With more than 300 songs from James, 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. This page is updated about once a year, but the searchable database is updated every 6-8 weeks.
An episode of the Expository Songs podcast breaks down the best songs from each chapter:
James 1
Expository Songs
- James 1:2: Consider It Joy (Though Trials Will Come) (Graham Kendrick/Graham Kendrick)
- James 1:2: Count it All Joy (Fanny Crosby, John Sweney)
- James 1:12: Yield Not to Temptation (Horatio R. Palmer)
- James 1:13-17: Every Good and Perfect Gift (Jeremy Dalton/Chris Christian)
- James 1:16-21: From God above, the God of heav’n
- James 1:17-18: What A Generous God (James 1:17-18) (Tommy Walker)
- James 1:17: Every Good and Perfect Gift (Brendon & Cathie Clancy)
- James 1:17: Every Good and Perfect Gift (The Archers)
- James 1:17: Every Good and Perfect Gift (The Hamilton Family)
- James 1:17: Father Of Lights (Chris Tomlin)
- James 1:17: Father of Lights (Vineyard Music)
- James 1:17: Jesus the Same (Chuck Girard)
- James 1:17: That’s Where The Joy Comes From (J. Elliott/Steve Green)
- James 1:19: Swift to Hear, Slow to Answer (John Michael Talbot/John Michael Talbot)
- James 1:21-23: A Doer of the Word (Cyndi Aarrestad)
- James 1:22-27: Not only hearers of the word
- James 1:22: Doer of Your Word (GLAD)
Other References
- James 1:2: Count It All Joy (Steve Cook, Vikki Cook/Sovereign Grace Music)
- James 1:2: Count It All Joy (Wm. Edie Marks)
- James 1:2: Count It All Joy (Charles Billingsley, Shannon Wexelberg, and Scott Krippayne)
- James 1:2: Count It All Joy (Dottie Peoples)
- James 1:2: Count it All Joy (Scott Wesley Brown)
- James 1:2: Mine the Cross (Fanny Crosby, Theodore Perkins)
- James 1:2: What Kind of Joy (Steven Curtis Chapman/Steven Curtis Chapman)
- James 1:6: “Ask in Faith” the Name of Jesus (Margaret E. Barber, Geistliche Lieder)
- James 1:6: He Will Guide Thee (Fanny Crosby, Hubert Main)
- James 1:12: A Crown Of Life (Fanny Crosby, Dianne Wilkinson, Wayne Haun/Mylon Hayes Family)
- James 1:12: Crown of Life (Fanny Crosby, William Doane)
- James 1:12: Eternal Glory and a Crown (Birdie Bell, C. Austin Miles)
- James 1:12: Onward, Pressing Onward (Fanny Crosby, Ira Sankey)
- James 1:12: Our Savior’s Crown (Fanny Crosby, Hubert Main)
- James 1:12: Perseverance (Tommy Walker)
- James 1:17: Father of Light (Celtic Worship)
- James 1:17: Father of Lights (Marshall Hall)
- James 1:17: Father Of Lights (Petra)
- James 1:17: Father of Lights (Third Day)
- James 1:17: Giver (LSCC Worship)
- James 1:17: We Plow the Fields and Scatter (Matthias Claudius, Jane Montgomery Campbell)
- James 1:17: When Anyone Looks at Me (Geron Davis/The Talleys)
- James 1:19: Gentle and Lowly (Joe Deegan/RYM Worship)
- James 1:19: Kindness (Steven Curtis Chapman)
- James 1:19: Let My Lips Be Seasoned (Christ Our Life)
- James 1:21: How Happy the Children (Fanny Crosby, Charles Prior)
- James 1:22-25: Perseverance (Tommy Walker)
