1 Corinthians 13

Which worship songs are based on 1 Corinthians 13?

This House — Anne Wilson (2022) 1 Corinthians 13:1-3
The second verse closely restates Paul’s warning that impressive speech and even giving away everything amount to nothing when love is absent. Its contrast between visible religious action and loveless emptiness is especially specific to this passage.
Corinthians — ApologetiX (2010) 1 Corinthians 13:1-8
The song explicitly identifies Paul's first letter to the Corinthians, chapter thirteen, and closely paraphrases its descriptions of love and its warning that spiritual gifts, knowledge, generosity, and self-sacrifice are worthless without love. It also adapts the chapter's teaching about love's permanence and its supremacy among faith, hope, and love.
Stand my Ground — Carrollton (2017) 1 Corinthians 13:1-3
The opening verse closely follows Paul's argument that eloquent speech and mountain-moving faith are worthless when they are exercised without love.
Menorah — Jackie Hill Perry & nobigdyl. (2025) 1 Corinthians 13:1
The pairing of loveless zeal with a noisy gong and clanging cymbal directly invokes Paul’s warning that impressive spiritual speech is empty without love.
Righteous Rocker #1 — Kevin Max (2020) 1 Corinthians 13:1-3
The refrain restates Paul's judgment that extraordinary abilities, prophetic gifts, and sacrificial religious acts amount to nothing when love is absent. The song's reference to being a prophet makes the dependence on this passage especially clear.
Love Like I Mean It — Newsboys (2013) 1 Corinthians 13:1
The bridge invokes angelic speech while insisting that impressive language cannot substitute for love. This closely adapts Paul's warning that even speaking in angelic tongues is empty without love.
If I Don't Have Love — Leeland, Lauren Sloat (2023) 1 Corinthians 13:1-8
The song closely adapts Paul’s description of love as patient, kind, humble, hopeful, enduring, and unfailing. Its chorus also follows Paul’s warning that tongues, prophecy, extraordinary faith, generosity, and bodily sacrifice amount to nothing without love.
Ishfwilf — Disturbed (2010) 1 Corinthians 13:1
The description of speaking in angelic language closely adapts Paul's distinctive reference to angelic speech. The song uses this image as an experience of spiritual elevation rather than reproducing Paul's argument about love.
Got the Love — Brandon Heath (2017) 1 Corinthians 13:1-3
The bridge closely reflects Paul's teaching that extraordinary abilities, achievements, and possessions amount to nothing when love is absent.
Heaven's Shore (Forevermore) — Jeremy Camp (2017) 1 Corinthians 13:1
The description of joining angelic expression in worship draws on Paul's distinctive reference to the speech of angels, though the song applies that phrase to heavenly singing.
Breathe on Me — John Waller (2007) 1 Corinthians 13:1
The desire for angelic speech directly reproduces Paul's distinctive terminology. The song invokes that expression without explicitly restating Paul's warning about spiritual gifts exercised without love.
1 Cor. 13 — Kathy Troccoli (2015) 1 Corinthians 13:1-2
The song closely reproduces Paul's contrast between extraordinary spiritual gifts and their worthlessness without love, then adapts his description of love's character and endurance. Its conclusion directly follows his ranking of love above faith and hope, making this passage the song's unmistakable source.
Nothing / Something (live) — Pat Barrett (2021) 1 Corinthians 13:1-3
The song closely follows Paul's argument that impressive spiritual speech, gifts, and achievements are worthless without love. Its cymbal imagery directly invokes Paul's description of loveless speech as mere noise.
1 Coríntios 13 — Aline Barros (2024) 1 Corinthians 13:1-8
The song closely follows Paul's contrast between extraordinary speech, prophecy, faith, generosity, and sacrifice on one hand, and their worthlessness without love on the other. It also paraphrases his description of love as patient, enduring, and grounded in truth.
Not By Might, Not By Power — Ernie Haase & Signature Sound (2020) 1 Corinthians 13:1
The description of impressive speech becoming empty, clanging noise unmistakably invokes Paul’s image of eloquence without love. The song adapts the image by emphasizing the absence of the Spirit of Jesus.
