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 which are, or may be, still copyright are also included where they are a particularly good fit for the theme(s).
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Readings
1st 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19 - David and the people went from Baale-judah, to bring up from there the ark of God out of the house of Abinadab to the city of David, to its place inside the tent that David had pitched for it. David and all the house of Israel were dancing and singing and with the sound of the trumpet, and David sacrificed an ox and a fatling, and distributed food among the people.with Psalm 24 - The earth is the Lord's and all that is in it, the world, and those who live in it;
OR
Amos 7:12-15 - Amos explains that he didn't decide to be a prophet by himself, but that he did what God told him to do, even though the establishment didn't want him there.
with Psalm 84: Let us see, O Lord, your mercy and give us your saving help / I will hear what the Lord will say / Mercy and faithfulness have met / The Lord will make us prosper
with Psalm 84: Let us see, O Lord, your mercy and give us your saving help / I will hear what the Lord will say / Mercy and faithfulness have met / The Lord will make us prosper
2nd - Ephesians 1:3-14 - a poetic description of the beautiful way God deals with us - God chose us as His own.
Gospel - Mark 6:14-29 - Herod's daughter asks for John the baptizer's head on a platter" - Herod was deeply grieved; yet out of regard for his oaths and for the guests, he sent a soldier who beheaded John, and brought his head back: When his disciples heard, they took his body, and laid it in a tomb.
Gospel - Mark 6:14-29 - Herod's daughter asks for John the baptizer's head on a platter" - Herod was deeply grieved; yet out of regard for his oaths and for the guests, he sent a soldier who beheaded John, and brought his head back: When his disciples heard, they took his body, and laid it in a tomb.
Themes
Prophecy, Evangelisation / Preaching, Repentance / healing, God's love/concern for usFree-use artwork
See lectionary art for this Sunday for suggested pictures and art-works based on today's readings.Free-use hymns
- A Mighty Fortress is Our God - Hedge, trans from Luther
- Again the Lord's Own Day is Here - John Mason Neale (1818-1866)
- All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name
- All my Hope On God is Founded
- Alleluia Alleluia Hearts to Heaven and Voices Raise - Wordsworth (1807-1885)
- Amazing Grace how Sweet the Sound
- As With Gladness Men Of Old - Dix
- At the Name of Jesus
- Battle Hymn of the Republic (Mine eyes have seen the coming)
- Be Still my Soul
- Before the Throne of God Above (The Advocate) - Charitie Lees Smith Bancroft (1841-1923)
- Blessed Assurance
- Captains Of the Saintly Band - Baker, trans from de Santeul
- Christ is Made the Sure Foundation
- Christ is the World 's Redeemer - MacGregor (1854-1923)
- Children of the Heavenly Father - Olson. tr from Sandell - free use in the USA
- God of Grace and God of Glory - Fosdick (1878-1969)- free use in the USA
- Come Let Us Use the Grace Divine - Wesley
- Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing
- Come Ye Faithful Raise the Anthem - J. M. Neale, adapt from Job Hupton (1805)
- Come, Ye Faithful Raise the Anthem - Hupton (1762 - 1849) / Neale (1818 - 1866)
- Crown Him With Many Crowns
- Dance like David Danced
- Deck Thyself my Soul With Gladness - Winkworth, trans from Franck
- Eternal Light Eternal Light - Thomas Binney (1798-1874)
- Faith of our Fathers
- Fight the Good Fight with all thy Might
- Fold to Your Heart Your Sister and Your Brother - Whittier (1807-1892)
- For all the Saints - How
- Forward Through the Ages - Hosmer
- From All that Dwell Below the Skies - Watts
- Glory be to Jesus
- God is Working His Purpose Out / As the Waters Cover the Sea
- God is Working His Purpose Out / As year succeeds
- God Moves in a Mysterious Way
- God's Word Throughout the Ages (The Daughter of Jairus) - Carlyle, trans from Luther
- Grace Greater Than Our Sin - Johnston
- Great Is Our Redeeming Lord - Wesley
- Hail Thou Once Despised Jesus - Toplady
- Hark the Sound of Holy Voices - Christopher Wordsworth (1807-1885)
- He (All) Who Would Valiant be / to be a Pilgrim