- James 1:22: Be Ye Doers of the Word (Blanche Linthicum, B.B. McKinney)
- James 1:22: Doers of the Word (Daniel Whittle, James McGranahan)
- James 1:27: Seek the Little Wanderers (Fanny Crosby, William Doane)
- James 1:27: They Shall Be Mine (Fanny Crosby, Charles Gabriel)
- James 1:27: True Religion (Walt Harrah/Songs Of Grace)
- James 1:27: Woe To You (Matt Papa)
Scripture Songs
- James 1:1-12: James 1:1-12 (CSB) (Matt Papa)
- James 1:2-3: James 1:2-3 (Mark Altrogge)
- James 1:2-4: Count It All Joy (Wayne Pascall)
- James 1:2-5: James 1:2-5 (Fighter Verse Songs)
- James 1:2-5: James 1:2-5 (English Standard Version) (The Corner Room)
- James 1:2-18: James 1:2-18 (The Indelible Project)
- James 1:2-18: Testing of Your Faith (James 1:2-18) (Adam Cain)
- James 1:5-6: Let Him Ask In Faith (James 1:5-6 – NKJV) (Scripture Memory Fellowship)
- James 1:12: Blessed Is the Man (James 1:12 – NKJV) (Scripture Memory Fellowship)
- James 1:12: James 1:12 (Da Vonne Lee)
- James 1:12: James 1:12 (Fighter Verse Songs)
- James 1:17-18: Lights (James 1:17,18) (Lantern Music)
- James 1:17: Every Good Gift (James 1:17) (Fighter Verse Songs)
- James 1:17: Every Good Gift (James 1:17) (Wunder Music)
- James 1:17: Father Of Lights (James 1:17) (Grace Evangelical Church)
- James 1:17: Heavenly Lights (James 1:17) (Seeds Family Worship)
- James 1:19-20: James 1:19-20 (Fighter Verse Songs)
- James 1:19-20: James 1:19-20 (Verses)
- James 1:19-27: James 1:19-27 (The Indelible Project)
- James 1:19: Be Quick and Listen (James 1:19) (The Wonder Kids)
- James 1:22: Do What It Says (James 1:22) (Seeds Family Worship)
- James 1:22: Doers of the Word (James 1:22 and Psalm 128:1) (Big Songs for Little Saints)
- James 1:22: James 1:22 (Dimitri Caver)
- James 1:22: James 1:22 (Mark Altrogge)
- James 1:25-27: James 1:25-27 (Scripture Memory Fellowship)
James 2
Expository Songs
- James 2:23: Abraham (David Ingles/David Ingles)
Other References
- James 2:5: An Heir to the Kingdom (Nellie Dungan, J.M. Dungan/ed. E.O. Excell)
- James 2:8: I’m Gonna Love My Neighbor (Karen Peck & New River)
- James 2:8: Love Round (GroupMusic)
- James 2:8: Love Your Neighbor (3 Heath Brothers)
- James 2:8: Most Merciful God (Greg LaFollette (featuring Taylor Leonhardt))
- James 2:13: Come to Us (Stuart Townend/Stuart Townend)
- James 2:14-26: Before Your Eyes (Jon Thurlow)
- James 2:14-26: Screen Door (Rich Mullins/Rich Mullins)
- James 2:17: As In Heaven (Zambroa)
- James 2:18: Bring Them In (Fanny Crosby, Ira Sankey)
- James 2:18: In vain men talk of living faith (Joseph Hart)
- James 2:18: It’s Only Faith (Christina DeGazio, Jeff Pearson/Gold City)
- James 2:19: At The Name of Jesus (Pamela Hall/The Cathedrals)
- James 2:23: Living Faith (John and Diane Windle)
Scripture Songs
- James 2:1-7: James 2:1-7 (The Indelible Project)
- James 2:1-13: The Sin of Partiality (James 2:1-13) (Adam Cain)
- James 2:1: God Sees the Heart (James 2:1) (The Wonder Kids)
- James 2:8-13: James 2:8-13 (The Indelible Project)
- James 2:10: James 2:10 (Awana)
