Songs from (almost) any Bible verse

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What is an expository song?

It's a song where the main idea of a Bible verse is the song's main idea. Here are some examples.

Psalm 139 (Were I to Cross)

New Scottish Hymns Band

Songwriters: Greg de Blieck
Bible Verses: Psalm, Psalm 139, Psalm 139
Release Year: 2012
Hymnal/Album: Introduced by New Scottish Hymns Band on New Scottish Hymns (2012).

We Shall See Jesus

The Cathedrals

Songwriters: Dianne Wilkinson
Bible Verses: I John, I John 3, I John 3:2
Release Year: 1983
Hymnal/Album: Introduced by The Cathedrals on Live in Atlanta (Riversong Records, 1983).

Because He Loved Me First

Ross King

Songwriters: Lee Black, Ross King
Bible Verses: I John, I John 4, I John 4:19
Genre: CCM
Release Year: 2013
Hymnal/Album: Introduced by Ross King on This Hope Will Guide Me (2013).
Release Year: 2022
Hymnal/Album: Introduced by Keith & Kristyn Getty on Christ Our Hope In Life and Death (2022).

I Am the Good Shepherd (John 10:9-10,14-16)

Abe & Liza Philip

Songwriters: Abe Philip, Liza Philip
Bible Verses: John, John 10, John 10:14-16
Genre: Christian
Release Year: 2023
Hymnal/Album: Introduced by Abe & Liza Philip on It Is Finished (2023).

Come, Thou Conqueror of the nations

Songwriters: Charles Wesley
Genre: Hymns
Release Year: 1759
Hymnal/Album: Originally titled: "Revel. xix. 11, &c." Introduced in Charles Wesley, Hymns to be used on the Thanksgiving-Day, November 29, 1759, and After It (London: Strahan, 1759). Published in The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, Collected and Arranged by G. Osborn, Vol. 6 (London: Wesleyan-Methodist Conference Office, 1870), page 160.
Publishing: Public Domain