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 for for the theme(s).
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: Nehemiah 8: 1-3, 5-6, 8-10 - Ezra read to the people from the Book of the Law. The people were moved to tears by God's word. Ezra announced a day of feasting for "this day is sacred to our Lord".Psalm: Psalm 19 - The heavens are telling the glory of God
Second: I Corinthians 12: 12-30a - Together you are all Christ's body, but each of you is a different part of it.
Gospel: Luke 4:14-21 - Luke's account of Jesus return to Nazareth, and his reading in the temple "The spirit of the Lord has been given to me ... to bring good news to the poor ..."
Themes
Justice and the law. God's word, proclaimed in the law.Free use artworks
Free-use hymns
- A Mighty Fortress is Our God - Hedge, trans from Luther
- A Mighty Stronghold is our God - Joel Swartz (1827-1914), trans from Martin Luther
- All Praise to Our Redeeming Lord - Wesley
- Amazing Grace
- And Can it Be that I should Gain - Wesley
- Blessed be the Name (All praise to Him who reigns on high) - Clark (1854-1925)
- Blessed be the Ties that Bind / Blest be the Tie that Binds - John Fawcett (1740-1817)
- Break Thou the Bread of Life - Lathbury
- Bright the Vision that Delighted - Mant (1776-1848)
- Brotherly Love - Wesley
- Christ For the World we Sing - Wolcott
- Christ From Whom All Blessings Flow - Wesley
- Christ is Made the Sure Foundation
- Christ Whose Glory Fills the Skies - Wesley
- Come Divine Interpreter - Wesley
- Come Down O Love Divine
- Come Holy Ghost our Souls Inspire (And lighten with celestial fire) - Cosin
- Come Let us to the Lord Our God - Morrison
- Come my Way my Truth my Life - Herbert
- Come Thou (O) Long Expected Jesus
- Come Ye (You) Sinners Poor and Needy (I will arise and go to Jesus)
- Draw us in the Spirit’s Tether
- Father of Heaven Whose Love Profound - Cooper
- Firmly I Believe and Truly
- From All that Dwell Belowthe Skies - Watts
- Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken
- God is Working His Purpose Out / As the Waters Cover the Sea - Arthur Campbell Ainger (1841-1919)
- God of Grace and God of Glory - Fosdick (1878-1969) - free use in the USA
- Great is Thy Faithfulness - free use in the USA
- Hail to the Lord's Anointed
- Hark my Soul it is The Lord - Cowper
- Hark the Glad Sound the Saviour Comes - Doddridge
- Help us to Help Each Other Lord - Wesley
- His Eye is on the Sparrow
- Holy Holy Holy (early in the morning) - Heber
- How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds
- I Cannot Tell (why he whom angels worship)
- I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say
- I’ll Praise my Maker While I’ve Breath - Wesley / Watts
- I'm Goin' a Sing When the Spirit Says Sing - Unknown
- In Christ there is no East or West
- Jesus Shall Reign Where’er the Sun - Isaac Watts (1674-1748)
- Jesus the Name High Over All - Wesley
- Jesus United By Thy Grace - Wesley
- Join all the Glorious Names - Watts
- Judge Eternal, Throned In Splendor - Henry Scott Holland (1847-1918)
- King of Glory King of Peace
- Lord as the Grain which once on Upland Acres - George Seaver (b. 1890)
- Lord be Thy Word my Rule - Wordsworth
- Lord Thy Word Abideth - Baker
- Lord Who at thy First Eucharist Did'st Pray
- Lord, I have Made Thy Word my Choice - Isaac Watts (1674-1748)
- Lord, Thy Word Abideth - Baker
- Love Divine all Loves Excelling
- Morning (We lift our hearts to Thee, Thou Day-Star from on high) - John Weslay (1703-1791)
- My God, How Wonderful Thou Art - Faber
- My Hope is Built on Nothing Less - Mote (1797-1874)
- My Hope is Built on Nothing Less (On Christ the Solid Rock) - Mote
- O Christ Our True and Only Light - Winkworth, trans from Heermann
- O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing - Wesley
- O God of Mercy, God of Might - Godfrey Thring (1823-1903)
- O God Our Help in Ages Past
- O Thou Who Camest From Above - Wesley
- O Word of God Incarnate - How
- Open my Eyes that I May See - Scott
