Top 20: Pentecost Chants, Hymns and Songs

A couple of weeks ago, I had invited my readership to participate in a survey of their favorite Pentecost worship songs and hymns. Now that Pentecost Sunday is upon us, it is time to reveal the results.

To reiterate, these hymns focus upon the events of Acts Chapter 2.  Shortly after Jesus had ascended to heaven, the followers of Jesus, and Mary, His mother, were gathered in an “upper room” , to pray that God would send His Helper to them.  This would be the Holy Spirit.

When the Holy Spirit came, it was with power.  The disciples and Mary began to speak in tongues.  Flames of fire rested upon their heads.  But most importantly, the disciples had a courage to preach like they never did before.  Peter, the one who had denied Christ three times on the night of His Passion, suddenly had a verve to address the many crowds that day, and 2,000 were added to their number by nightfall.

Pentecost Sunday remembers these events and encourages us to pray for the power of the Holy Spirit in our own lives.  In fact, I would personally recommend singing such songs year round.

The Top 20 Pentecost Hymns are as follows:

1. Come Holy Ghost, Creator Blest (trad. hymn)
2. Veni Sancte Spiritus (trad. chant)
3. Spirit Of The Living God (praise chorus)
4. Breathe On Me, Breath Of God (trad. Hymn)
5. Let The Fire Fall (praise and worship)
6. Veni Creator Spiritus (traditional chant)
7. Veni Sancte Spiritus (contemporary Taize chant)
8. Come Thou Fount Of Every Blessing (trad. hymn)
9. Come Down, O Love Divine (trad. hymn)
10. Breathe (praise and worship)
11. Breathe On Me Breath of God (Cowan)
12. Come Holy Spirit, Come (trad. hymn)
13. Refiner’s Fire (praise and worship)
14. Come Holy Spirit and Fill Our Hearts (praise chorus)
15. Come O Holy Spirit (sung to Ode to Joy)
16. Let the River Flow (praise and worship)
17. One Spirit One Church (contemporary worship)
18. I’m Gonna Sing (When the Spirit says sing…) (spiritual)
19. O Spirit Of The Living God (trad. hymn)
20. Veni Sancte Spiritus (John Michael Talbot)

I encourage you to check out these great songs and make them a part of your worship, personal or parish.