He Really Got Mad — ApologetiX (2009) 1 Corinthians 13:1-3
The interlude explicitly names this chapter, and the following bridge bluntly paraphrases Paul's assertion that spiritual gifts and impressive deeds amount to nothing without love.
All — Avalon (2009) 1 Corinthians 13:2
The description of mountain-moving faith closely adapts Paul's wording about extraordinary faith. The song redirects that image toward the narrator's resistance to being personally changed by faith, rather than Paul's contrast between spiritual gifts and love.
The Way of Love — Tenielle Neda (2025) 1 Corinthians 13:2
The repeated assertion that without love one is nothing echoes the sentiment found in 1 Corinthians 13:2, emphasizing the fundamental importance of love in life.
More Like You (feat. Ben Haake) — Gateway Worship (2011) 1 Corinthians 13:2
The chorus closely reproduces Paul's description of mountain-moving faith. It adopts that distinctive expression as a petition for stronger faith without reproducing Paul's surrounding argument about the necessity of love.
All About Love — Steven Curtis Chapman (2010) 1 Corinthians 13:2
The contrast between abundant knowledge and potentially neglected love echoes Paul's warning that knowledge without love is insufficient. The repeated ranking of love above everything else reinforces the connection to Paul's declaration of love's supremacy.
That’s What We Need — Anne Wilson (2022) 1 Corinthians 13:2
The second verse contrasts mountain-moving faith with genuine love, closely following Paul’s teaching that extraordinary faith is worthless when separated from love.
Waiting Here For You - Live — Hillsong Worship, Jad Gillies (2022) 1 Corinthians 13:2
The opening appeal closely echoes Paul’s description of possessing faith capable of moving mountains. The distinctive wording points more directly to this verse than to the related mountain-moving sayings in the Gospels.
Faith, Hope, & Love — Josh Garrels (2019) 1 Corinthians 13:2
The song combines Paul’s mountain-moving faith, love’s readiness to believe, and the concluding triad of faith, hope, and love. Its repeated emphasis on love as the enduring and supreme virtue especially reflects the chapter’s final verse.
Make Me a Lover (Norway) — Sean Feucht (2012) 1 Corinthians 13:3
The question about giving everything to the poor while withholding devotion closely adapts Paul’s teaching that surrendering all possessions gains nothing without love. The song applies that warning specifically to the singer’s relationship with God.
He Makes Me Well — Allie Paige (2018) 1 Corinthians 13:4
The song directly applies Paul’s paired description of love as patient and kind to Jesus’ character.
Show Me Love — Building 429 (2008) 1 Corinthians 13:4
The opening directly quotes Paul's description of love's patience and kindness. The song applies that description to God's love toward an imperfect believer.
Eyes Wide Open — Jars of Clay (2010) 1 Corinthians 13:4
The backing refrain directly reproduces Paul's description of kindness as a defining characteristic of love. Its additional emphasis on daring extends beyond the verse.
Love Don't — 11th Hour (2019) 1 Corinthians 13:4-8
The song repeatedly adopts Paul’s defining qualities of love, including patience, kindness, humility, restrained anger, forgiveness, perseverance, hope, belief, and unfailing endurance.
That’s Enough — Brandon Heath (2022) 1 Corinthians 13:4
The bridge groups patience and kindness with love, closely echoing Paul’s description of love as patient and kind.
Never Have I Ever (acoustic) — Hillsong Young & Free (2020) 1 Corinthians 13:4
The bridge directly applies Paul’s description of love’s patience and kindness to God’s character.
The Prayer — Andrea Bocelli & Helene Fischer (2020) 1 Corinthians 13:4
The request that love exhibit kindness closely echoes Paul's opening description of love in his discourse on its character.
The Broken & the Tired — Elevation Worship (2009) 1 Corinthians 13:4
The repeated description of divine love as kind closely adapts Paul's description of love's character.
I Love You (Always) — Paul Baloche (2020) 1 Corinthians 13:4
The opening description of God closely echoes Paul’s characterization of love as patient and kind, applying those qualities directly to God’s unchanging nature.