- Rescue the Perishing - Crosby
- Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above - Cox
- Son of God Eternal Savior - Lowry
- Songs of Thankfulness and Praise (God in man made manifest) - Wordsworth
- Spirit of Faith Come Down - Wesley
- Stand Up and Bless the Lord - James Montgomery (1771-1854)
- Tell It Out With Gladness - Fanny Crosby
- The Church's One Foundation
- The Excellency of Scripture (Father of mercies, in Thy word) - Anne Steele (1717-1778)
- The Heavens Declare Thy Glory Lord - Isaac Watts (1674-1748)
- The Heavens Declare Your Glory Lord - Isaac Watts
- The People that in Darkness Walked - Morison
- Thine Arm, O Lord, in Days of Old - Edward H. Plumptre (1821-1891)
- Thou Whose Almighty Word - Marriott (1720-1825)
- Thy Kingdom Come O God - Hensley
- Thy Words to Me - Martin (1865-1937)
- We are Gathering Together Unto Him
- We Give Thee but Thine Own - How
- Wonderful Words of Life - Bliss
- Yes God is Good in Earth and Sky - John Hampden Gurney (1802–1862)
Hymns which may still be copyright
- And They'll Know we are Christians by our Love (We are One in the Spirit) - Scholltes
- Arise Shine (Darkness like a shroud) - Kendrick
- Arise Your Light is Come - Duck
- Beauty for Brokenness / God of the Poor - Kendrick
- Come O Lord Give us Your Spirit - Stanley
- Do not be Afraid for I am With You (When you Walk through the Waters) - Markland
- Filled with the Spirit's Power - J. R. (John Raphael) Peacey (1896-1971)
- First of the Week and Finest Day - Mowbray (b 1938)
- Forth in the Peace of Christ we Go - Quinn - James Quinn (1919-2010)
- Give Thanks with a Grateful Heart - Smith
- Go Tell Everyone (God's Spirit is in my Heart) - Dale / Richards - Dale / Richards
- Go to the World! - Dunstan
- God has Chosen Me - Bernadette Farrell
- God Hath Spoken by His Prophets - Briggs (1875-1959)
- Heaven Shall Not Wait - Bell (b. 1949), Maule (1958-2019)
- Holy Is The Lord (We stand and lift up our hands) - Chris Tomlin (b. 1972), Louie Giglio (b. 1958)
- How Shall They Hear the Word of God - Perry (1942-1996)
- How Sure the Scriptures Are - Christopher Idle (b. 1938)
- I am the Light of the World - Jim Strathdee
- In the Heart Where Love is Abiding God is in that Heart - Wigmore
- Inspired By Love And Anger - Bell (b. 1949), Maule (1958-2019)
- Jesus is Lord! Creation's Voice Proclaims It - Mansell
- Let Every Christian Pray - Pratt Green (1903–2000)
- Let Us be Bread - Porter (b 1958)
- Let's Sing Unto the Lord (Cantemos Al Señor) - from Rosas (1939-2020)
- Lord Of the Church We Pray For Our Renewing - Timothy Dudley-Smith (1926-2024)
- Lord Whose Love Through Humble Service - Bayly
- Many Gifts One Spirit - Carmines (1936-2005)
- Not Far Beyond the Sea, Nor High - George Bradford Caird 1917–1984)
- One Bread One Body - Foley
- One Is the Body - John L Bell (b. 1949)
- Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness - Edwards
- Rise Shine You People - Klug (b 1939)
- Send me out from Here - John Pantry (b. 1946)
- Sent by the Lord - Jorge Maldonado (1991), translated from José Aguiar
- Sent Forth by God's Blessing - Omer Westendorf (1916-1997)
- Servant Song (Brother let me be Your Servant) - Gillard
- Spirit of God Unseen as the Wind - Old
- Surely the Presence of the Lord Is In This Place - Wolfe
- Thanks to God Whose Word Was Spoken - Reginald Thomas Brooks (1918-1985)
- The Joy of the Lord is my Strength - Vale
- The Kingdom of God is Justice and Joy - Rees
- The Spirit Sends us Forth to Serve - Dufner
- The Summons (Will You Come and Follow Me) - John L Bell (b 1949), Graham Maule (1958-2019)
- The Voice of God Goes Out through All the World - Inwood
- We all are One in Mission - Edwards (b 1955)
- We Are Many Parts - Marty Haugen
- We are the Body of Christ - Brown / Hampton
- Where Charity and Love Prevail
- Where Love And Loving Kindness Dwell - Preston (1936-1977)
- Where There Is Charity And Love - Connolly (1927–2022)
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