Theme: Justice

Biblical justice is not primarily a political category — it is the character of God expressed in the ordering of the world. Worship songs about justice remind the congregation that the God they are praising is not indifferent to the suffering of the poor, the oppressed, and the vulnerable. The prophets made this connection forcefully: 'I hate your religious feasts — let justice roll down like a river.' Songs about justice help prevent worship from becoming spiritual escape and instead ground it in the full-orbed life of the kingdom. I've found these songs particularly important in communities with significant socioeconomic diversity, and in services focused on mission, mercy ministry, or the global work of God in the earth.