Never Known — Seph Schlueter (2025) 1 Corinthians 13:4
The bridge directly adopts Paul’s opening description of love’s character, applying its qualities to the steadfast divine love celebrated throughout the song.
I Want To Thank You — Kelly Price (2021) 1 Corinthians 13:4
The song directly invokes Paul’s description of love through the paired qualities of patience and kindness.
Between the Pavement and the Stars — Five Iron Frenzy (2015) 1 Corinthians 13:4
The bridge directly reproduces Paul's description of love's patience, then develops that patience into an image of painfully slow progress amid suffering.
What the Hard Times Taught Me — Jason Gray (2020) 1 Corinthians 13:4
The song directly uses Paul's description of love as kind, personifying Love as the restoring force that brings fractured people toward wholeness.
What Love Looks Like — Elle Limebear (2020) 1 Corinthians 13:4
The description of divine love as consistently patient and kind closely restates the opening qualities in Paul’s definition of love.
Lean Back (feat. Amanda Lindsey Cook & Chandler Moore) — Chandler Moore & Amanda Cook & Maverick City Music (2020) 1 Corinthians 13:4
The song directly adopts Paul’s description of love as characterized by patience and kindness, applying those qualities to God’s love.
Love Never Fails — Brandon Heath (2009) 1 Corinthians 13:4
The song closely adapts Paul's description of love as neither boastful nor proud, protective, believing, hopeful, and unfailing. Its emphasis on love's supremacy also reflects Paul's conclusion that love is greatest.
Love People — Chris Tomlin (2021) 1 Corinthians 13:4
The bridge and outro directly draw on Paul's description of love's patience, kindness, and permanence, then invoke his triad of faith, hope, and love with love identified as supreme.
What Christmas Means — Kem (2012) 1 Corinthians 13:4
The outro closely reproduces Paul's paired description of love as patient and kind. This is a direct textual connection, framing the song's sacred and romantic expressions of love through biblical qualities.
wannabe — Danny Gokey (2024) 1 Corinthians 13:4
The description of divine love as patient and kind directly adopts the opening attributes in Paul’s definition of love.
Mad — Travis Greene & Jonathan McReynolds (2025) 1 Corinthians 13:4-5
The bridge directly draws on Paul’s description of love as patient, kind, slow to anger, and unwilling to keep an account of wrongdoing.
She Loves Jesus — Chase Matthew (2022) 1 Corinthians 13:4
The narrator directly invokes the opening description of love in Paul’s teaching, applying its emphasis on patience to the woman’s willingness to love an imperfect partner.
Who I Thought You Were — Olivia Lane (2024) 1 Corinthians 13:4
The paired description of God as patient and kind closely follows Paul's opening description of love and supports the song's revised understanding of God's character.
Love Is Why — Stryper (2009) 1 Corinthians 13:4
The closing refrain directly reproduces Paul's description of love's patience and kindness, then closely paraphrases his rejection of pride. This explicitly grounds the song's understanding of love in Paul's teaching.
Love God Love People — Danny Gokey (2022) 1 Corinthians 13:4
The bridge directly reproduces Paul’s opening descriptions of love in his extended teaching on love’s character and supremacy.
No Conditions — Hannah Kerr (2024) 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
The song directly adopts Paul's description of love as patient, kind, forgiving, persevering, trusting, hopeful, and enduring.
Open Space (feat. Kirby Kaple) — Housefires (2023) 1 Corinthians 13:4-5
The opening description of patient, kind, and non-scorekeeping love directly draws from Paul’s defining portrait of love in this passage.
His Love — The Clark Sisters & Snoop Dogg (2020) 1 Corinthians 13:4-5
Karen's description of love reproduces Paul's sequence of qualities: patience, kindness, freedom from envy and boasting, humility, and lack of self-interest.
Has anyone ever left you high and dry? — ELEVATION RHYTHM, Ryan Ellis (2022) 1 Corinthians 13:4
The song directly adopts Paul’s description of love as patient and kind, then echoes his teaching that love perseveres rather than giving up.
