Acts 17:26-28
From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands. God intended that they would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us. ‘For in Him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are His offspring.’
Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Acts 17
5 songs meet this passage
Circle of Life · Carmen Twillie & Lebo M
strains against Acts 17:26-28
Paul names the God in whom we live, move, and have our being; the song gestures at this truth but leaves the source unnamed.
“Caucasian were really the Tribe of Edom”
B.I.B.L.E. (Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth) [feat. Killah Priest] · GZA
strains against Acts 17:26
This verse affirms one common humanity from one origin, countering the song's pseudo-historical racial mythology.
Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo) · The Andrews Sisters
strains against Acts 17:26
Scripture affirms one human family from one blood; the song's comic frame of 'civilized' versus 'savage' peoples runs against that unity, even in a lighthearted package.
Kashmir · Led Zeppelin
resonates with Acts 17:27
The song's whole posture of groping toward something unseen and transcendent fits Paul's description of humanity reaching for a God who is not far off.
“So seek Him and find Him for He is not far away”
Altar to the Unknown God · Theocracy
resonates with Acts 17:27
Captures Paul's invitation that God is near and seekable, not hidden or distant.