Hymns about Hope

Christian hope is the sure expectation of good from God, anchored in His promises and secured by the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is not wishful thinking, but a helmet of salvation and an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast. Believers hope for Eternal Life, for the glory to be revealed, for the appearing of the Lord at His Second Coming, and for the joys of Heaven. Scripture teaches that tribulation worketh patience, and patience experience, and experience hope, and hope maketh not ashamed, because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts. Thus hope grows in the soil of tested faith and looks beyond present sorrow to certain glory.

Hymns of hope strengthen the church to endure and to rejoice. They give language for waiting, for courage under trial, and for bright anticipation of what God has prepared. Congregations singing such songs refuse despair without denying difficulty; they learn to set their eyes upon the unseen. These hymns also evangelize the heart, for gospel hope is a distinctive treasure the world cannot manufacture. They turn sighs into songs of expectation.

Use these songs in pastoral care, Advent and Easter worship, funerals, and any service that needs forward-looking faith. In personal devotion they lift heavy spirits and train patience. Explore this category for hymns that kindle living hope in the God who cannot lie.