Good Love — Chris McClarney (2021) 1 Corinthians 13:4-8
The verses closely recast Paul’s description of love as patient, unselfish, slow to anger, free from envy, unwilling to keep account of wrongdoing, and enduring through every circumstance.
Me Amas — Alex Zurdo (2014) 1 Corinthians 13:5
The chorus describes love as refusing to retain resentment or keep an account of wrongdoing, closely adapting Paul's description of love.
What A Love — John Mark Pantana (2024) 1 Corinthians 13:5
The description of Jesus not maintaining an account of the singer’s offenses closely paraphrases Paul’s characterization of love as not keeping a record of wrongs.
Forever / Beautiful Grace — Kirk Franklin (2019) 1 Corinthians 13:5
The singer directly adopts Paul’s description of love as not maintaining an account of offenses, contrasting Christ’s forgiveness with his own persistent self-condemnation.
Safe in Your Arms — Josh Baldwin, kalley (2020) 1 Corinthians 13:5
The description of God as not maintaining an account of failures closely paraphrases Paul's statement that love does not keep a record of wrongs.
Your Love Is Everything — Chris McClarney (2010) 1 Corinthians 13:5
The song applies Paul's description of love as refusing to maintain an account of wrongdoing directly to God's treatment of the singer's sins.
All That's Left — Steven Curtis Chapman (2011) 1 Corinthians 13:5-8
The bridge and closing choruses directly reproduce Paul's description of love's endurance, belief, hope, and permanence. The second verse also adapts his description of love refusing to keep an account of offenses.
This Is How I Thank The Lord — Mosaic MSC (2022) 1 Corinthians 13:5-7
The description of God removing the accounting of wrongdoing and responding with charitable trust closely echoes Paul’s portrayal of love as not keeping an account of wrongs and always trusting and hoping.
Keeping Score — Francesca Battistelli (2014) 1 Corinthians 13:5
The song’s central assurance that God does not tally a person’s failures closely adapts Paul’s description of love as keeping no record of wrongs. It applies that description to divine love and forgiveness.
This Is How I Thank The Lord - Live — Mosaic MSC (2022) 1 Corinthians 13:5-7
The description of God retaining no account of wrongdoing and believing the best closely follows Paul's description of love as neither recording wrongs nor ceasing to believe.
Close — Switch (2019) 1 Corinthians 13:5
The pre-chorus and chorus closely reproduce Paul’s description of love as refusing to count wrongs, continuing in faith, and never failing.
The Resistance — Josh Garrels (2011) 1 Corinthians 13:7
The closing description of love's endurance closely adapts Paul's statement that love endures all things.
#putyourloveglasseson — Beckah Shae (2011) 1 Corinthians 13:7
The song closely reproduces Paul's four-part description of love's capacity to bear, believe, hope, and endure. This direct scriptural language defines the loving perspective the song urges listeners to adopt.
One Thing Remains - Live — Kristian Stanfill & Passion (2012) 1 Corinthians 13:7-8
The chorus closely adapts Paul's description of love as unfailing and persevering, applying those qualities directly to God's love.
What Kind Of Love — Amy Grant (2022) 1 Corinthians 13:7
The chorus directly adopts two clauses from Paul's description of love, presenting love as persistently hopeful and believing.
Prayers of the Righteous — Israel & New Breed (2008) 1 Corinthians 13:8
The chorus closely adapts Paul's declaration that love does not fail, applying it specifically to God's love.
Your Love Never Fails — Jesus Culture (2008) 1 Corinthians 13:8
The chorus closely adapts Paul's declaration that love does not fail, applying it directly to God's enduring love for the worshipper.
One Thing Remains — Bethel Music (2011) 1 Corinthians 13:8
The chorus directly adopts Paul's declaration of love's unfailing nature and applies it to God's enduring love for the worshipper.
The Definition of Me — Mandisa (2009) 1 Corinthians 13:8
The second verse states the permanence of love using wording found in the New Living Translation of this passage. Its contrast with fleeting attractiveness and trends reinforces Paul's declaration that love endures.
Breaking Through — Bethel Music, Jeremy Riddle (2013) 1 Corinthians 13:8
