Ecclesiastes 3:11

He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men, yet they cannot fathom the work that God has done from beginning to end.

Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Ecclesiastes 3

10 songs meet this passage

  • “There's got to be more, got to be more”

    Saturn · SZA

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:11

    This verse names eternity set in the human heart, the very ache driving the song's refrain that this life can't be all there is.

  • “I don't know where I belong”

    Ho Hey · The Lumineers

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:11

    The disorientation of not knowing one's place echoes the restless search for meaning placed in the human heart.

  • “We were meant to live for so much more”

    Meant to Live · Switchfoot

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:11

    The ache that life should hold more than what's visible mirrors the idea that God has set eternity in the human heart.

  • The Dance · Garth Brooks

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:11

    Life's fleeting moments of rightness point to something eternal set in the human heart, even when they pass.

  • Into the Unknown · Idina Menzel & AURORA

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:11

    The ache of sensing you're not where you belong mirrors the eternity God has placed in the human heart, a restlessness pointing beyond the present moment.

  • How Far I'll Go · Auli'i Cravalho

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:11

    The ache for what lies beyond the horizon reflects the way eternity is set in the human heart, even without full answers.

  • “I want more”

    Part of Your World · Jodi Benson

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:11

    The ache for something beyond one's world mirrors the way God has set eternity in human hearts, a restlessness that points beyond what's visible.

  • “To have something more for us than this”

    This Wish · Ariana DeBose

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:11

    The ache for 'more than this' matches the human sense of eternity set in the heart, a longing no earthly answer fully satisfies.

  • Beyond (Reprise) · Auli'i Cravalho

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:11

    The ache for an endless horizon reflects the eternity placed in human hearts, a longing for something beyond what we can see.

  • Cornfield Chase · Hans Zimmer

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 3:11

    The music's reach toward vastness and eternity resonates with the sense God has placed eternity in human hearts, a longing beyond the immediate.

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