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| | Love Divine, All Loves Excelling | Love divine, all loves excelling, Joy of heaven, to earth come down | | | | English | Charles Wesley | | 8.7.8.7 D | 2 Peter 3:7-18This hymn echoes 2 Peter 3's anticipation of Christ's return and the promise of dwelling in God's renewed creation. | | | Adoration; Meditation; Christ Love of; Love God's Love; Righteousness | | |  | | | 1 | | | 2008 | 1 | 25350 | 15 |
| | O God, Our Help in Ages Past | O God, our help in ages past | | | | English | Isaac Watts | O God, our help in ages past, our hope ... | 8.6.8.6 | 2 Peter 3:8This hymn echoes 2 Peter 3's contrast between God's eternal nature and the temporary nature of time and creation. | | | God the Father Providence and Care; Anniversaries; God Eternal; Anniversaries; Descants; God Eternal; God Guide; New Year; Psalms; Changing Year | | ST. ANNE (Croft) |   | 222685 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1335 | 1 | 14793 | 9 |
| | Songs of Praise | Songs of praise the angels sang | | | | English | James Montgomery | | 7.7.7.7 | 2 Peter 3:8-15This hymn reflects 2 Peter 3's call to holy living and anticipation of God's eternal kingdom through continual praise. | | | | | | | | | | | | 562 | 1 | 70292 | 7 |
| | O Christians, Haste | O Christians, haste, your mission high fulfilling | Publish glad tidings | | | English | Mary Ann Thomson | O Christians, haste, your mission high ... | 11.10.11.10 with refrain | 2 Peter 3:9This hymn echoes 2 Peter 3:9's declaration that God is "not willing that any should perish," urging Christians to hasten in sharing the gospel with all nations. | | | Deliverance; Preaching; Church and Mission; Deliverance; Missions; Offering; Peace; Preaching; Redemption; Salvation; Witness | | TIDINGS |     | | | 1 | 1 | | 505 | 0 | 3788 | 7 |
| | More About Jesus | More about Jesus would I know, More of his grace to others show | More, more about Jesus | | | English | E. E. Hewitt | | 8.8.8.8 with refrain | 2 Peter 3:18This hymn reflects 2 Peter 3:18's call to "grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. | | | Education Christian; Schools; Teaching; liturgical Songs of Illumination | | |  | | | 1 | | | 489 | 1 | 171680 | 6 |
| | No más pecar; ven a El | Si tú cansado ya estás de pecar | No más pecar; ven a El | If you are tired of your load of sin | | Spanish | Mrs. C. H. Morris; Vicente Mendoza | | | 2 Peter 3:9This hymn reflects 2 Peter 3's call to repentance in light of God's patient mercy and coming judgment. | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 1 | 207961 | 6 |
| | That Day of Wrath, That Dreadful Day | That day of wrath, that dreadful day | | Dies irae, dies illa | Latin | English | Walter Scott; Thomas de Celano | That day of wrath, that dreadful day, ... | 8.8.8.8 | 2 Peter 3:10This hymn vividly portrays 2 Peter 3's prophecy of the day of the Lord when the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed by fire. | | | The Last Things Judgment | | WINDHAM |   | | | | 1 | | 350 | 0 | 941082 | 5 |
| | The Last Great Day | The earth shall melt with fervent heat | Oh, that last great day is coming very soon | | | | Daniel S. Warner | The earth shall melt with fervent heat, ... | 8.6.8.5.11.10.10.5 | 2 Peter 3:10-12This hymn directly references 2 Peter 3's vivid imagery of the earth melting with fervent heat and the heavens passing away on the day of judgment. | Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/The_Last_Great_Day); Faith Publishing House, Evening Light Songs, 1949, edited 1987 (356); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Select Hymns, 1911 (177) | | | | [The earth shall melt with fervent heat] |   | | | | 1 | | 8 | 0 | 63301 | 5 |
| | Benediction (My Friends, May You Grow in Grace) | My friends, may you grow in grace | | | | English | Timothy James Meaney, bl 1965; Sean Diamond, b. 1968; Gregg DeMey, b. 1972; Gregory Kett, b. 1970 | friends, may you grow in grace, and in ... | | 2 Peter 3This hymn directly quotes 2 Peter 3:18's benediction to "grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. | | | Blessing and Parting; Blessing and Parting | | [My friends may you grow in grace] |  | | | | 1 | | 5 | 0 | 4636 | 5 |