The chorus closely adapts Paul’s declaration that love never fails, applying it directly to God’s love.
Where the Love Lasts Forever — Hillsong London (2007) 1 Corinthians 13:8
The song closely adapts Paul’s declaration that love never ends, reinforcing the connection by contrasting love’s permanence with the fading of everything else.
Believe — Hillsong Worship (2010) 1 Corinthians 13:8
The repeated assertion of love's unfailing endurance closely reproduces Paul's statement about love's permanence. The song applies that wording specifically to God's love.
Mercy — Cory Asbury (2009) 1 Corinthians 13:8
The repeated declaration of love's unfailing nature closely adapts Paul's statement about love's permanence, applying it directly to Jesus' love.
Love Remains — Jon Thurlow (2013) 1 Corinthians 13:8-13
The chorus closely adapts Paul's contrast between love's permanence and the passing away of other things, together with his concluding emphasis on love's supremacy.
You Lead — Jamie Grace (2011) 1 Corinthians 13:8
The pre-chorus closely adapts Paul's statement about love's unfailing nature, applying it specifically to God's love amid worldly pressures.
Good to Me - Live — Covenant Worship & Colin Edge & Joshua Dufrene (2014) 1 Corinthians 13:8
The chorus reproduces the verse's concise assertion of love's unfailing character, applying it directly to God's love. This is a verbal connection rather than merely a shared theme.
We Believe - Live — LIFE Worship (2014) 1 Corinthians 13:8
The bridge closely adapts Paul’s declaration of love’s unfailing character, applying it directly to God’s love.
Savior's Here — Kari Jobe (2012) 1 Corinthians 13:8
The description of love as unfailing reproduces Paul's concise declaration about love's enduring nature, applying it to God's love.
Second Chance — Hillsong UNITED (2007) 1 Corinthians 13:8
The bridge’s closing description of unfailing love closely reproduces Paul’s declaration about love’s permanence.
Why It Matters — Sara Groves (2025) 1 Corinthians 13:8
The description of unfailing love directly invokes Paul's declaration about love's enduring character.
One Thing Remains — Kristian Stanfill & Passion (2012) 1 Corinthians 13:8
The chorus directly reproduces Paul's declaration of love's unfailing nature. The title and recurring emphasis on love's permanence also echo his conclusion that love endures.
Show Up Choose Love — tobyMac & Jon Reddick (2022) 1 Corinthians 13:8
The bridge applies Paul’s declaration about love’s unfailing character specifically to God, presenting divine love as the basis for steadfast human love.
The One You Love — Elevation Worship (2022) 1 Corinthians 13:8
The bridge repeatedly uses Paul's concise declaration about love's enduring character, applying it specifically to God's love for the worshipper.
Love Like That — Hawk Nelson (2013) 1 Corinthians 13:8
The opening closely adapts Paul's declaration that love does not fail, presenting that enduring quality as the model for the love listeners should practice.
Duele el Amor — Alex Campos (2020) 1 Corinthians 13:8
The repeated assertion that divine love does not end closely paraphrases Paul's declaration that love never fails or ceases. The surrounding contrast between enduring love, emotion, and eloquent speech further supports the connection to 1 Corinthians 13.
When It Was Over — Sara Groves (2025) 1 Corinthians 13:8
The bridge directly invokes Paul’s declaration about love’s unfailing character and applies it to enduring relational commitment.
Your Love Never Fails — Chris McClarney (2009) 1 Corinthians 13:8
The recurring refrain closely adapts Paul's declaration of love's unfailing character, applying it directly to God's love.
Mas Que Un Papel — Alex Zurdo (2014) 1 Corinthians 13:8
The chorus closely adapts Paul's declaration that love never ceases, applying it to the endurance of marital love through hardship.
Glimmer in the Dust — Hillsong UNITED (2020) 1 Corinthians 13:9-13
The chorus closely follows Paul's contrast between present partial perception and future face-to-face knowledge, then joins faith, hope, and the supremacy of love. The bridge further reflects the passage's teaching that love remains when temporary things pass away.
Prophesy Your Promise — Bryan & Katie Torwalt (2020) 1 Corinthians 13:9-12
