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. Many such hymns are old/traditional - but where possible a variety of styles / genres are included. A small selection of hymns that are still be copyright may also included where they are a particularly good fit for the theme(s).
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Psalm: Psalm 95 - Proclaim the wonders of the Lord among all peoples / O sing a new song to the Lord / Proclaim his help day by day / Worship the Lord in his temple
Second: I Corinthians 12:1-11 - There is a variety of gifts but always the one spirit - the same spirit working in all.
Gospel: John 2:1-11 - The wedding at Cana - my time has not yet come - do whatever he tells you - the first of the signs given by Jesus - he let his glory be seen.
Worshiping God's glory.
Bride and groom.
See lectionary art for this Sunday for suggested pictures and art-works based on today's readings.
Readings
First: Isaiah 62: 1-5 - The bridegroom rejoices in his bride.Psalm: Psalm 95 - Proclaim the wonders of the Lord among all peoples / O sing a new song to the Lord / Proclaim his help day by day / Worship the Lord in his temple
Second: I Corinthians 12:1-11 - There is a variety of gifts but always the one spirit - the same spirit working in all.
Gospel: John 2:1-11 - The wedding at Cana - my time has not yet come - do whatever he tells you - the first of the signs given by Jesus - he let his glory be seen.
Themes
God loves the Church, lavishes gifts of the Spirit and will transform the Church.Worshiping God's glory.
Bride and groom.
Free-use artworks for this Sunday
Free-use hymns
- All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name
- All Praise to Our Redeeming Lord - Wesley
- All Praise to You, O Lord - Hyde Wyndham Beadon (1812-1891)
- Are Ye Able - Marlatt (1892-1976) - free use in the USA
- At the Name of Jesus
- Author of Life Divine - Charles Wesley
- Battle Hymn of the Republic (Mine eyes have seen the coming)
- Blessed be the Ties that Bind / Blest be the Tie that Binds
- Blessed Jesus at Your Word
- Blest be the Dear Uniting Love - Wesley
- Bread of Heaven, On Thee We Feed - Conder (1789-1855)
- Brotherly Love - Wesley
- Christ From Whom All Blessings Flow - Wesley
- Christ is Made the Sure Foundation
- Christ is our Light! the Bright and Morning Star - Leith Fisher (b. 1941)
- Christ Whose Glory Fills the Skies - Wesley
- Come Down O Love Divine
- Come Holy Ghost Creator Blest / Come O Creator Spirit Blest
- Come Holy Ghost our Souls Inspire - Cosin (1594-1672), trans from Rabanus Maurus
- Come my Way my Truth my Life - Herbert
- Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing
- Deck Thyself my Soul With Gladness - Winkworth, trans from Franck
- Father and Life-Giver
- For the Beauty of the Earth
- Forward Through the Ages - Hosmer
- From Thee All Skill and Science Flow - Kingsley (1819-1875)
- Give Me the Faith Which Can Remove - Wesley
- Gracious Spirit Holy Ghost - Wordsworth
- Great is Thy Faithfulness - free use in the USA
- Hail to the Lord's Anointed
- He is Lord, He is Lord / You are Lord - Unknown
- Here O my Lord I See Thee Face to Face - Bonar
- His Eye is on the Sparrow
- Holy God we Praise Thy Name
- I Know Whom I have Believed (I know not why God’s wondrous grace) - Whittle
- I'm Goin' a Sing When the Spirit Says Sing - Unknown
- Immortal Love for Ever Full - Whittier
- Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise
- In Christ there is no East or West
- Jesus Joy of Our Desiring - Robert Bridges, translatef from Martin Janus (1661)
- Jesus Priceless Treasure - Winkworth, trans from Franck
- Jesus the Name High Over All - Wesley
- Joy to the World the Lord is Come - Watts
- Joyful Joyful we Adore Thee
- King of Glory King of Peace
- Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence (Alleluias of St James)
- Let all the World in Every Corner Sing
- Lord God the Holy Ghost / Spirit Blest - James Montgomery (1771-1854)
- Lord Who at thy First Eucharist Did'st Pray
- Lord, Who at Cana's Wedding Feast - Adelaide Thrupp (1831-1908)
- My Hope is Built on Nothing Less - Mote (1797-1874)
- My Lord, What a Morning - unknown
- O For A Heart to Praise my God - Wesley
- O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing - Wesley
- O God Our Help in Ages Past
- O Morning Star How Fair and Bright - Winkworth, tr from Nicolai
- O Spirit of the Living God - James Montgomery (1771-1854)
- O Thou Who Camest From Above - Wesley
- Of the Father's Love Begotten - Neale / Baker
- Our Blest Redeemer - Auger (1773-1862)
- Praise the Lord, Ye Heavens Adore Him
- Rejoice the Lord is King
- Rescue the Perishing - Crosby
- Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above - Cox
- Songs of Thankfulness and Praise (God in man made manifest) - Wordsworth
- Soul Adorn Yourself With Gladness - Winkworth, trans from Franck
- Spirit of Faith Come Down - Wesley
- The Church's One Foundation
- The God of Abraham Praise - Olivers
- The People that in Darkness Walked - Morison
- The Star Proclaims the King Is Here - John Mason Neale (1818-1866)
- Through all the Changing Scenes of Life - Unknown - from Tate and Brady's New Version, 1696, 1698
- We are Gathering Together Unto Him
- We Hail Thy Presence Glorious - Richard Godfrey Parsons (1882-1948)
- We Thy People Praise Thee - Page (1873-1963) - free use in the USA
- We’ve a Story to Tell to the Nations - Nichol
- When all Thy Mercies O my God - Addison
- When Jesus unto the Jordan Came - Paul Henkel (1754-1825)
- Who is on the Lord's Side (Savior we are Thine) - Havergal
- Ye Servants of God, Your Master Proclaim - Charles Wesley (1707-1788)
Hymns which may still be copyright
- A Wedding Feast In Galilee - Ken Nicholls
- At Cana's Wedding, Long Ago - Timothy Dudley-Smith (1926-2024)
- Come Join in Cana's Feast - Herman G. Stuempfle (1923-2007)
- Holy Spirit Come to Us - Berthier (1923-1994)
- In Cana at a Wedding Feast - Gillette
- Jesus, Come! for We Invite You - Christopher M Idle (b. 1938)
- Let Us Talents And Tongues Employ - Fred Kaan (1929-2009)
- Many Gifts One Spirit - Carmines (1936-2005)
- Mark How the Lamb of God's Self-Offering - Carl P Daw (b. 1944)
- Now the Silence - Vajda
- Of All the Spirit's Gifts to Me - Pratt Green (1903–2000)
- Our Hearts were Made for You - Nazareth
- Spirit of the Living God fall afresh on me - Iverson - Inverson
- Spirit Song (O Let the Son of God Enfold You)
- The Feast is Ready (The trumpets sound) - Graham Kendrick (b. 1950)
- The Spirit Came As Promised - Seddon (1915-1983)
- Water You Turned Into Wine (Our God Is Greater) - Jonas Myrin , Chris Tomlin, Jesse Reeves, Matt Redman
- We Come as Guests Invited - Timothy Dudley-Smith (1926-2024)
- Where Charity and Love Are, There is God - Cockett
- Wild and Lone the Prophet's Voice - Daw
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