LiturgyTools.net: Hymns for the 22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A (30 August 2026), Catholic lectionary

A selection of hymn and song suggestions, based on themes from the Roman Catholic lectionary for the twenty second Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A.

Most are free-to-use (ie public domain or copyright-free), so 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 may still be copyright are also included, if these are particularly relevant.

Suggestions about other hymns that could be included are welcome: leave a message in the Comments box near the bottom of the page.

22d Sunday of OT, Year C

21st Sunday of OT

23rd Sunday of OT

22nd Sunday of OT, Year B

Readings

First: Jeremiah 20: 7-9 - The prophet describes his experiences after he was enticed by the Lord - he has become a laughingstock ... he is compelled by "something like a burning fire shut up in my bones; " to proclaim the word of the Lord even though he faces reproach and derision for it.

Psalm 62 - My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God / O God, for you I long / So I gaze on you in the sanctuary / So I will bless you all my life / For you have been my help.

Second: Romans 12: 1-2 - Paul appeals to the brothers and sisters, .. to to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, ... Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God.

Gospel: Matthew 16: 21-27 - Jesus begins showing disciples that he will suffer, be killed, and on the third day be raised. Peter rebukes him, but Jesus identifies this response as .. "setting your mind not on divine things but on human things. ” “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.

Themes

Discerning and doing God's will. Struggle. The Cross. Sacrifice.

Free-use artwork

See lectionary art for this Sunday for suggested pictures and art-works based on today's readings.

Free-use hymns

All Creatures of our God and King
All People that on Earth do Dwell
Alleluia Sing to Jesus
Almighty Father, Lord Most High - Vincent Stuckey Stratton Coles (1845-1929)
At the Name of Jesus
Be Thou my Vision
Blest are the Pure in Heart - John Keble (1792-1866)

Christ is Made the Sure Foundation
Come my Way my Truth my Life - Herbert
Crux Fidelis - King John IV (1604-1656),
Dear Lord and Father of Mankind - John Greenleaf Whitter (1807-1892)
Father Hear the Prayer we Offer - Willis (1824-1908)
He (All) Who Would Valiant be / to be a Pilgrim

I Have Decided to Follow Jesus
I Surrender All (All to Jesus I Surrender) - Judson W. Van de Venter (1855-1939)
I'll Go Where You Want Me to Go - Mary Brown (1856-1918)
In Christ there is no East or West - William A. Dunkerley (pseudonym John Oxenham, 1852-1941)
In the Cross of Christ - Bowring
Jesu the Joy of Loving Hearts - Palmer (1808-1887)
Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken - Henry Francis Lyte (1793-1847)

Lord It Belongs Not To my Care - Baxter
Love Divine all Loves Excelling
Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone - Shepherd
My God Accept my Heart This Day - Matthew Bridges (1800-1894)
My God, How Wonderful Thou Art - Frederick W Faber ( (1814-1863)
Near the Cross (Jesus keep me) - Fanny Crosby (1820-1915)
O Cross of Christ Immortal Tree
Praise my Soul the King of Heaven
Praise to the Holiest in the Height
Praise to the Lord the Almighty - Catherine Winkworth (1827-1878)
Take up Thy Cross / Take up Your Cross (the Saviour Said) - Charles William Everest (1814-1877)
The King of Love my Shepherd Is - George Herbert (1593-1633)
Thou Whose Almighty Word - John Marriott (1780-1825)
To Christ the Prince of Peace - Caswall (1814->>
What Wondrous Love - Unknown (pre 1811)
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
Wherever He Leads I'll Go (Take up thy cross and follow Me, I heard my Master say) - B. B. McKinney (1886-1952)

Hymns which may still be copyright

All that I Am, All that I Do (Temple) - Sebastian Temple (1928-1997)
All that is Hidden - Bernadette Farrell (b 1957)
As It Is in Heaven - Matt Maher (b. 1974)
Awesome is the Lord Most High - Cary Pierce, Chris Tomlin (b. 1972), Jesse Reeves, Jon Abel
Be Not Afraid (You shall cross the barren desert) - Bob Dufford
Before the Heaven and Earth - Brian Black (b. 1926)

Called by Christ (you build on the bedrock) - Ruth Duck (1947–2024)
Christ the Rock is our Foundation - Ralph Wright (b. 1938)
Come and Follow Me (We packed our nets) - John Angotti
Come Follow Me (I am the Light bringing you out of darkness) - Aniceto Nazareth (1938-2021)
Come To Jesus - Josh Blakesley, Sarah Hart
Come to me (Shoulder my yoke) - Martin Barry and Dianne Murden
Crucem Tuam / O Lord, Your Cross - Les Presses de Taizé

Fire and Water (If We Have Died to Ourselves in Jesus) - Marty Haugen (b. 1950)
Follow Me / Lose Your Life and Save It - Robin Mann
Follow Me, Follow Me - Michael Cockett (b. 1938)
Glory in the Cross - Daniel (Dan) L Schutte (b. 1947)
Hosea (Come Back to Me) - Gregory Norbet (b 1940)
I Am the Bread of Life (Come and Follow Me) - Steve Angrisano and Tom Booth
I Am Yours (Consume Me Completely) - Trevor Thomson
I Give my Hands to Do Your Work (The joy of the Lord is my strength, my strength) - Estelle White (1925-2011)
I Will Choose Christ - Tom Booth (b. 1961)
I Will Follow (All Your ways are good) - Tomlin / Ingram / Morgan
In the Shadow of Your Wings - Jan Michael Joncas (b. 1951)

Lead Me to the Cross - Brooke Ligertwood (nee Fraser)
Lift High the Cross
No Greater Love - Jan Michael Joncas (b. 1951)
Open my Eyes Lord - Manisuban
Open the Eyes of my Heart Lord - Baloche
Out of Darkness God has Called Us - Christopher Walker (1989)
Servant Song (Brother let me be Your Servant) - Gillard - Richard Gillard (b. 1953)
Set a Fire - Will Reagan and United Pursuit
Step By Step | Sometimes By Step - Rich Mullins and David Strasser

Take Christ to the World - Paul Inwoood (b. 1947)
Take my Hands and Make Them as Your Own - Sebastian Temple (1928-1997)
Take This Moment - John L Bell (b. 1949)
Take up Your Cross (Whoever wishes to come after me) - Jamie Cortez
The Summons (Will You Come and Follow Me) - John L Bell (b. 1949), Maule (1958-2019)