- James 2:14-26: Faith Without Works Is Dead (James 2:14-26) (Adam Cain)
- James 2:14-26: James 2:14-26 (The Indelible Project)
- James 2:17: Faith by Itself: James 2:17 (Catholic Songs for Kids)
- James 2:5: Walking with Jesus (Fanny Crosby, William Kirkpatrick)
James 3
Expository Songs
- James 3:1-12: The Tongue Is so Small (Patch the Pirate)
- James 3:5-6: The Tongue (Judy Rogers)
- James 3:7-12: My Tongue (James) (Caroline Cobb Smith/Caroline Cobb)
- James 3:8: Judge Ye Not (Sensational Nightingales)
Other References
- James 3:1: God Is Calling Faithful Men (Michael Anthony Milton)
- James 3:5-6: Gossip (Patch the Pirate)
- James 3:1-8: A Living Faith (Darby Hughes/Darby Hughes)
- James 3:15-17: How Happy the Children (Fanny Crosby, Charles Prior)
Scripture Songs
- James 3:1-12: James 3:1-12 (The Indelible Project)
- James 3:1-12: Taming the Tongue (James 3:1-12) (Adam Cain)
- James 3:7-10: This Should Not Be / James 3:7-10 (Tommy and Jo Hendricks)
- James 3:13-17: The Wisdom From Above (James 3:13-14, 17 – NKJV) (Scripture Memory Fellowship)
- James 3:13-18: James 3:13-18 (The Indelible Project)
- James 3:13-18: Wisdom from Above (James 3:13-18) (Adam Cain)
- James 3:17: Wisdom (James 3:17) (His Little Sheep)
James 4
Expository Songs
- James 4:1-12: James 4 (Nathan Partain)
- James 4:4: Lover of the World (Kelly Willard)
- James 4:6: He Giveth More Grace (Annie Flint, Hubert Mitchell)
- James 4:7-8: Resist the Devil, Draw Nigh to God (Joe Kitson/Statement of Faith)
- James 4:7: Defeat the Devil (E.G. Masters)
- James 4:8: Draw Near to You (Mark Altrogge/Sovereign Grace Music)
- James 4:8: Draw Nigh to God (Colbert Croft, Joyce Croft)
- James 4:8: To Jesus Draw Nigh (Ada Blenkhorn)
- James 4:10: Humble Yourself (Annie Herring/2nd Chapter of Acts)
- James 4:10: Humble Yourself (Patch the Pirate)
- James 4:10: Humble Yourselves (The Mills Family)
- James 4:11: A Man Who Talks Too Much (James 4:11) (The Wonder Kids)
- James 4:14: Saints’ Reward (William G. Schell)
Other References
- James 4:4: Fire Of God (Christ Our Life)
- James 4:6: Dwell in Me, O Blessed Spirit (Fanny Crosby, William Kirkpatrick)
- James 4:6: You Love Righteousness (Christ Our Life)
- James 4:8: Draw Nearer to Me (Fanny Crosby, William Doane)
- James 4:8: Draw Nigh to God (The Spencers)
- James 4:8: I Am Thine, O Lord (Draw Me Nearer) (Fanny Crosby)
- James 4:9: Let Us Draw Near (David Fellingham)
- James 4:8: Nearer, Still Nearer (Lelia Morris/William J. Kirkpatrick & Henry L. Gilmour)
- James 4:8: Only Christ (Erik Dewar/Glory & Gladness Music)
- James 4:8: Purify (New Hope Oahu)
- James 4:8: Refiner’s Fire (Brian Doerkson/Brian Doerksen)
- James 4:10: Humble Thyself to Walk (Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr., W.J. Rogers)
- James 4:12: Abundantly Able To Save (Elisha Hoffman, P.P. Bliss)
- James 4:12: Christ Is Able to Save (Tommy Walker, Mike Harland/Charles Billingsley, Tommy Walker, The McKameys)