The chorus adopts Paul's description of present knowledge and perception as incomplete, making limited understanding the setting for continued faith.
Invictus — Corpus Christi (2010) 1 Corinthians 13:9
The description of human knowledge as partial closely echoes Paul's statement about the incompleteness of present knowledge.
Desenvolvendo Amor — MORADA (2013) 1 Corinthians 13:11
The commitment to leave childish things behind closely adapts Paul's description of maturity. The song's emphasis on developing love reinforces the connection to this chapter.
The Other Country — Burlap to Cashmere (2011) 1 Corinthians 13:11
The bridge closely adapts Paul's first-person contrast between childhood behavior and adult maturity. The song adds soldier imagery to the underlying scriptural contrast.
Touching God (feat. Yebba & Blood Orange) — Blood Orange & Daniel Caesar & YEBBA (2025) 1 Corinthians 13:11
The bridge directly adopts Paul's contrast between childhood speech and thought and the maturity of adulthood.
Friend — Tasha Cobbs Leonard (2025) 1 Corinthians 13:11
The decision to leave childish ways behind while growing older closely echoes Paul's description of maturity as putting away the things of childhood.
Worth the Wait — Terrian (2024) 1 Corinthians 13:11
The repeated description of abandoning childish ways closely paraphrases Paul's illustration of spiritual maturity as putting childhood behind oneself.
All To Us — Chris Tomlin (2012) 1 Corinthians 13:12
The outro closely adapts Paul’s description of future direct sight, presenting the congregation’s present waiting as something that will culminate in an immediate encounter with Jesus.
Face 2 Face — Mandisa (2013) 1 Corinthians 13:12
The repeated anticipation of a direct encounter with the Savior echoes Paul's contrast between present, incomplete perception and future personal encounter. The song develops that future encounter as the fulfillment of its present longing.
From Here — Big Daddy Weave (2008) 1 Corinthians 13:12
The song closely adapts Paul's language about partial knowledge in the present, contrasting the son's limited earthly perspective with the departed parent's clarity. This reflects the verse's contrast between present incompleteness and future fuller knowledge.
Burn Me Up — Bluetree (2008) 1 Corinthians 13:12
The closing prayer anticipates a future direct encounter with God, closely echoing Paul’s contrast between present incomplete perception and eventual unmediated sight.
This Is My Beloved — Matt Gilman (2013) 1 Corinthians 13:12
The anticipated direct encounter with Jesus closely echoes Paul's contrast between present, incomplete perception and future personal sight.
Ascend — Bethel Music, William Matthews (2013) 1 Corinthians 13:12
The bridge combines direct personal encounter with fuller knowledge, closely adapting Paul's contrast between present partial understanding and future complete knowing. Its emphasis on love also fits the surrounding chapter.
Hallelujah — Cory Asbury (2009) 1 Corinthians 13:12
The expectation of a future face-to-face encounter closely adapts Paul’s contrast between present, indirect perception and future direct sight. The song places that expectation within its vision of final restoration.
Forever — Brian Courtney Wilson (2020) 1 Corinthians 13:12
The song joins present incomprehension with the future hope of directly seeing God and understanding fully, closely following Paul’s contrast between partial knowledge now and complete knowledge in the coming encounter.
Freedom Is Here — Hillsong UNITED (2009) 1 Corinthians 13:12
The second verse anticipates a future direct encounter with God, closely adapting Paul’s description of present, incomplete perception giving way to full personal encounter.
It Will All Be Worth It — Mary Mary (2008) 1 Corinthians 13:12
The first verse closely adapts Paul's imagery of dim vision through a glass, contrasting present incomplete understanding with the future clarity of seeing face to face.
I Belong to You (Live) — Bethel Music & Amanda Cook (2014) 1 Corinthians 13:12
The bridge closely adapts Paul's description of future, direct sight of God, placing that encounter beyond the singer's present life.
Found — Hillsong UNITED (2007) 1 Corinthians 13:12
