Philippians 1

Which worship songs are based on Philippians 1?

1,000 Names — Phil Wickham (2021) Philippians 1:6
The assurance that God faithfully completes what He initiates closely restates Paul's confidence that God's work in believers will be carried through to completion.
Gospel Truth — Brandon Heath (2024) Philippians 1:6
The assurance that the Redeemer continues working in the believer closely reflects Paul's confidence that God will complete the good work he began.
Fear Is Not My Future — Brandon Lake (2022) Philippians 1:6
The repeated claim that God has not abandoned what he initiated reflects Paul’s confidence that God will bring his begun work to completion.
Desert Road — Casting Crowns (2022) Philippians 1:6
The assurance that God will complete His begun work closely paraphrases Paul’s confidence that God will carry His work in believers through to completion.
Stay Strong — Danny Gokey (2021) Philippians 1:6
The second verse combines Hebrews' title for Jesus as faith's originator and perfecter with Paul's assurance that God will complete the work he began in believers.
Help Me Believe — David Leonard (2023) Philippians 1:6
The assurance that God's good work has begun but is not yet finished closely paraphrases Paul's confidence that God will carry his work in believers through to completion.
Always Been God - Studio — Hillsong Worship & Hannah Hobbs (2022) Philippians 1:6
The assurance that God completes the work He initiates is a clear paraphrase of Paul's confidence that God will bring His good work in believers to completion.
Echo — Israel & New Breed (2021) Philippians 1:6
The song expresses confidence that God will bring the work he initiated in believers to its intended completion, closely paraphrasing Paul's assurance to the Philippians.
I Believe You Jesus - Live — Jesus Culture (2023) Philippians 1:6
The assurance that God will complete what he began closely paraphrases Paul’s confidence that God will bring his good work in believers to completion.
On Time God — Woman Evolve Worship, Chandler Moore, Abbie Gamboa (2023) Philippians 1:6
The repeated assurance that God has not completed his work in the believer reflects Paul’s confidence that God will bring the work he began to completion.
Even Here Even Now (Live) — Lakewood Music & Alexander Pappas & Jami Garcia (2024) Philippians 1:6
The chorus closely restates Paul's assurance that God will bring the work he began in believers to completion.
Amaram Onyewem (Live) — Mercy Chinwo & Pastor Jerry Eze (2024) Philippians 1:6
Confidence that God will complete the good work he has initiated directly paraphrases Paul's assurance to the Philippian believers.
Watch Him Work — Passion & Landon Wolfe (2026) Philippians 1:6
The bridge echoes Paul’s confidence that God will bring the work he begins in believers to completion.
Man of Your Word — Maverick City Music & Chandler Moore & KJ Scriven (2020) Philippians 1:6
The refrain expresses confidence that God will bring his initiated work to completion, closely following Paul’s assurance to the Philippian believers.
For Me — Lee Vasi & Mike Teezy (2024) Philippians 1:6
The assurance that God will complete the work he initiated closely paraphrases Paul’s confidence that God will bring his good work in believers to completion.
Celebrate — Evan Ford & Evan and Eris (2023) Philippians 1:6
The assurance that God has initiated a work and will bring it to completion closely reflects Paul's confidence in God's continuing work within believers.
Holy Ghost — Chris Renzema (2023) Philippians 1:15-18
The song suggests that the gospel can still be communicated through morally compromised or wrongly motivated preachers, closely reflecting Paul’s recognition that Christ may be proclaimed even by people acting from corrupt motives.
Wait (Intro) — Jamie MacDonald (2026) Philippians 1:20-21
The declaration of fidelity regardless of living or dying closely reflects Paul’s resolve that Christ be honored in either life or death.
LIFE — Lecrae (2025) Philippians 1:21
Lecrae quotes the Apostle Paul’s declaration that to live is Christ and to die is gain, emphasizing the centrality of Christ in the believer's life and purpose.
For The Cause — Keith & Kristyn Getty (2020) Philippians 1:21
The final verse directly adopts Paul’s concise declaration that life is centered on Christ and death is gain.
CHRISTIAN'S SONG — Torey D'Shaun (2024) Philippians 1:29
The song explicitly names this verse and applies its teaching that suffering for Christ is part of what believers have been granted, rather than evidence of deficient faith.

Philippians 1 (King James Version)

¹ Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:

² Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

³ I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,

⁴ Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,

⁵ For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;

⁶ Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

⁷ Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace.

⁸ For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.

⁹ And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;

¹⁰ That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;

¹¹ Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.

¹² But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel;

¹³ So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places;

¹⁴ And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.

¹⁵ Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:

¹⁶ The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds:

¹⁷ But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel.

¹⁸ What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.

¹⁹ For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

²⁰ According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.

²¹ For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

²² But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not.

²³ For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:

²⁴ Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you.

²⁵ And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith;

²⁶ That your rejoicing may be more abundant in Jesus Christ for me by my coming to you again.

²⁷ Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;

²⁸ And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God.

²⁹ For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;

³⁰ Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.