Most are free-to-use (ie public domain or copyright-free), meaning that 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.
Readings
First: Isaiah 26:6-10 - On this mountain, the Lord will prepare a banquet ... remove the mourning veil ... destroy death forever. ... It will be said "We exult and rejoice that he had saved us..."Psalm 22 - In the Lord's own house I will dwell for ever and ever / The Lord is my shepherd there is nothing I shall want / He guides me along the right path / You have prepared a banquet for me / Surely goodness and kindness shall follow me.
Second: Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20 - Paul reflects on his life and notes that there is nothing he cannot master with the help of the One who gives him strength: He acknowledges the companionship he received, and prays that God will fulfil the Philippianss needs.
Gospel: Matthew 22: 1-14 - The parable of the wedding banquet: the invited guests would not attend - the servants gathered guests from the highways ... many are called, few are chosen.
Themes
God fulfils our needs through Christ. All are invited, no matter how unworthy - God is forgiving. Gathering in God's house.Free-use artwork
Free-use hymns
- A Multitude Comes From the East and the West
- All Creatures of our God and King
- All is Ready (the master said) - Fanny Crosby (1820-1915)
- All People that on Earth do Dwell
- All Things are Ready (come to the feast) - Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (1856-1932)
- Alleluia Alleluia let the Holy Anthem Rise - Edward Caswall (1814-1878)
- Alleluia Sing to Jesus
- Be Thou my Vision
- Come my Way my Truth my Life - Herbert
- Come ye Thankful People Come
- Come, Ye Disconsolate - Moore / Hastings
- Father and Life-Giver - Unknwn - pre 1894
- How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place - Unknown - from the Scottish Psalter (1650)
- I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say - Horatius Bonar (1808-1889)
- I Know that my Redeemer Lives - Samuel Medley
- I Sing the Mighty Power of God - Isaac Watts (1674–1748)
- In Christ there is no East or West - William A. Dunkerley (pseudonym John Oxenham, 1852-1941)
- In Heavenly Love Abiding - Waring
- Jerusalem the Golden - John Mason Neale (1818-1866)
- Let us Break Bread Together on our Knees
- My God and is Thy Table Spread / My God Thy Table Now is Spread - Philip Doddridge (1702-1751)
- My Shepherd will Supply my Need - Isaac Watts (1674–1748)
- Now Thank we all our God
- Praise to the Lord the Almighty - Catherine Winkworth (1827-1878)
- Praise we our God with Joy - Frederick Oakeley (1802-1880)
- Shepherd of Souls (refresh and bless) - James Montgomery (1771-1854)
- The Church's One Foundation - Samuel John Stone (1839–1900)
- The King of Love my Shepherd Is - George Herbert (1593-1633)
- The Living God my Shepherd Is - John E Driscoll (d 1940)
- The Lord's my Shepherd - Scottish Psalter translation
- Through all the Changing Scenes of Life - Unknown - from Tate and Brady's New Version. 1696, 1698
- Thy hand, O God, has Guided - Edward H. Plumptre (1821-1891)
Hymns which may still be copyright
- All are Welcome (Let us build a house) - Marty Haugen (b 1950)
- All Who Enter Here - John Angotti, Daniel Houze
- As We Gather At Your Table - Carl F Daw
- Because the Lord Is My Shepherd - Christopher Walker (b. 1947)
- Bread of Life from Heaven (your blood and body given) - Susan Briehl (b. 1952)
- By Your Hand You Feed Your People - Susan R. Briehl (b. 1952)
- City of God, Jerusalem - Christopher M. Idle (b. 1938)
- Come Share the Lord - Leech
- Come to Me all who Labour and are Heavy Burdened - Gregory Norbet (b. 1940)
- Come to the Feast / Ven al Banquete - Bob Hurd (b. 1950), Jamie Cortez, Pia Moriarty
- Come, Christ's Beloved (Here is salvation) - James Quinn (1919-2010)
- Draw Near (Draw near, draw near! Take the body of your Lord.) - Steven Janco
- Eat This Bread Drink This Cup - Jacques Berthier / John Bell
- Gather Us In - Marty Haugen (b. 1950)
- Gather Your People O Lord - Hurd - Bob Hurd (b. 1950)
- Gathered in The Love of Christ - Marty Haugen (b. 1950)
- Gentle Shepherd - Gaither / Gaither
- God Alone may Lead my Spirit (Psalm 23) - Tom Conry (b. 1951)
- God and Man at Table are Sat Down / in Christ There is a Table Set for All - Robert J. Stamps
- I Call You to My Father's House - Delores Dufner (b. 1939)
- I Cannot Come / The Wedding Banquet Song - Miriam Therese Winter (b. 1938)
- In the Breaking of the Bread - Bob Hurd (b. 1950), Michael Downey (b. 1952)
- Let Us Go to the Altar - Dan Schutte
- Like a Shepherd - Dufford - Robert (Bob) Dufford (b. 1943)
- My Shepherd is the Lord (Indeed nothing shall I want - Joseph Gelineau (1920-2008)
- Now in this Banquet - Marty Haugen (b. 1950)
- O Christe Domine Jesu (The Lord is my shepherd) - Les Presses de Taizé (1984)
- O Come To The Altar ( Are you hurting and broken within) - Chris Brown, Mack Brock, Steven Furtick, Wade Joye
- Shepherd Me O God - Haugen - Marty Haugen (b. 1950)
- Shepherd of Souls in Love Come Feed Us - Omer Westendorf (1916-1997)
- Take and Eat (I am the Word that spoke) - Quinn - James Quinn (1919–2010)
- The Feast Meant for Everyone - Tom Booth (b. 1961), Sarah Hart
- The Supper of the Lord (Precious Body, Precious Blood) - Laurence Rosania (b 1957)
- We Celebrate this Festive Day - Willard F (Bill) Jabusch (1930-2018)
- We Come as Guests Invited - Timothy Dudley-Smith (1926-2024)
- You Are Our Living Bread - Jan Michael Joncas (b. 1951)
See also ...
Table of Plenty fits with the theme of a feast or banquet
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