- James 4:12: Yes, I Know That He is Able (E.E. Hewitt, J. Lincoln Hall)
- James 4:14: All Glory Be to Christ (Kings (MHM))
- James 4:14: Almost Home (Matt Boswell, Matt Papa, Lauren Papa/Matt Boswell & Matt Papa)
- James 4:14: Ancient of Days (Alexon)
- James 4:14: Eternity (Fire and Ivy)
- James 4:14: First Love (Abe Philip, Liza Philip/Abe & Liza Philip)
- James 4:14: Grave Robber (Petra)
- James 4:14: In The Presence Of My Creator (Buddy Davis)
- James 4:14: Man That Is Born of a Woman (Rachel Wilhelm/Rachel Wilhelm)
- James 4:14: No Tears in Heaven (Fanny Crosby, William Doane)
- James 4:14: Spread Thy Wings (E. Thompson Baird (1821-1887), Clint Wells (2009)/Red Mountain Music)
- James 4:14: The Word of Our God (John and Diane Windle)
- James 4:14: What is life? ‘t is but a vapor (Thomas Kelly)
- James 4:14: When I Am Gone (4Him)
- James 4:14: Who Are We? (20Schemes Music)
Scripture Songs
- James 4:1-10: James 4:1-10 (The Indelible Project)
- James 4:1-12: Warning Against Worldliness (James 4:1-12) (Adam Cain)
- James 4:6-10: Humble Yourselves (James 4:6b, 10 – NIV) (Scripture Memory Fellowship)
- James 4:7-8: Come Near to God (James 4:7-8a – NIV) (Scripture Memory Fellowship)
- James 4:7: James 4:7 (David Crain)
- James 4:7: Resist the Devil, James 4:7 (Mrs. Candace and the Sonbeams Choir)
- James 4:8: D: James 4:8 (Scripture Memory Fellowship)
- James 4:10: Humble Thyself in the Sight of the Lord (Bob Hudson/The Maranatha Singers)
- James 4:10: Humility (James 4:10) (His Little Sheep)
- James 4:11-12: James 4:11-12 (The Indelible Project)
- James 4:13-14: James 4:13-14 (Verses)
- James 4:13-17: Boasting About Tomorrow (James 4:13-17) (Adam Cain)
- James 4:13-17: James 4:13-17 (Fighter Verse Songs)
- James 4:13-17: James 4:13-17 (The Indelible Project)
James 5
Expository Songs
- James 5:16-17: The Effectual Fervent Prayer (Joyce Martin McCullough/The Martins)
Other References
- James 5:8: The Coming of the Lord (Rebecca Peck/Mylon Hayes Family)
- James 5:12: Leaning (Matt Maher)
- James 5:13: Wrapped up in You (Wayne Pascall)
- James 5:15: Come Boldly to the Throne of Grace (Fanny Crosby, John Sweney)
- James 5:15: O Lord, Thou Healest Me! (Daniel S. Warner)
- James 5:16: Dew of Mercy (Fanny Crosby, William Doane)
- James 5:16: God’s Love Letter (Christine Wyrtzen)
- James 5:16: Prayer Closet (Matthew 6:6) (Toni Hicks)
- James 5:20: Love Covered My Sin (Doug Anderson)
Scripture Songs
- James 5:1-6: James 5:1-6 (The Indelible Project)
- James 5:1-6: Warning to the Rich (James 5:1-6) (Adam Cain)
- James 5:7-12: James 5:7-12 (The Indelible Project)
- James 5:7-12: Patience in Suffering (James 5:7-12) (Adam Cain)
- James 5:13-18: James 5:13-18 (The Indelible Project)
- James 5:13-20: The Prayer of Faith (James 5:13-20) (Adam Cain)
- James 5:13: We Should Pray (James 5:13) (The Wonder Kids)
- James 5:16: The Prayer of a Righteous Man (James 5:16) (The Wonder Kids)
- James 5:19-20: James 5:19-20 (The Indelible Project)
- James 5:11: Endure to the End (Fanny Crosby, John Sweney)