ST PETERSBURG • TB76 TH88
2. God’s Word is our final rule of faith and life—it is our final authority
How Firm a Foundation (Rippon’s Selection of Hymns) to FOUNDATION • TB80 TH94 BH456 SW126
Speak, O Lord (Stuart Townend / Keith Getty) • BH432 SW328
3. God’s Word is infallible—it is incapable of error or failing
O Spirit, Now We Thank You (Ken Puls) to GARRICK (Ken Puls) • Ken Puls Music • FH63
O Word of God Incarnate (William Walsham How) to MUNICH • TB267 TH140
Standing on the Promises (R. Kelso Carter) to PROMISES • BH339
4. God’s Word is inerrant—it is without error or failing
Ancient Words (Lynn DeShazo) • BH344
Most Perfect Is the Law of God—Psalm 19:7–11 and 119:97 (The Psalter 1912) to KINSMAN • TB450 TH153
O Spirit, Now We Thank You (Ken Puls) to GARRICK (Ken Puls) • Ken Puls Music • FH63
O Word of God Incarnate (William Walsham How) to MUNICH • TB267 TH140
Speak, O Lord (Stuart Townend / Keith Getty) • BH432 SW328
We Have an All-Sufficient Word (Ken Puls) to ST ANNE • Ken Puls Music
5. God’s Word is complete—nothing is ever to be added to Scripture
How Firm a Foundation (Rippon’s Selection of Hymns) to FOUNDATION • TB80 TH94 BH456 SW126
O Word of God Incarnate (William Walsham How) to MUNICH • TB267 TH140
Sufficient Is the Word of God (Ken Puls) to ST MATTHEW • Ken Puls Music
6. God’s Word is all-sufficient—it teaches all that is necessary for salvation and life eternal
God in the Gospel of His Son (Benjamin Beddome / Thomas Cotterill) to GERMANY • TB262 TH141
Sufficient Is the Word of God (Ken Puls) to ST MATTHEW • Ken Puls Music
We Have an All-Sufficient Word (Ken Puls) to ST ANNE • Ken Puls Music
With Grateful Heart My Thanks I Bring—Psalm 138 (The Psalter, 1912) to ST PETERSBURG • TB76 TH88
7. God’s Word is efficacious—it accomplished God’s purposes and does not return void
Forever Settled in the Heavens—Psalm 119:89–97 (The Psalter, 1912) to DUKE STREET • TB54 TH59 BH638
Lord, We Come to Hear Your Word (Ken Puls / Drew Hodge) • Ken Puls Music / Desert Springs • FH57
Speak, O Lord (Stuart Townend / Keith Getty) • BH432 SW328
We Have an All-Sufficient Word (Ken Puls) to ST ANNE • Ken Puls Music
8. God’s Word is perspicuous—it is sufficiently clear upon essential matters of faith and practice
Most Perfect Is the Law of God—Psalm 19:7–11 and 119:97 (The Psalter, 1912) to KINSMAN • TB450 TH153
Sufficient Is the Word of God (Ken Puls) to ST MATTHEW • Ken Puls Music
Vast the Riches of God’s Word (Ken Puls) to INNOCENTS • Ken Puls Music
9. God’s Word must be illumined by the Spirit of God if we are to rightly understand and apply it
Blessed Jesus, at Thy Word (Tobias Clausnitzer / Catherine Winkworth) to LIEBSTER JESU • TB220 TH303
Break Thou the Bread of Life (Mary Lathbury) to BREAD OF LIFE • TB256 TH146 BH407
Father of Mercies in Thy Word (Anne Steele) to BEATITUDO • TB259 TH144
Lord, Speak to Me That I May Speak (Francis Havergal) to CANONBURY • TH561
Lord, We Come to Hear Your Word (Ken Puls / Drew Hodge) • Ken Puls Music / Desert Springs • FH57
O Spirit, Now We Thank You (Ken Puls) to GARRICK (Ken Puls) • Ken Puls Music • FH63