The chorus's desire to see God directly echoes Paul's image of a future face-to-face encounter, contrasted with present, incomplete perception. The song turns that image into a personal prayer for closeness.
Counted the Cost — Cory Asbury (2009) 1 Corinthians 13:12
The anticipated future encounter with God uses Paul’s distinctive description of direct, unobstructed sight, contrasting present discipleship with eventual full encounter.
O For a Thousand (Hallelujah) — Gateway Worship (2010) 1 Corinthians 13:12
The anticipated direct encounter with Christ closely echoes Paul’s description of future face-to-face sight, contrasted with the indirect and partial understanding available now.
All I Want - Live — Gateway Worship (2023) 1 Corinthians 13:12
The recurring desire for an unmediated encounter with God uses Paul's language for the future completion of partial knowledge. The final verse's focus on life after death confirms the eschatological sense.
Someday Soon — Ricky Skaggs (2010) 1 Corinthians 13:12
The obscured reflection and the expectation of future clarity closely adapt Paul's contrast between present, imperfect perception through a mirror and eventual face-to-face understanding.
I Will Follow (You Are with Me) — Jeremy Camp (2015) 1 Corinthians 13:12
The anticipation of direct personal encounter with God closely echoes Paul's contrast between present, incomplete perception and the immediate encounter still to come.
I Will Trust You — Steven Curtis Chapman (2009) 1 Corinthians 13:12
The third verse adapts Paul's image of seeing imperfectly through a mirror before seeing face to face. Its movement from obscured vision to direct encounter unmistakably evokes this passage, while adding the original image of the barrier shattering.
Face to Face — Hillsong Young & Free (2016) 1 Corinthians 13:12
The anticipated transition from present distance to directly seeing Christ closely paraphrases Paul’s contrast between incomplete present perception and future face-to-face sight.
Here With Me — MercyMe (2010) 1 Corinthians 13:12
The song combines longing for an unobstructed encounter with God and the desire for reciprocal knowledge. Together, these closely echo Paul's pairing of direct sight with knowing fully as one is already known.
Walking in Daylight — Cosmic Cathedral (2025) 1 Corinthians 13:12
The lyrics reference seeing 'through a glass darkly' which directly quotes the biblical passage about the limitations of human understanding and the promise of clarity in the future.
Face to Face - Live — ICF Worship (2014) 1 Corinthians 13:12
The anticipated direct encounter with God echoes Paul's contrast between present, indirect perception and the fuller encounter to come. The surrounding expectation of a future homecoming supports this connection.
This Side Of Heaven — Seph Schlueter (2025) 1 Corinthians 13:12
The anticipated transition from present struggle to seeing God directly evokes Paul's contrast between incomplete perception now and face-to-face knowledge in the age to come.
Keep On Keeping On — Ernie Haase & Signature Sound (2021) 1 Corinthians 13:12
The expectation that present uncertainty will give way to fuller understanding in a future face-to-face encounter closely echoes Paul's contrast between partial knowledge now and complete knowledge then.
The Sound Of Letting Go — Gwen Stacy (2009) 1 Corinthians 13:12
The closing anticipation of direct encounter and complete revelation echoes Paul's contrast between present, partial knowledge and future personal sight and fuller understanding.
Hands Up — MercyMe (2022) 1 Corinthians 13:12
The bridge echoes Paul’s contrast between present, partial perception and the future clarity and fuller knowledge believers will experience in God’s presence.
Give Me Jesus - Live — Sovereign Grace Music (2017) 1 Corinthians 13:12
The expectation of clearer future vision and direct encounter closely reproduces Paul's contrast between present partial sight and knowing fully in the age to come.
When We See Your Face - Live — Sovereign Grace Music (2017) 1 Corinthians 13:12
The repeated expectation of seeing Christ directly and then knowing with unprecedented fullness closely follows Paul's contrast between present partial knowledge and future face-to-face knowledge.
I Know You Are The One — Crystal Lewis (2011) 1 Corinthians 13:12
