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 - sometimes in a limited setting. Many of these hymns are old / traditional - but where possible a variety of styles and genres are included.
A small selection of hymns that are still copyright may also be included, if these are particularly appropriate.
Suggestions about other free-to-use hymns that could be included are welcome: leave a message in the Comments box near the bottom of the page.
Readings
First: Exodus 17:3-7 - the people complained to Moses of their thirst, so he appealed to God who guided him to strike a rock at Horeb and draw water.Psalm 94 - O that today you would listen to his voice, harden not your hearts / Come ring out our joy to the Lord / Come in, let us bow and bend low.
Second: Romans 5:1-2, 5-8 - the love of God has been poured into your hearts by the Holy Spirit ... Christ died for us while we were still sinners.
Gospel: John 4:5-52 - Jesus asks the Samaritan woman for a drink at the well.
Themes
Jesus, the water, who assuages our thirst by pouring the Holy SpiritFree-use art
See lectionary art for today for suggested pictures and art-works based on today's readings.Free-use hymns
- All People that on Earth do Dwell
- Amazing Grace
- As Pants the Hart (As longs the deer for cooling streams) - Unknown - from Tate and Brady's New Version, 1696, 1698
- At the Name of Jesus
- Christ is Made the Sure Foundation
- Church of God Beloved and Chosen - Frances Ridley Havergal (1836-1879)
- Come let us Drink of that New River - John Mason Neale (1818–1866)
- Draw Near and Take the Body of the Lord - John Mason Neale (1818-1866)
- Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken - John Newton (1725-1807)
- God of Love Whose Mercies Daily - J. Michael Thompson (b. 1953)
- Guide me O Thou Great Redeemer / Jehovah (Bread of Heaven)
- How Can I Keep from Singing (My life flows on in endless song)
- I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say
- Jesu, Lover of my Soul / Jesus, Lover of My Soul - Wesley - Charles Wesley (1707-1788)
- Let us Break Bread Together on our Knees
- My Shepherd will Supply my Need - Isaac Watts (1674–1748)
- O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing - Wesley
- O Praise our Great and Gracious God - Harriet Auber (1773-1862)
- Praise my Soul the King of Heaven
- Shall we Gather at the River
- Shepherd of Souls (refresh and bless) - James Montgomery (1771-1854)
- Soul of my Saviour (Savior)
- The Glory of These Forty Days
- The King of Love my Shepherd Is - George Herbert (1593-1633)
- The Lord's my Shepherd - Scottish Psalter translation
- There's a Wideness in God's Mercy (Souls of men, why will ye scatter) - Faber
- Vaster Far Than Any Ocean - Unknown
- Wade in the Water - Unknown
- What Wondrous Love - Unknown (pre 1811)
- When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
Hymns that may still be copyright
- As the Deer Longs for Running Streams - Bob Hurd (b. 1950)
- Bread for the World Broken - Christopher Walker ()
- Come Just as You Are ( Hear the Spirit call) - Joseph (Joe) Sabolick (1993)
- Come to Me (All who labour and are burdened) - Jan Michael Joncas (b. 1958)
- Come to Me all who Labour and are Heavy Burdened - Gregory Norbet (b. 1940)
- Come to Me and Drink - Bob Hurd ()
- Come to the Feast / Ven al Banquete - Bob Hurd, Jamie Cortez, Pia Moriarty
- Come to the River (Come o come) - Bob Hurd (b. 1950), Craig Kingsbury, Dominic MacAller (b. 1959), Ken Canedo
- Come to the Water (O let all who thirst) - John Foley
- Come to the Water (you who are thirsty) - Andersen
- Come to the Water / I Will Run to You - John Foley, Matt Maher (b. 1974)
- Come to the Waters (As earth that is dry and parched in the sun) - Anne Conway (b 1940)
- Eat This Bread Drink This Cup - Jacques Berthier / John Bell
- Eucharist Song (This is my body, take now and share) - Frank Andersen
- Fill my Cup Lord
- Hungry (Falling On My Knees) - Kathryn Scott (b. 1974)
- I Am the Bread of Life (Come and Follow Me) - Tom Booth, Steve Angrisano (b 1965)
- I Received the Living God - Various
- In the River (There is a river where goodness flows) - Chris Quilala, Joshua Silverberg, Mark Alan Schoolmeesters, Ryan Williams (Jeus Culture)
- Into the Desert - Curtis Stephan, Sarah Hart
- Led by the Spirit of Our God - Bob Hurd (b 1950)
- Let the Hungry Come to Me - Delores Dufner (b. 1939)
- Let Your Mercy Wash Over Us - Trevor Thomson
- Like as the Deer - Charles Watson OSB, The Grail
- Living Water (I will give you) - Andersen - Andersen
- My Soul Is Thirsting (O God, you are my God whom I seek) - Jan Michael Joncas (b. )
- O Come To The Altar ( Are you hurting and broken within) - Chris Brown, Mack Brock, Steven Furtick, Wade Joye
- O God, for You I Long - Bernadette Farrell (b. 1957)
- O Living Water, Refresh My Soul - Virginia (Ginny) Vissing
- Once A Woman Seeking Water - Gillette
- Rain Down - Cortez (b. 1963)
- Shepherd of Souls in Love Come Feed Us - Omer Westendorf (1916-1997)
- The Supper of the Lord (Precious Body, Precious Blood) - Laurence Rosania (b 1957)
- The Water I Shall Give - Bob Hurd
- There is a River
- Water of Life (cleanse and refresh us) - Stephen Dean
- We shall Draw Water Joyfully - Paul Inwood (b. 1947)
- When Like the Woman at the Well - Downing - Edith Sinclair Downing (1922–2016)
- You Know Who I Am - Matt Maher & Tom Booth
See also ...
Let Us Break Bread Together was recently considered not liturgically correct, by the USCCB
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