Revelation 4

What It Means to Lay Something Down — a note on this chapter.

Which worship songs are based on Revelation 4?

  1. Come Up Here — Bethel Music & Jenn Johnson (2023) Revelation 4:1

    The chorus closely reproduces John's heavenly invitation and the accompanying image of an open door in heaven.

  2. Open The Scroll (Only You Are Worthy) [Live] — UPPERROOM & Elyssa Figueroa & Raffi Greco (2025) Revelation 4:1-11

    The opening recreates John's heavenly vision through the summons upward, the throne, the living creatures, the elders surrendering their crowns, and their ceaseless threefold declaration of God's holiness.

  3. THE LORD MOST HIGH (Adonai) — Sinach (2026) Revelation 4:8-11

    The combination of repeated threefold holiness, worship before God's throne, bodily abasement, and the giving of glory closely follows Revelation’s heavenly worship scene.

  4. Rise with the Sun — CityAlight (2025) Revelation 4:8

    The church’s threefold declaration of God’s holiness directly reproduces the heavenly creatures’ worship before God’s throne.

  5. Holy Forever - Spontaneous — Housefires (2024) Revelation 4:8

    The closing worship language combines the heavenly creatures’ praise of the holy Lord God Almighty with the throne-room declaration that the Lamb is worthy.

  6. O Holy Night/Holy Forever — Bethel Music (2025) Revelation 4:8

    The ceaseless acclamation of God’s holiness by angels and all creation combines the heavenly worship scenes of Revelation 4 and 5.

  7. Beauty — Bethel Music & David Funk (2023) Revelation 4:8

    The bridge adopts the heavenly creatures' continual proclamation of God's holiness and almighty identity from John's throne-room vision.

  8. Agnus Dei (live) — Brandon Lake (2024) Revelation 4:8

    The song directly adopts the four living creatures’ unceasing declaration of God’s holiness and almighty lordship in the heavenly throne room.

  9. Holy Are You Lord — Brandon Lake (2023) Revelation 4:8

    The repeated threefold declaration of God's holiness directly echoes the unceasing worship offered by the four living creatures before God's throne.

  10. Forever YHWH — Elevation Worship (2022) Revelation 4:8-11

    The bridge combines Revelation's threefold description of God's existence across time with the throne-room declaration of his worthiness. The song recasts that language as a confession that God's worth remains unchanged in the past, present, and future.

  11. Song for His Presence — Hillsong Worship (2021) Revelation 4:8

    The bridge closely reproduces the worship of the four living creatures around God's heavenly throne, declaring the Almighty's threefold holiness and eternal existence.

  12. Christmas Worship Medley — Israel & New Breed (2023) Revelation 4:8

    The medley closely reproduces the heavenly worship of Revelation, including the threefold acclamation of God’s holiness and the praise offered to the slain Lamb as worthy of glory and honor.

  13. It Is You — Newsboys (2021) Revelation 4:8

    The repeated acclamation of God's holiness and almighty identity closely follows the heavenly creatures' worship in Revelation. The title “Almighty” makes this passage a more precise match than the similar proclamation in Isaiah 6:3.

  14. Holy Moment — Phil Wickham (2023) Revelation 4:8

    The final chorus closely reproduces the four living creatures’ threefold acclamation of God’s holiness and almighty lordship.

  15. Crowns Down - Live — Josh Baldwin (2024) Revelation 4:8-11

    The worshipers surrender their crowns before God’s throne and repeatedly proclaim his holiness and worthiness, closely following the worship scene of the living creatures and elders.

  16. Have Your Way — Fantasia (2025) Revelation 4:8

    The outro's threefold declaration of divine holiness followed by the title for God closely follows the worship of the living creatures in John's throne-room vision.

  17. ROOFTOP — Hulvey & nobigdyl. (2026) Revelation 4:8

    The repeated threefold declaration of God’s holiness reproduces the heavenly beings’ continual worship before God’s throne.

  18. Holy Forever — CeCe Winans (2023) Revelation 4:8

    The hymn refrain reproduces Revelation's threefold declaration of holiness and its title for God as the Almighty.

  19. Holy Forever — Seventh Day Slumber (2026) Revelation 4:8

    The repeated declaration of holiness in the song reflects the continuous praise of the living creatures in Revelation, who proclaim God's holiness day and night.

  20. Worthy of My Praise — Dunsin Oyekan & Lawrence Oyor (2024) Revelation 4:8-11

    The song combines continual worship across day and night with declarations of God's worthiness, then explicitly describes heaven as an unending worship gathering. This closely reflects the ceaseless praise and proclamation of God's worthiness in John's heavenly vision.

  21. Monday Morning Faith (Live) — SEU Worship & Dahlia Reyes & Natalia Reyes (2024) Revelation 4:8-11

    The portrayal of heavenly beings offering continual praise, together with the threefold acclamation of God's holiness and declarations of honor and glory, closely reflects the heavenly worship scene around God's throne.

  22. Praise Yahweh - Live From Passion 2025 — Kristian Stanfill & Passion (2025) Revelation 4:8

    The repeated phrase 'Holy, Holy' in the song reflects the imagery found in Revelation, where the creatures around the throne continually proclaim God's holiness.

  23. Turn It All Over — Ryan Ellis (2025) Revelation 4:8

    The song uses Revelation's distinctive threefold description of God's eternal existence. Its wording closely follows the worship offered around the heavenly throne.

  24. You’re Good (To Him Who Sits On The Throne) - Live — Maranda Curtis (2024) Revelation 4:8

    The song closely follows John's throne-room vision: God is enthroned, the Lamb alone is worthy to open the sealed scroll, heavenly beings proclaim divine holiness, and every creature offers blessing, honor, glory, and power.

