Most are free-to-use (ie public domain or copyright-free) meaning the words can be copied and sung to at least one tune with no concerns about copyright or performance licensing. Many such hymns are old/traditional - but where possible a variety of styles / genres are included.
A small selection of hymns that are still copyright, but are a particularly good fit for the day's readings, are also included.
Suggestions about hymns that could be included are welcome: leave a message in the Comments box near the bottom of the page.
The third Sunday of Ordinary Time has also been nominated as the day to observe Sunday of the Word of God: Any hymns based directly on Scripture may be helpful to support this, and a list of hymns about The Word of God has been prepared.
Readings
First: Isaiah 8:23 - 9:3 - The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light ... you have made their gladness greater.Psalm 26 : The Lord is my light and my help / There is one thing I ask of the Lord / I am sure I shall see the Lord's goodness.
Second: I Corinthians 1:10-13, 17 : Paul urges the believes to make up the differences between themselves and to be united in Christ ... rather than having slogans like "I am for Paul" or "I am for Cephas".
Gospel: Matthew 4:12-23 - Jesus settled in Capernaum, fulfilling the prophesy of Isaiah "The people that lived in darkness have seen a great light". He calls the fishermen Simon Peter and Andrew to "follow me and I will make you fishers of men". Then he goes all around Galilee, preaching.
Themes
Jesus Christ - light of the world.Free-use pictures and illustrations
Free-use hymns
- All Creatures of our God and King
- Alleluia Alleluia let the Holy Anthem Rise - Edward Caswall (1814-1878)
- Amazing Grace
- Be Thou my Vision
- Christ is Made the Sure Foundation
- Come Let us to the Lord Our God - Morrison
- Come my Way my Truth my Life - Herbert
- Dear Lord and Father of Mankind
- Draw us in the Spirit’s Tether
- Father and Life-Giver
- Hail to the Lord's Anointed
- Holy God we Praise Thy Name
- I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say
- In Christ there is no East or West - William A. Dunkerley (pseudonym John Oxenham, 1852-1941)
- Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence (Alleluias of St James)
- Lord of all Hopefulness
- Lord Who at thy First Eucharist Did'st Pray - William Harry Turton (1856-1938)
- Love Divine all Loves Excelling
- My God Accept my Heart This Day
- Now Thank we all our God
- O Light of Light, Love Given Birth - Laurence Housman (1865-1959)
- O Word of God Incarnate - How
- O Worship the King (all glorious above) - Grant
- One in Body, Heart and Mind - Christopher Walker (b. 1947)
- Praise God From Whom all Blessings Flow - Thomas Ken
- Praise my Soul the King of Heaven
- Praise to the Lord the Almighty - Winkworth
- The Church's One Foundation
- The Race that Long in Darkness Pined - Morrison
- Thou Whose Almighty Word - John Marriott (1780-1825)
- We Walk By Faith
Hymns which may still be copyright
- Arise Shine (Darkness like a shroud) - Graham Kendrick (b. 1950)
- Christ be our Light - Bernadette Farrell (b. 1957)
- Christ in Me Arise - Trevor Thomson
- Christ is our King / He is the Light of the World - Estelle White (1925-2011)
- Christ is the World's Light He and None Other - Pratt Green (1903–2000)
- Christ, Our Light (Light of the world) - Steven C. Warner
- Church of God Elect and Glorious - James E Seddon (1915-1983)
- City of God (Awake from your slumber) - Dan Schutte
- Come and Follow Me (Come be My light)
- Come Follow Me (I am the Light bringing you out of darkness)
- Eternal Light Shine in My Heart - Idle (b 1938)
- Fish With Me - Canedo
- Follow Me, Follow Me
- Galilee Song - Frank Andersen
- Gather Your People O Lord - Hurd
- Go Make a Difference
- Go Tell Everyone (God's Spirit is in my Heart) - Dale / Richards - Dale / Richards
- Here I am Lord (I the Lord of Sea and Sky) - Schutte
- I am the Light of the World - Jim Strathdee
- I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light / Shine in my Heart - Kathleen Armstrong Thomerson, 1934-2025
- I Will be With You Wherever You Go - Markland - Gerald Markland
- I Will Choose Christ - Tom Booth (b. 1961)
- I Will Follow (All Your ways are good) - Tomlin / Ingram / Morgan
- Light of our darkness, Word of God sent - Richard Connolly (1927-2022)
- Lord Jesus Christ Your Light Shines - Communaute de Taizé
- Many are the Lightbeams - Anders Frostenson(1906-2006)
- Out of Darkness God has Called Us - Christopher Walker (1989)
- Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness - Rusty Edwards (b. 1955)
- Song for a Young Prophet (O the Word of my Lord) - Damian Lundy (1944-1996)
- The Call / Two Fishermen (And Come and Follow Me) - Suzanne Toolan (b. 1927)
- The Light of Christ - Fishel
- The Lord is my Light, my Light and my Salvation - Communauté de Taizé
- The People Who Walk in the Darkness - Timothy Valentine
- The Summons (Will You Come and Follow Me) - John L Bell (b. 1949), Maule (1958-2019)
- Walk His Way (The voice of God goes out through the world ) - Luke Connaughton
- You are the Light (Light of the world in the cover of the night) - Josh Blakesley, Ed Cash
- You Walk along Our Shoreline - Dunstan
- Your Word is a Lamp (Your word O Lord) - James V Marchionda OP
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