With more than 500 songs from I John, it can take some time to go through every song. For those who simply need to find good songs quickly, this is an entirely subjective list of some of the best. Find the full list, with more information for each song, at free, searchable Expository Songs database.
I John 1
Expository Songs
- I John 1:7: Hallelujah for the Blood! (A. F. Myers) 🗎
- I John 1:7: If We Walk in the Light (Eliza Hewitt) 🗎
- I John 1:7: If We Walk In The Light (I John 1:7) 🗎 🎥
- I John 1:7: The Blood of Jesus (Barney Warren) 🗎
- I John 1:7: Walk in the Light (Immanuel Worship) 🎥
- I John 1:7: Walk in the light, so shalt thou know (Bernard Barton) 🗎
- I John 1:9: Faithful to Forgive (New Scottish Hymns Band/Greg de Blieck) 🗎 🎥
- I John 1:9: If We Confess (1) (1 John 1:9) (Faith Inkubators/BibleSong) 🎥
- I John 1:9: If We Confess (2) (1 John 1:9) (Faith Inkubators/BibleSong) 🎥
- I John 1: Confession (I John 1) (John Michael Talbot) 🗎 🎥
Other References
- I John 1:1: What Glory Now Our Eyes Have Seen (Matt Boswell/Matt Boswell, Jordan Critz) 🗎 🎥
- I John 1:7: Behold the Lamb (Communion Hymn) (Keith & Kristyn Getty/Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty, Stuart Townend) 🗎 🎥
- I John 1:7: Eternal Light (John Michael Talbot) 🗎 🎥
- I John 1:7: I Will Praise Him (Margaret Harris) 🗎 🎥
- I John 1:7: In the Light (Charlie Peacock, Sara Groves, Belá Fleck) 🎥
- I John 1:7: Nothing but the Blood (Robert Lowry) 🗎
- I John 1:7: Stepping in the Light (Eliza Hewitt, William Kirkpatrick) 🗎 🎥
- I John 1:7: The Half Has Never Yet Been Told (Frances Havergal) 🗎
- I John 1:7: There Is Power in the Blood (Lewis E. Jones) 🗎 🎥
- I John 1:7: Walk in the Light (Asa Hull, Geo. C Hugg) 🗎
- I John 1:9: His blood cleanseth from all sin (Charles Wesley) 🗎
Scripture Songs
- I John 1:5-7: God Is Light (Wayne Pascall) 🎥
- I John 1:5-9: This is the Message (1 John 1:5-9) (Slugs and Bugs) 🎥
- I John 1:7: 1 John 1:7 (Mark Altrogge) 🎥
- I John 1:7: Walk In The Light (Becky Fischer)
- I John 1:8-9: If We Confess Our Sin (1 John 1:8-9 – KJV) (Scripture Memory Fellowship) 🎥
- I John 1:8-9: If We Confess Our Sin (1 John 1:8-9) (Little Songs Big Truths) 🎥
- I John 1:9: If we confess our sins / 1 John 1:9 (The Salvation Army (AUS) Creative Arts Department) 🎥
- I John 1: Memorizing 1 John 1 (ESV) (Amy Doerfler) 🎥
I John 2
Expository Songs
- I John 2:1-2: Arise, My Soul, Arise (Charles Wesley) 🗎 🎥
- I John 2:1-2: Before the Throne of God Above (Charitie Bancroft) 🗎 🎥
- I John 2:1: An advocate with the Father (Charles Wesley) 🗎
- I John 2:1: His speaking blood (Charles Wesley) 🗎
- I John 2:15-17: What Is the World to Me (August Crull, Georg M. Pfefferkorn) 🗎
- I John 2:16: Do You Love the World? (Barney Warren) 🗎
- I John 2: The World Is Passing Away (1 John 2) (Richard Jensen) 🎥
Other References
- I John 2:1: Christ our Advocate (Anne Steele) 🗎
- I John 2:1: God of my life, to Thee I call (William Cowper) 🗎
- I John 2:1: With God As My Witness (Mark Trammell Trio) 🎥
- I John 2:6: Walk Like Jesus Did (The Village Church / The Village Kids) 🎥
- I John 2:13-14: Be An Overcomer (The Hoppers) 🎥
