Hymns about Witnessing

Witnessing is the believer's testimony to what God has done in Christ. Scripture calls the church to be witnesses unto Him, speaking the truth in love and declaring the wonderful works of God. Hymns of witnessing strengthen both courage and clarity: they ask for open lips, wise hearts, and a life that adorns the doctrine of God our Saviour among all people in every place.

Christian witness is more than technique. It flows from knowledge of the gospel and from love for neighbors still in darkness. Songs on this theme often pray for boldness, compassion, and faithfulness under opposition or indifference. They remember that salvation belongeth unto the Lord, so that zeal is joined to dependence upon the Spirit who convicts and converts according to His will.

These hymns fit missionary services, evangelistic meetings, baptisms that tell a story of grace, and times when a congregation recommits to public faithfulness. In personal devotion they examine silence born of fear and ask for grace to give an answer to every man that asketh a reason of the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear.

To witness is to hold forth the word of life. May these hymns kindle holy urgency without harshness, and steadfast confession without pride, that Christ may be magnified in word and deed before a watching world.