Most are free-to-use, 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 subject to copyright may also be included, if they are particularly relevant.
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Psalm: 88 - I will sing forever of your love O Lord / Happy the people who acclaim such a king / For it is you O Lord who are the glory of their strength.
Second: Romans 6:3-4,8-11 - You too must consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive for God in Christ Jesus.
Gospel: Matt 10: 37-42 - Anyone who does not take his cross and follow my footsteps is not worthy of me .. anyone who loses his life for my sake will find it.
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Readings
First: Kings 4:8-11, 14-16: The prophet Elisha is given hospitality by a woman who recognises that he is a holy man of God.Psalm: 88 - I will sing forever of your love O Lord / Happy the people who acclaim such a king / For it is you O Lord who are the glory of their strength.
Second: Romans 6:3-4,8-11 - You too must consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive for God in Christ Jesus.
Gospel: Matt 10: 37-42 - Anyone who does not take his cross and follow my footsteps is not worthy of me .. anyone who loses his life for my sake will find it.
Themes
Recognising and welcoming Christ, and living in his way - recognising his disciples / prophets. Offering hospitality.Free-use artwork
Free-use hymns and songs
- All Creatures of our God and King
- All my Hope On God is Founded - Robert Bridges (1844-1930)
- All Who Believe and are Baptized
- Blessed Jesus at Your Word
- Come Follow me the Savior Spake - Schaeffer
- Come my Way my Truth my Life - Herbert
- Come, Christians Join to Sing - Bateman (1813-1889)
- Fight the Good Fight with all thy Might
- God my King Your Might Confessing / God my King Thy Might Confessing - Richard Mant (1776-1848)
- Jesus Lead the Way - Verse 1: Arthur Farlander (1898 - 1952), Jane Borthwick (1813-1897)
- O Jesus I Have Promised
- O My Soul, Bless God, the Father - Unknown - from The Book of Psalms, 1871
- Praise my Soul the King of Heaven
- Praise to the Lord the Almighty - Catherine Winkworth (1827-1878)
- Rejoice the Lord is King
- Remembrance (Grant peace, O Lord, across our strife-torn world) - Charles Henrywood (2009)
- St Patrick's Lorica (I Bind Unto Myself Today) - Cecil Frances Alexander (1818-1895)
- Take my Life and Let it Be
- Take up Thy Cross / Take up Your Cross (the Saviour Said) - Charles William Everest (1814-1877)
- The God of Abraham Praise - Olivers
- There's a Wideness in God's Mercy (Souls of men, why will ye scatter) - Faber
- When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
- Where Cross the Crowded Ways of Life - North
- Ye Servants of God, Your Master Proclaim - Charles Wesley (1707-1788)
Hymns and songs which may still be copyright
- And They'll Know we are Christians by our Love (We are One in the Spirit) - Peter Scholtes (1938-2009)
- Build a Family (Different hearts, different minds) - Ed Bolduc (b. 1969)
- Come and Follow Me (Come be My light) - Tom Franzak (b. 1954)
- Come Follow Me (I am the Light bringing you out of darkness) - Aniceto Nazareth (1938-2021)
- Come to Me all who Labour and are Heavy Burdened - Gregory Norbet (b. 1940)
- Come, Rejoice Before Your Maker - Michael Baughen (b. 1930)
- Cups of Cold Water - John W. Peterson (1921-2006)
- Follow Me, Follow Me
- For You Are My God - John Foley (b. 1939)
- I Will Follow (All Your ways are good) - Tomlin / Ingram / Morgan
- If God is for Us (who can be against)
- In the Land - Bernadette Farrell (b. 1957)
- Jesus Rose Again - Landry - Carey Landry (b 1944)
- Kyrie Eleison (Look around you can you see) - Jodi Page-Clark
- Lord Whose Love Through Humble Service - Bayly
- Only a Shadow (The love I have ) - Carey Landry (b 1944)
- Open my Eyes Lord - Manisuban
- Rejoice, Be Glad (Blessed Are the Poor) - Adam M Tice
- Shine the Light - Matthew Leon, Michael Paul Leon, David Stanton
- Shout to the North (Men of faith rise up and sing) - Smith
- Song for a Young Prophet (O the Word of my Lord) - Damian Lundy (1944-1996)
- Springs of Water, Bless the Lord (Oceans of earth) - Marty Haugen (b. 1950)
- Take O Take Me as I Am - John L Bell (b. 1949)
- Take up Your Cross (Whoever wishes to come after me) - Jamie Cortez
- The Church of Christ in Every Age - Pratt Green (1903–2000)
- The Servant Song - Gilliard
- The Summons (Will You Come and Follow Me) - John L Bell (b. 1949), Maule (1958-2019)
- These Alone Are Enough - Daniel (Dan) L Schutte (b. 1947)
- We Are Many Parts - Marty Haugen (b. 1950)
- We Remember how You Loved Us - Marty Haugen (b. 1950)
- What You Have Done for Me (I am the hungry, I am the poor) - Tony Alonso
- What You Hear in the Dark - Daniel (Dan) L Schutte (b. 1947)
- Whatsoever You Do (to the least of my people) - Willard F Jabusch (1930-2018)
- When I Needed a Neighbour - Carter
- Who Will Speak - Marty Haugen (b. 1950)
- Who You Say I Am - Ben Fielding, Reuben Morgan, Ran Jackson
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