- He Leadeth Me: O Blessed Thought - Gilmore
- Holy Fortitude (Am I a soldier of the cross) - Watts
- Holy Holy Holy (early in the morning) - Heber
- Holy Spirit Truth Divine - Longfellow
- Hope of Heaven by the Resurrection of Christ (Blest be the everlasting God) - Isaac Watts (1674-1748)
- How Bright These Glorious Spirits Shine - Watts / Cameron
- How Firm A Foundation - Keith / Keen
- I Know Whom I Have Believed - Whittle
- I'm Gonna Live so God Can Use Me - Unknown
- It is Well With my Soul (When peace like a river)
- Jesus – the Name High Over All - Wesley
- Jesus Calls us O’er the Tumult - Alexander
- Jesus my Lord my God my All
- Jesus Priceless Treasure - Winkworth, trans from Franck
- Jesus the Name High Over All - Wesley
- Judge Eternal, Throned In Splendor - Henry Scott Holland (1847-1918)
- King of Glory King of Peace
- Lead on O King Eternal - Shurtleff (1862-1917)
- Lead us Heavenly Father Lead Us
- Let all the World in Every Corner Sing
- Lift up Your Heads you Mighty Gates - Winkworth
- Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates - Winkworth
- Lo in the Wilderness A Voice - Percy Dearmer (1867-1936)
- Lord in the Strength of Grace - Wesley
- May the Grace of Christ Our Saviour - John Newton (1725-1807)
- My Hope is Built on Nothing Less (On Christ the Solid Rock) - Mote
- My Jesus I Love Thee - Duffell / Featherston
- My Lord, What a Morning - unknown
- Nature With Open Volume Stands - Watts
- Nothing But the Blood of Jesus - Lowry (1826-1899)
- O Brother Man Fold to Thy Heart Thy Brother - John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892)
- O God of Bethel By Whose Hand - Doddridge
- O God Thy Soldiers' Crown and Guard - John Mason Neale (1818-1866)
- O Jesus I Have Promised
- O Lord of Heaven and Earth and Sea - Wordsworth
- O Master Let me Walk with Thee (You) - Gladden
- O Thou in Whose Presence my Soul Takes Delight - Swain
- Of the Father's Heart Begotten - Neale / Baker
- On Jordan's Bank the Baptist's Cry
- Once to Every Man and Nation - James Russell Lowell (1819-1891)
- Praise for the Fountain Opened - Cowper (1731-1800)
- Praise God From Whom all Blessings Flow - Ken
- Praise my Soul the King of Heaven
- Praise the Lord Who Reigns Above - Charles Wesley (1707-1788)
- Praise the Lord! His Glories Show - Henry Francis Lyte (1793-1847)
- Praise Ye the Lord 'Tis Good to Raise - Isaac Watts, 1674-1748
- Prepare the Royal Highway - Franzen
- Put Thou Thy Trust in God - John Wesley (1703-1791), translated from by TBA 1607-1676)
- Rejoice the Lord is King!
- Rock of Ages Cleft for Me
- Sing we the Praises of the Great Forerunner - Charles Stanley Phillips (1883-1949)
- Sing With all the Saints In Glory - Irons
- Stand Up and Bless the Lord - Montgomery
- Standing on the Promises of Christ my King - Carter
- The Church's One Foundation
- There's A Wideness in God's Mercy - Faber
- This Earth Belongs to God - Christopher Idle (b. 1938)
- This is my Father's World - Babcock (b. Syracuse, NY, 1858-1901)
- Thy Hand O God has Guided - Plumptre
- Thy Kingdom Come on Bended Knee - Frederick L. Hosmer (1840-1929)
- To God be the Glory
- Trust and Obey
- Victory in Jesus - Bartlett
- We’ll Understand it Better By and By - Tindley (1851-1933)
- What a Friend we have in Jesus
- When Morning Gilds the Skies - Caswall
- Ye Gates, Lift Up Your Heads - from the Scottish Psalter, 1650
Hymns that are or may be copyright
- Amazing Grace (My Chains are Gone) - Newton + Tomlin and Giglio
- El Shaddai
- Father God, I Wonder - Ian Smale / Ishmael (b. 1949)
- Father of Mercy God of Consolation - James Quinn (1919-2010)
- Father, in Whom Thy Saints are One - George Boorne Timms (1910-1997)
- God Hath Spoken by His Prophets - Briggs (1875-1959)
- God of Many Names - Wren
- Have Faith in God my Heart - Rees
- In the Lord I'll be Ever Thankful - Communaute de Taizé
- Oh the Mercy of God - Geoff Bullock (b. 1955)
- Our God Reigns (How lovely on the mountains) - Smith
- Pray For the Church Afflicted and Oppressed - Pratt Green (1903–2000)
- Rejoice in God’s Saints Today and all Days - Pratt Green (1903–2000)
- The Prophets’ Voice Comes Down the Years - Hinton
- When I Was Lost You Came And Rescued Me - Simmonds / Simmonds
- Wild and Lone the Prophet's Voice - Daw
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