- I John 2:15: My Savior’s Love is Greater Still (Abe & Liza Philip) 🗎 🎥
- I John 2:15: Yet You Call (Freedom Quartet/Dianne Wilkinson, Daniel J. Mount) 🗎
- I John 2:15: You Love the World (Keith Green/Keith Green) 🎥
Scripture Songs
- I John 2:1: 1 John 2:1 (Mark Altrogge) 🎥
- I John 2:15-17: 1 John 2:15-17 (Fighter Verse Songs) 🎥
- I John 2:25: 1 John 2v25 (Concordia Publishing House) 🎥
- I John 2: Memorizing 1 John 2 (ESV) (Amy Doerfler) 🎥
I John 3
Expository Songs
- I John 3:1-3: See What Love (Emu Music / Emu Kids/Simone Richardson, Philip Percival) 🗎 🎥
- I John 3:1: Behold What Manner of Love (Patricia Van Tine) 🎥
- I John 3:1: Behold What Wondrous Grace (Isaac Watts) 🗎
- I John 3:1: Behold, what Love! (M. S. S., James McGranahan) 🗎
- I John 3:1: Children of God (1 John 3:1) (Rebecca Goldsmith) 🎥
- I John 3:1: What Manner of Love (Daniel S. Warner) 🗎
- I John 3:1: What Manner of Love (Mylon Hayes Family) 🎥
- I John 3:2: Beloved, Now are We (Daniel Whittle, James McGranahan) 🗎
- I John 3:2: The Sons of God (C. Austin Miles) 🗎
- I John 3:2: We Shall Be Like Him (Flora Kirkland, Geo. C. Stebbins) 🗎
- I John 3:2: We Will See Him As He Is (Sandi Patty) 🗎 🎥
- I John 3:2: When He Appears (Joshua Aaron) 🎥
- I John 3:11-23: Love One Another (Steve Green/Jon Mohr, Randall Dennis) 🎥
- I John 3:13-18: O Christian brethren, marvel not 🗎
- I John 3:16: By This We Know Love (Sovereign Grace Music/Judah Groveman) 🗎 🎥
- I John 3:16: He Gave His Life (Vocal Union) 🎥
- I John 3:18: Let Us Love (Brendan Curran) 🎥
- I John 3:18: See What Love (1 John 3:1, 18) (Faith Inkubators/BibleSong) 🎥
Other References
- I John 3:1: Behold What Manner of Love (The McKameys/Eddie Street) 🎥
- I John 3:1: Christ Our Savior (The Village Church) 🎥
- I John 3:1: Our Father (Stephen Miller/Stephen Miller) 🗎 🎥
- I John 3:1: Sons and Heirs of God (Darby Hughes) 🗎 🎥
- I John 3:1: The Love of the Father (CityAlight/James Ferguson, Rich Thompson) 🗎 🎥
- I John 3:1: What Kind of Love is This (Steve Bell/Bryn Hayworth, Sally Hayworth) 🗎 🎥
- I John 3:2: To The Mystery (Michael Card/Michael Card) 🗎 🎥
- I John 3:2: We Shall See Jesus (The Cathedrals/Dianne Wilkinson) 🎥
- I John 3:2: What Costly Love (Songs in His Presence) 🎥
- I John 3:2: When He Comes Again (Darby Hughes) 🗎 🎥
- I John 3:2: When He Comes Down (The Hoppers/George Lewis) 🎥
- I John 3:2: When I Go Home (Acapeldridge) 🎥
- I John 3:11: The Lord Is Ours (Poems of Grace (Peter and Grace Assad)/Annie Assad, Peter Assad, Grace Assad) 🗎 🎥
- I John 3:14: Thou Shall Not Murder (Songs for Saplings (Dana Dirksen)) 🗎 🎥
- I John 3:16-20: Generous (Emu Music / Rob Smith & Nicky Chiswell/Nicky Chiswell) 🗎 🎥
- I John 3:16: He Is No Fool (Scott Wesley Brown/Phill McHugh, Greg Nelson, Scott Wesley Brown) 🎥
- I John 3:16: This Is How We Know (Matt Redman) 🎥
- I John 3:18: Believer in Deed (Petra) 🗎 🎥
- I John 3:20: From Bethlehem to Calvary (Master’s Voice) 🎥
- I John 3: Holy Communion (Richard Jensen/Richard Jensen) 🗎 🎥
Scripture Songs
- I John 3:1: Behold What Manner of Love (The Maranatha Singers) 🗎 🎥
- I John 3:2-3: 1 John 3:2-3 (Mark Altrogge) 🎥