  25. You're Good (To Him Who Sits On The Throne) — Maranda Curtis (2024) Revelation 4:8

    The song closely adopts Revelation’s heavenly worship scene: God is enthroned, the Lamb is uniquely worthy to open the sealed scroll, creation joins in praise, and blessing, honor, glory, and power are ascribed eternally to God and the Lamb.

  26. Glory Song — Dunsin Oyekan (2024) Revelation 4:8

    The throne-centered worship and repeated designation of God as holy and almighty closely reproduce the worship of the living creatures in John’s heavenly vision.

  27. Greatness (Live From Passion 2026) — Passion & Brooke Ligertwood (2026) Revelation 4:8

    The description of the eternal One together with the victorious Lamb at the throne unmistakably draws on Revelation's heavenly worship scene. It combines the divine title spanning all time with the vision of the slain yet triumphant Lamb receiving universal praise.

  28. Kadosh — Dunsin Oyekan (2024) Revelation 4:8

    The threefold Hebrew acclamation of God's holiness invokes the trisagion proclaimed by the heavenly beings in Isaiah's vision and echoed in Revelation's throne-room worship.

  29. Holy Again and Again (Reprise) — Aaron Williams & Leonard Ray Jarman (2025) Revelation 4:8

    The repeated threefold declaration of divine holiness, presented as worship that never ceases, closely reflects the living creatures’ continual praise before God’s throne.

  30. Nothing Left to Say (Live) — Kingdom Kids & Shane & Shane (2023) Revelation 4:8

    The chorus echoes the unceasing angelic acclamation of God's holiness and almighty lordship around the heavenly throne; the bridge reinforces this by inviting worshippers to join the angels' song.

  31. Agnus Dei (Live From Passion 2024) — Kristian Stanfill & Passion (2024) Revelation 4:8

    The chorus combines the living creatures’ threefold declaration of God’s holiness with the heavenly worship declaring the slain Lamb worthy.

  32. King of Glory (Live) — CeCe Winans (2021) Revelation 4:9-11

    The outro identifies and recites this passage, including the heavenly beings’ worship, the elders falling before the throne and surrendering their crowns, and the Creator’s worthiness to receive glory, honor, and power.

  33. Lamb (live) — Elevation Worship (2022) Revelation 4:10

    The combination of crowns surrendered before the throne and the Lamb acclaimed as worthy draws unmistakably from Revelation's heavenly worship scene.

  34. Everything Is Yours (Spontaneous) — Maverick City Music & UPPERROOM & Dante Bowe & Elyssa Figueroa & Joel Figueroa (2021) Revelation 4:10-11

    The attribution of every crown and all glory to God evokes the heavenly elders surrendering their crowns before God’s throne and proclaiming him worthy of worship, glory, and power.

  35. No One Like The Lord - Live At Church — Bethel Music, Hannah Waters (2025) Revelation 4:10-11

    The imagery of 'elders and creatures bowing' reflects the worship described in Revelation 4:10-11, where heavenly beings give glory and honor to God.

  36. Worthy of It All / I Exalt Thee — Legacy Worship, Mariah Bernard (2025) Revelation 4:10-11

    The lyrics reference the act of elders casting their crowns before God, which directly parallels the imagery found in Revelation where the twenty-four elders fall down before the throne and offer their crowns to God.

  37. King On The Throne - Live — Covenant Worship & Michael Bethany & Nikki Moltz (2025) Revelation 4:10-11

    The song's imagery of elders throwing their crowns before the throne and crying out 'Holy are you!' closely parallels the scene in Revelation where the twenty-four elders worship God by casting their crowns and proclaiming His holiness.

  38. Yahweh (Holy) - Live — Chris Burns & Danielle Burns (2025) Revelation 4:10-11

    The depiction of worshippers proclaiming God's glory and the imagery of thrones and crowns resonates with the scene in Revelation where elders cast their crowns before God, acknowledging His sovereignty.

  39. All — Bri Babineaux (2025) Revelation 4:10-11

    The lyrics reference the imagery of elders casting their crowns before the throne, which directly parallels the scene in Revelation where the twenty-four elders worship God by laying down their crowns, acknowledging His sovereignty.

  40. Wonderful — Lacey Sturm (2023) Revelation 4:10-11

    The image of every crown being placed down recalls the heavenly elders surrendering their crowns before God's throne in worship.

  41. Holy Again and Again — Aaron Williams & Melodie Malone (2025) Revelation 4:10-11

    The imagery of elders casting their crowns and worshiping before the throne is reminiscent of the scene in Revelation where the twenty-four elders worship God, acknowledging His worthiness.

  42. Glory (The End) — Jackie Hill Perry (2025) Revelation 4:10-11

    The placement of crowns on the ground evokes the heavenly elders casting their crowns before God's throne in worship.

  43. This Place - Live — The Belonging Co & Natalie Grant (2024) Revelation 4:10-11

    Bowing in worship and surrendering crowns evokes the elders before God's throne, who lay down their crowns in adoration.

  44. The First Hymn — Chris Tomlin (2025) Revelation 4:11

    The song's emphasis on worship and the worthiness of God aligns closely with the declaration found in Revelation that God is worthy to receive glory and honor.

  45. We Worship You - Live — Planetshakers (2026) Revelation 4:11

    The declaration that the Lord is worthy to receive glory, honor, and power closely follows the worship offered to God in the heavenly throne room.

Revelation 4 (King James Version)

1 After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.

2 And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.

3 And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.

4 And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.

5 And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.

6 And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.

7 And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.

8 And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, LORD God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.

9 And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever,

10 The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,

11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.