Teach Me O Lord Thy Way of Truth—Psalm 119:33–40 (The Psalter, 1912) to CROSLAND • TB451 TH149
The Spirit Breathes upon the Word (William Cowper) to ORTONVILLE • TB258 TH145
Vast the Riches of God’s Word (Ken Puls) to INNOCENTS • Ken Puls Music
We Have an All-Sufficient Word (Ken Puls) to ST ANNE • Ken Puls Music
10. God’s Word is its own best interpreter—the infallible rule for interpreting Scripture is Scripture itself
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11. God’s Word is profitable for doctrine, corrections, reproof, and instruction in righteousness
Father of Mercies in Thy Word (Anne Steele) to BEATITUDO • TB259 TH144
Holy Bible, Book Divine (John Burton) to ALETTA • TB674 TH137 BH345
How Precious Is the Book Divine (John Fawcett) to BELMONT • TB265 TH143
O Spirit, Now We Thank You (Ken Puls) to GARRICK (Ken Puls) • Ken Puls Music • FH63
Teach Me O Lord Thy Way of Truth—Psalm 119:33–40 (The Psalter, 1912) to CROSLAND • TB451 TH149
Twas God that Made the Ocean (George B. Bubier) to NETTLETON (Asahel Nettleton) • FH54
Two Voices Cry Out to Be Heard (Ken Puls) to FEDERAL STREET • Ken Puls Music
We Have an All-Sufficient Word (Ken Puls) to ST ANNE • Ken Puls Music
Wonderful Words of Life (Sing Them Over Again to Me) (Philip Bliss) to WORDS OF LIFE • TB722 TH697 BH338
12. God’s Word is Christ-centered—Scripture (the written Word) points us to Christ (the incarnate Word)
Blessed Jesus, at Thy Word (Tobias Clausnitzer / Catherine Winkworth) to LIEBSTER JESU • TB220 TH303
Break Thou the Bread of Life (Mary Lathbury) to BREAD OF LIFE • TB256 TH146 BH407
Father of Mercies in Thy Word (Anne Steele) to BEATITUDO • TB259 TH144
Holy Bible, Book Divine (John Burton) to ALETTA • TB674 TH137 BH345
Lord, We Come to Hear Your Word (Ken Puls / Drew Hodge) • Ken Puls Music / Desert Springs • FH57
O Word of God Incarnate (William Walsham How) to MUNICH • TB267 TH140
Standing on the Promises (R. Kelso Carter) to PROMISES • BH339
Twas God that Made the Ocean (George B. Bubier) to NETTLETON (Asahel Nettleton) • FH54
Two Voices Cry Out to Be Heard (Ken Puls) to FEDERAL STREET • Ken Puls Music
Vast the Immensity, Mirror of Majesty (Edmund Clowney) to MAJESTAS • TH24
Vast the Riches of God’s Word (Ken Puls) to INNOCENTS • Ken Puls Music
Wonderful Words of Life (Sing Them Over Again to Me) (Philip Bliss) to WORDS OF LIFE • TB722 TH697 BH338
Word of God, Across the Ages (Ferdinand Blanchard) to AUSTRIAN HYMN • BH340
13. God’s Word is life-giving and powerful, able to defeat the powers of darkness
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (Martin Luther / Frederick Hedge) to EIN’ FESTE BURG • TB81 TH92 FH2 BH656 SW114
Ancient Words (Lynn DeShazo) • BH344
Speak, O Lord (Stuart Townend / Keith Getty) • BH432 SW328
The Heavens Declare Thy Glory, Lord—Psalm 19 (Isaac Watts) to UXBRIDGE • TB263 TH138
The Spirit Breathes upon the Word (William Cowper) to ORTONVILLE • TB258 TH145
Twas God that Made the Ocean (George B. Bubier) to NETTLETON (Asahel Nettleton) • FH54