The desire for an eventual direct encounter, paired with increasingly clear perception, echoes Paul’s contrast between present, incomplete sight and future direct knowledge.
Come Jesus Come — CeCe Winans (2024) 1 Corinthians 13:12
The expectation that believers will one day encounter Christ face to face reflects Paul’s contrast between present partial knowledge and future complete vision.
A Million Years — Paul Baloche (2020) 1 Corinthians 13:12
The anticipated transition from present belief and incomplete understanding to direct sight closely reflects Paul's contrast between partial knowledge now and knowing fully in the future.
You Revive Me [Live] — Passion & Christy Nockels (2012) 1 Corinthians 13:12
The singer's acknowledgment of partial knowledge, alongside imagery of God's face, closely adapts Paul's contrast between present, incomplete understanding and future face-to-face knowledge.
All That Remains — Christine D'Clario (2021) 1 Corinthians 13:12
The anticipated transition from waiting to direct, face-to-face sight echoes Paul's contrast between present partial perception and future full knowledge.
I'm Rich — Gaither Vocal Band (2012) 1 Corinthians 13:13
The chorus repeats Paul's distinctive three-part list of enduring virtues in the same order, presenting them as the believer's spiritual wealth.
Zion & Babylon — Josh Garrels (2008) 1 Corinthians 13:13
The ordered sequence of the three enduring Christian virtues reproduces Paul’s distinctive closing triad, with an additional ideal appended.
Faith, Hope & Love — Beckah Shae (2010) 1 Corinthians 13:13
The chorus names Paul's three enduring virtues and explicitly emphasizes their permanence, closely adapting his statement that these three remain. The song expands that statement into an encouragement to rely on them amid hardship.
So Many Roads — Neal Morse (2010) 1 Corinthians 13:13
The Savior section invokes Paul's declaration that love is the greatest virtue, then develops that declaration into an invitation to experience God's love.
Everyone Needs a Little — Kari Jobe (2009) 1 Corinthians 13:13
The chorus directly reproduces Paul's concluding declaration that love is greatest among the enduring virtues. Its preceding emphasis on hope reinforces the connection to this specific verse.
Faith Hope Love Repeat — Brandon Heath (2017) 1 Corinthians 13:13
The refrain adopts Paul’s triad of faith, hope, and love. The bridge further reflects Paul’s ordering by presenting love as the indispensable virtue when faith and hope falter.
Give Them Jesus — Jaci Velasquez (2012) 1 Corinthians 13:13
The chorus directly borrows Paul's declaration that love is greatest among the enduring virtues. Although the song substitutes peace for faith in its surrounding list, its identification of love as supreme unmistakably references this verse.
Most Beautiful Time of the Year — Beckah Shae (2010) 1 Corinthians 13:13
The song groups Paul’s three enduring virtues together in their biblical order. This distinctive grouping provides a specific verbal connection beyond general seasonal language.
Faith Hope Love — We Are Messengers (2026) 1 Corinthians 13:13
The song directly quotes the concept that faith, hope, and love are the enduring virtues that remain, echoing the message found in 1 Corinthians 13:13.
Revolution — Skillet (2024) 1 Corinthians 13:13
The bridge presents faith, hope, and love together and in the same order as Paul's enduring threefold virtues. It adapts the biblical triad into the foundation for the song's envisioned movement.

1 Corinthians 13 (King James Version)

¹ Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

² And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

³ And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

⁴ Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

⁵ Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

⁶ Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;

⁷ Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

⁸ Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.

⁹ For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.

¹⁰ But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.

¹¹ When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

¹² For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.

¹³ And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.