- I John 3:2: First John (Booth Brothers/Lari Goss) 🗎 🎥
- I John 3:8: For This Purpose (Graham Kendrick)
- I John 3:14-16: 1 John 3:14-16 (Scripture Memory Fellowship) 🎥
- I John 3:16: 1 John 3:16 (Mark Altrogge) 🎥
- I John 3:16: This Is How We Know (Steve Green and Hide ‘Em In Your Heart/Frank Hernandez) 🎥
- I John 3:16: Valentine’s Day; I John 3:16 (Songs for Saplings (Dana Dirksen)) 🎥
- I John 3:20-22: If Our Heart Condemns Us (1 John 3:20, 22 – NKJV) (Scripture Memory Fellowship) 🎥
- I John 3: Memorizing 1 John 3 (ESV) (Amy Doerfler) 🎥
I John 4
Expository Songs
- I John 4:4: Greater Are You (Sovereign Grace Music/Mark Altrogge) 🗎
- I John 4:4: Greater is He That is in You (C. Austin Miles, J. Lincoln Hall) 🗎
- I John 4:8: God is Love (Steve Green/Steve Green, Doug Kelvey, David Hamilton) 🎥
- I John 4:14: The Savior of the World (1 John 4:14) (Paul McIntyre) 🎥
- I John 4:16-19: No Fear In Love (Tenielle Neda) 🗎 🎥
- I John 4:19: And This Is Love (GLAD/John Keltonic, Ed Nalle) 🎥
- I John 4:19: Because He First Loved Us (Cheri Keaggy) 🗎 🎥
- I John 4:19: Because He Loved Me First (Lee Black/Lee Black, Ross King) 🎥
- I John 4:19: Because You First Loved Me (Sovereign Grace Music/Doug Plank) 🗎 🎥
- I John 4:19: I Love Him Because He First Loved Me (Frank Rouch, J.E. Sturgis) 🗎
- I John 4: We Should Love (1 John 4) (Richard Jensen) 🎥
Other References
- I John 4:4: Greater Is He (The Crabb Family/Gerald Crabb) 🗎 🎥
- I John 4:4: Lift High the Name of Jesus (Keith & Kristyn Getty/Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty, Ed Cash, Fionán de Barra) 🗎 🎥
- I John 4:4: Who Is Stronger, God or Satan? (Songs for Saplings (Dana Dirksen)) 🗎 🎥
- I John 4:7: This Is Love (Ross King) 🎥
- I John 4:8: God Is Love! (Fanny Crosby) 🗎
- I John 4:16: Praise Him, All You Little Children (Anonymous) 🗎
- I John 4:18: 1 John 4:18 There is No Fear (Michael A. Lowery) 🎥
- I John 4:18: Beloved and Blessed (Stuart Townend/Stuart Townend) 🗎 🎥
- I John 4:18: Every Promise (Stuart Townend/Keith Getty, Stuart Townend) 🗎 🎥
- I John 4:18: More Than Welcome (Aaron Shust) 🎥
- I John 4:18: Nothing Can Separate Me (Scripture Lullabies/Jay Stocker) 🗎 🎥
- I John 4:18: O Love That Casts out Fear (Castle Island Hymns) 🎥
- I John 4:18: Perfect Love (Rivers & Robots/Jonathan Ogden, David Hailes) 🗎 🎥
- I John 4:18: Perfect Love (Alathea) 🎥
- I John 4:18: Send Me Lord (Matt Redman) 🗎 🎥
- I John 4:18: Sin Is Powerless (Ross King) 🎥
- I John 4:18: Singing In The Victory (Austin Stone Worship/Marcus Dawes, Brett Land, Aaron Ivey, Jaleesa McCreary, Logan Walter, Dietrich Schmidt) 🗎 🎥
- I John 4:18: Sovereign Over Us (Michael W. Smith) 🎥
- I John 4:18: The Love of Jesus (Karen Peck & New River) 🎥
- I John 4:19: Christ Has Died, Christ Has Risen (Abe & Liza Philip) 🎥
- I John 4:19: I Have Been Baptized into Christ (Romans 6) (Abe & Liza Philip) 🗎 🎥
- I John 4:19: I Love the Lord With All My Heart (Redeemer Presbyterian Church) 🗎 🎥
- I John 4:19: Let It Be So With Your Church (Caroline Cobb) 🎥
- I John 4:19: Love You Because (Aaron Keyes/Aaron Keyes) 🗎 🎥
- I John 4:19: Loved as Jesus (Jordan and Jessa/Jordan Anderson) 🗎 🎥