Two Voices Cry Out to Be Heard (Ken Puls) to FEDERAL STREET • Ken Puls Music
We Have an All-Sufficient Word (Ken Puls) to ST ANNE • Ken Puls Music
Wonderful Words of Life (Sing Them Over Again to Me) (Philip Bliss) to WORDS OF LIFE • TB722 TH697 BH338
Word of God, Across the Ages (Ferdinand Blanchard) to AUSTRIAN HYMN • BH340
14. God’s Word is a message for all peoples to be proclaimed in every tongue
Lord, Speak to Me That I May Speak (Francis Havergal) to CANONBURY • TH561
O Word of God Incarnate (William Walsham How) to MUNICH • TB267 TH140
The Heavens Declare Thy Glory, Lord—Psalm 19 (Isaac Watts) to UXBRIDGE • TB263 TH138
The Spirit Breathes upon the Word (William Cowper) to ORTONVILLE • TB258 TH145
Wonderful Words of Life (Sing Them Over Again to Me) (Philip Bliss) to WORDS OF LIFE • TB722 TH697 BH338
Word of God, Across the Ages (Ferdinand Blanchard) to AUSTRIAN HYMN • BH340
15. God’s Word is the Sword of the Spirit, arming us for spiritual battle
Lord, We Come to Hear Your Word (Ken Puls / Drew Hodge) • Ken Puls Music / Desert Springs • FH57
O Spirit, Now We Thank You (Ken Puls) to GARRICK (Ken Puls) • Ken Puls Music • FH63
Standing on the Promises (R. Kelso Carter) to PROMISES • BH339
We Have an All-Sufficient Word (Ken Puls) to ST ANNE • Ken Puls Music
Your Word Is Like a Garden Lord (Edwin Hodder) to SERAPH • TB257 TH139
16. God’s Word is our light and guide for how we are live and walk in this world
Ancient Words (Lynn DeShazo) • BH344
Every Promise (Keith Getty / Stuart Townend) • SW327
God in the Gospel of His Son (Benjamin Beddome / Thomas Cotterill) to GERMANY • TB262 TH141
Holy Bible, Book Divine (John Burton) to ALETTA • TB674 TH137 BH345
How Precious Is the Book Divine (John Fawcett) to BELMONT • TB265 TH143
How Shall the Young Direct Their Ways? —Psalm 119:9–16 (The Psalter, 1912) to DUANE STREET • TB264 TH148
O Spirit, Now We Thank You (Ken Puls) to GARRICK (Ken Puls) • Ken Puls Music • FH63
O Word of God Incarnate (William Walsham How) to MUNICH • TB267 TH140
Sufficient Is the Word of God (Ken Puls) to ST MATTHEW • Ken Puls Music
The Heavens Declare Thy Glory, Lord—Psalm 19 (Isaac Watts) to UXBRIDGE • TB263 TH138
The Spirit Breathes upon the Word (William Cowper) to ORTONVILLE • TB258 TH145
Two Voices Cry Out to Be Heard (Ken Puls) to FEDERAL STREET • Ken Puls Music
Vast the Riches of God’s Word (Ken Puls) to INNOCENTS • Ken Puls Music
Word of God, Across the Ages (Ferdinand Blanchard) to AUSTRIAN HYMN • BH340
Your Word Is Like a Garden Lord (Edwin Hodder) to SERAPH • TB257 TH139
17. God’s Word stands forever—it is eternal
Every Promise (Keith Getty / Stuart Townend) • SW327
Father of Mercies in Thy Word (Anne Steele) to BEATITUDO • TB259 TH144
Forever Settled in the Heavens—Psalm 119:89–97 (The Psalter, 1912) to DUKE STREET • TB54 TH59 BH638
God in the Gospel of His Son (Benjamin Beddome / Thomas Cotterill) to GERMANY • TB262 TH141
Speak, O Lord (Stuart Townend / Keith Getty) • BH432 SW328
Word of God, Across the Ages (Ferdinand Blanchard) to AUSTRIAN HYMN • BH340
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