| | It Came Upon the Midnight Clear | It came upon the midnight clear | | | | English | Edmund H. Sears | It came upon the midnight clear, that ... | 8.6.8.6 D | 2 Peter 3:13This hymn echoes 2 Peter 3's promise of Christ's return and the hope of peace in God's renewed creation. | | | Christ Birth of | Year B, Christmas season, Christmas Eve; Year A, Christmas season, Christmas Eve; Year C, Christmas season, Christmas Eve | |   | | | 1 | | | 972 | 1 | 150553 | 4 |
| | Forth in Thy Name, O Lord, I Go | Forth in Thy Name, O Lord, I go | | | | English | Charles Wesley | | 8.8.8.8 | 2 Peter 3:12This hymn reflects 2 Peter 3's call to holy living and godliness while awaiting Christ's return, dedicating all daily work to God's glory. | | | | Year B, Epiphany season, Third Sunday; Year A, Ordinary Time, Proper 20 (25); Year A, Easter season, Second Sunday; Year B, Ordinary Time, Proper 17 (22); Year B, Advent, Second Sunday | |  | | | 1 | | | 361 | 1 | 67187 | 4 |
| | On Opening a Place of Social Prayer | Dear Shepherd of Thy people, hear | | | | English | John Newton | | 8.6.8.6 | 2 Peter 3:8-13This hymn's prayer for unity and peace among believers reflects 2 Peter 3's call for holy living while awaiting Christ's return. | | | | Year B, Ordinary Time, Proper 28 (33) | | | | | | | | 216 | 1 | 1021251 | 4 |
| | Lord, I Want to Be a Christian | Lord, I want to be a Christian in my heart | | | | English | | Lord, I want to be a Christian in my ... | Irregular | 2 Peter 3:18This hymn reflects 2 Peter 3:18's call to grow in grace and holiness while awaiting Christ's return. | Spiritual | | The Way of Salvation Sanctification; Imitation of Christ | | LORD, I WANT TO BE A CHRISTIAN |     | 222476 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 189 | 1 | 10503 | 4 |
| | Make haste, O man, to live | Make haste, O man, to live | | | | English | Horatius Bonar | | | 2 Peter 3:11-12This hymn echoes 2 Peter 3's urgent call to live righteously in light of the Lord's coming day. | | | | | | | | | | | | 108 | 1 | 168862 | 4 |
| | In the Bleak Midwinter | In the bleak midwinter | | | | English | Christina Georgina Rossetti | In the bleak midwinter frosty wind made ... | Irregular | 2 Peter 3:8-10This hymn echoes 2 Peter 3:10-13's vision of heaven and earth fleeing away when Christ comes to reign. | | England | liturgical Scripture Songs | | |   | | | 1 | | | 102 | 1 | 35547 | 4 |
| | O Day of God, Draw Nigh | O day of God, draw nigh in beauty and in power | | | | English | Robert Balgarnie Young Scott | | 6.6.8.6 | 2 Peter 3:8-15This hymn echoes 2 Peter 3's longing for the Day of the Lord when God will establish a new creation of justice and peace. | | | | | | | | | | | | 50 | 0 | 36001 | 4 |
| | Todas las promesas | Todas las promesas del Señor Jesús | Grandes, fieles | Standing on the promises of Christ, my King | English | Spanish | R. Kelso Carter; Vicente Mendoza | | 11.11.11.9 with refrain | 2 Peter 3:8-14This hymn celebrates God's faithful promises, echoing 2 Peter 3's assurance that the Lord keeps His word despite delays. | | | | | | | | | | | | 30 | 1 | 1396619 | 4 |
| | ¡Oh, qué gran misericordia! | Dejo el mundo y sigo a Cristo | ¡Oh, qué gran misericordia! | Take the world, but give me Jesus | English | Spanish | Fanny Crosby; Vicente Mendoza | | 8.7.8.7 with refrain | 2 Peter 3:8-17This hymn reflects 2 Peter 3's call to holy living while awaiting Christ's promised return. | | | | | | | | | | | | 24 | 1 | 103993 | 4 |
| | How Firm a Foundation | How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord | | | | English | George Keith; R. Keen; K. | How firm a foundation, ye saints of the ... | 11.11.11.11 | 2 Peter 3:4This hymn emphasizes God's faithful promises in His Word, echoing 2 Peter 3's call to remember and trust Scripture's certainty. | Rippon's A Selection of Hymns, 1787 | England | Christ Refuge; Christ Refuge; Perseverance; Perseverance; liturgical Gospel Acclamation Songs | | |   | 221533 | | 1 | | | 2405 | 1 | 67836 | 3 |
| | Amazing grace! (how sweet the sound) | Amazing grace! (how sweet the sound) That saved a wretch like me | | | | English | John Newton | Amazing grace (how sweet the sound) ... | 8.6.8.6 | 2 Peter 3:1This hymn echoes 2 Peter 3's theme of God's patient grace and the promise of hope in His faithfulness. | | | New Birth; liturgical Confession Songs; liturgical Communion Songs | | |   | 221521 | | 1 | | | 1757 | 1 | 65647 | 3 |