- I John 4:19: My Lord I Did Not Choose You (Sovereign Grace Music/Josiah Conder, Devon Kauflin) 🗎
- I John 4:19: Oh, How I Love Jesus (Frederick Whitfield) 🗎 🎥
- I John 4:19: Polynesian Praise Song (I Love You) (Andraé Crouch) 🗎 🎥
- I John 4:19: Restoration Song (Cheri Keaggy) 🗎 🎥
- I John 4:19: Shine (Tim Timmons) 🎥
- I John 4:19: Sweet Surrender (Lou Fellingham) 🗎 🎥
- I John 4:19: To Love You Back (Jamie Grace) 🎥
- I John 4:19: Who Loved You First (NewSong) 🗎 🎥
- I John 4:19: With All My Heart (Nathan Partain/Nathan Partain) 🗎 🎥
- I John 4:19: You Loved Me First (Mikeschair) 🎥
- I John 4:19: Your Love is Reaching Me (Paul Baloche) 🎥
- I John 4:20: Living Proof (NewSong) 🗎 🎥
Scripture Songs
- I John 4:1: 1 John 4:19 (The Poolhouse Guru) 🎥
- I John 4:4: 1 John 4:4 (Fighter Verse Songs) 🎥
- I John 4:4: 1 John 4:4 (The Verses Project) (Hope College Worship/Bruce Benedict) 🗎
- I John 4:4: God’s Spirit Who Is in You (1 John 4 V 4) (Powerpack) 🎥
- I John 4:7-11: This is Love (1 John 4:7-11) (Doorpost Songs) 🎥
- I John 4:7: Love (One Another) (Janice Detweiler) 🎥
- I John 4:9: 1 John 4:9 (Concordia Publishing House) 🎥
- I John 4:10: We Love Him (Steve Green and Hide ‘Em In Your Heart) 🎥
- I John 4:11: Love One Another (I John 4:11 ESV) (Seeds Family Worship) 🎥
- I John 4:14: Savior (1 John 4:14) (Seeds Family Worship) 🎥
- I John 4:15: 1 John 4:15 (Awana) 🎥
- I John 4:16-18: Such Love Has No Fear (1 John 4:16-18a NLT) (Sing Through The Bible) 🎥
- I John 4:16: G-O-D is L-O-V-E (Steve Green and Hide ‘Em In Your Heart) 🎥
- I John 4:16: God Is Love (I John 4:16) (Seeds Family Worship) 🎥
- I John 4:19-21: WE LOVE. 1 John 4:19 21 (Because He First Loved Us) (Truth Songs) 🎥
- I John 4:19: We Love (Because He First Loved Us) (1 John 4:19) (Dulcy Delcamp) 🎥
- I John 4:19: We Love Him (Steve Green and Hide ‘Em In Your Heart) 🎥
I John 5
Expository Songs
- I John 5:3: How Gentle God’s Commands (Philip Doddridge) 🗎
- I John 5:4-5: He That Overcomes (Jimmy and Carol Owens/Jimmy Owens) 🗎 🎥
- I John 5:4-10: The soul renew’d by grace divine 🗎
- I John 5:4: Faith Is The Victory (John Yates, Ira Sankey) 🗎
- I John 5:4: Victory! Victory! (Philip Bliss) 🗎
- I John 5:18: That Wicked One Toucheth Him Not (Charles Naylor) 🗎
- I John 5: We Are the Ones Who Believe (1 John 5) (Richard Jensen) 🎥
Other References
- I John 5:4-5: I Have Overcome (Kingdom Heirs) 🎥
- I John 5:4-5: Overcomer (Angela Frazier) 🎥
- I John 5:4: Be An Overcomer (The Hoppers) 🎥
- I John 5:7: One God in Three Persons (Charles Wesley) 🗎
- I John 5:14: According To Your Will (Michael Booth/Rebecca Peck) 🗎
Scripture Songs
- I John 5:3-5: I John 5:3-5 (English Standard Version) (The Corner Room) 🎥
- I John 5:3: 1 John 5:3 (Mark Altrogge) 🎥
- I John 5:4-5: The Victory (1 John 5:4-5 ESV) (Seeds Family Worship) 🎥
- I John 5:11-12: 1 John 5:11-12 (Mark Altrogge) 🎥
- I John 5:11-12: The Life (John 14:6, I John 5:11-12) (Seeds Family Worship) 🎥
- I John 5:11: 1 John 5:11 (Marjorie L. Wingert) 🎥
- I John 5:14-15: If You Abide In Me (1 John 5:14-15, John 15:7 – NKJV) (Scripture Memory Fellowship) 🎥