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 which are still copyright may also be included, if they are particularly relevant.
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: Zechariah 9:9-10 - Rejoice [Israel] .. your king comes to you .. he will proclaim peace for the nations.Psalm 144 - I will bless your name forever, O God my King / I will give you glory / The Lord is kind and full of compassion / All your creatures shall thank you O Lord / The Lord is faithful in all his words.
Second: Romans 8: 9, 11-13 - The Spirit of God has made his home in you .. he will give life to your own mortal bodies through the spirit living in you ...
Gospel: Matthew 11:25-30 - Jesus blesses the father for hiding things from the learned and revealing them to children .. no one knows the Son except the Father .. come to me all who labour, and I will give you rest .. yes my yoke is easy and my burden is light.
Themes
Praise. God's kindness and compassion. The spirit of Christ - humility and gentleness. God as refuge in difficultyFree-use artwork
Free-use hymns
- Abide with Me
- All Creatures of our God and King
- All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name
- All my Hope On God is Founded - Robert Bridges (1844-1930)
- All People that on Earth do Dwell
- All Ye (You) Who Seek a Comfort Sure - Edward Casswall (1814-1878)
- Amazing Grace
- At the Name of Jesus
- Awake My Soul And With the Sun - Ken
- Be Still and Know that I Am God - Unknown
- Be Thou my Vision
- Blest are the Pure in Heart - John Keble (1792-1866)
- Come Down O Love Divine
- Come to Me All Ye that Labour - Unknown
- Come Ye (You) Sinners Poor and Needy (I will arise and go to Jesus)
- Come, Christians Join to Sing - Bateman (1813-1889)
- Comfort, Comfort Ye my People - Winkworth
- Forth in Thy Name O Lord I Go - Charles Wesley (1707-1788)
- God my King Your Might Confessing / God my King Thy Might Confessing - Richard Mant (1776-1848)
- Hail Redeemer King Divine
- He Came Down - Unknown
- Holy Holy Holy (early in the morning) - Heber
- Holy Spirit Breathe on Me (until my heart is clean) - Baylus Benjamin (BB) McKinney (1886-1952)
- How Can I Keep from Singing (My life flows on in endless song)
- I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say - Horatius Bonar (1808 - 1889)
- In Christ there is no East or West - William A. Dunkerley (pseudonym John Oxenham, 1852-1941)
- Jesu, Lover of my Soul / Jesus, Lover of My Soul - Wesley - Charles Wesley (1707-1788)
- Jesus Shall Reign Where’er the Sun - Isaac Watts (1674-1748)
- Joyful Joyful we Adore Thee
- Lord Jesus Think on Me
- Lord of all Hopefulness
- Love Divine all Loves Excelling
- Now Thank we all our God
- O Breathe on Me O Breath of God - Edwin Hatch (1835-1889)
- O God Our Help in Ages Past - Isaac Watts (1674-1748)
- Praise my Soul the King of Heaven
- Praise the Lord, Ye Heavens Adore Him
- Rejoice the Lord is King
- Sweet Heart of Jesus Fount of Love and Mercy
- The Lord's my Shepherd - Scottish Psalter translation
- There's a Wideness in God's Mercy (Souls of men, why will ye scatter) - Faber
- Through the Love of God Our Savior - Mary Peters (1813-1856)
- To Jesus Heart all Burning
- What a Friend we have in Jesus - Joseph Scriven (1819-1886)
Hymns which may still be copyright
- A New Hymn of Praise - Moloney
- All that is Hidden - Bernadette Farrell (b 1957)
- Blessed Be Your Name In the Land That is Plentiful - Matt Redman and Beth Redman
- Come to Me (All who labour and are burdened) - Jan Michael Joncas (b. 1958)
- Come to me (Shoulder my yoke) - Martin Barry and Dianne Murden
- Come to Me all who Labour and are Heavy Burdened - Gregory Norbet (b. 1940)
- Come to Me and Rest - Chris DeSilva
- Come to Me O Weary Traveller - Sylvia G. Dunstan (1955–1993)
- Come to Me, All Who Are Weary - Dan Shutte
- Come to the Water (O let all who thirst) - John Foley
- Come to the Water (you who are thirsty) - Andersen
- Come, Come my Children - Mike Balhoff (b. 1946), Darryl Ducote (b. 1944), Gary Daigle (TBA)
- Eye has not Seen - Marty Haugen (b. 1950)
- I Will Bless the Lord - Hernandez - Frank Hernandez (1981)
- I Will Praise Your Name - Warner - Warner, Steven C.
- I Will Praise Your Name (forever, my king and my God) - Christopher Willcock (b. 1947)
- I will Praise your Name Forever - Leon C. Roberts (1950-1999)
- Lay It Down - Matt Maher
- Let Nothing Trouble You or Frighten You - Bernadette Farrell (b 1957)
- Lord I Need You (Lord I come, I confess) - Carson, Stanfill, Nockels, Maher and Reeves
- Make Your Home in Me - Ben Walther (b. 1977)
- Meekness and Majesty (For this is your God) - Graham Kendrick (b. 1950)
- My Yoke is Easy - Craig Colson
Hi friends, I started collecting hymnbooks in 1974 and have literally hundreds of them. Currently I am in a process of digitizing and pdf-ing them to an interactive database. Over the years I made a list of all readings the Catholic church uses in all daily liturgies and matched them with songs based on the text. I composed music for all the common liturgies and recently updated it according to the new translation. I also have a Latin version of it. All my materials were published by the Holy Measures Ltd. and they were transferred to public domain last year. Here are my arrangements of some traditional Catholic hymns in a modernist fashion. Please search Spotify or iTunes for: "Catholic Hymnbook Jumpstarted" take a listen and let me know if you'd be interested in anything of what I can offer. Thanks! Les Blachut
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