A selection of hymns and songs, based on themes from the Revised Common lectionary for the Sunday of Proper thirteen / eighteenth Sunday of Ordinary time, Year B.
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 for for the theme(s).
Suggestions about other hymns that could be included are welcome: leave a message in the Comments box near the bottom of the page.
Seasonal Note
St Mark’s Gospel is the main one used in Year B. But between now and the end of August, the Gospel is mostly from John 6, presenting Jesus as the Bread of Life. It may be helpful to plan these weeks as one season, spreading your known "Eucharist" themed hymns through the weeks.
Readings
First:2 Samuel 11:26 – 12:13a - The prophet |Nathan is send by the Lord to tell David about the Lord's judgement of his sinful behaviour with Bathsheba.
OR
Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15 - God provides manna from heaven for the people following Moses and Aaron in the desert ...and the glory of the Lord appeared in the cloud.
with Psalm 77 - The Lord gave them bread from heaven
Second: Ephesians 4:1-16 - Paul asks the people to live with humility, gentleness, patience, bearing with one another in love, maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace: there is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in all. ... But each of us was given grace according to the measure of Christ's gift ... we must grow up in every way into Christ who is the head
with Psalm 77 - The Lord gave them bread from heaven
Second: Ephesians 4:1-16 - Paul asks the people to live with humility, gentleness, patience, bearing with one another in love, maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace: there is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in all. ... But each of us was given grace according to the measure of Christ's gift ... we must grow up in every way into Christ who is the head
Theme
God's providence - Jesus as the bread of life - called to live anew - taste and see God - conversion - putting faith into practice.Artworks
Free-use hymns
- A New and Contrite Heart Create - Frances Elizabeth Cox (1812-1897), trans from Heinrich Georg Neuss
- A Tender Conscience - Wesley
- According to Thy Gracious Word - James Montgomery (1771-1854)
- All Praise to Our Redeeming Lord - Wesley
- All we Like Sheep - Maggie E. Gregory (late 19th / early 20th Century)
- Alleluia Sing to Jesus
- Amazing Grace how Sweet the Sound
- And Can it be that I Should Gain
- At the Lamb's High Feast we Sing
- Be Known to Us in Breaking Bread - James Montgomery (1771-1854)
- Behold, How Pleasant and How Good - Unknown, pre 1900
- Blessed Assurance
- 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)
- Bread of the World in Mercy Broken
- Break Thou the Bread of Life - Lathbury
- Christ From Whom All Blessings Flow - Wesley
- Christ is Made the Sure Foundation
- Christ is the Heavenly Food That Gives - Timothy Rees (1874-1939)
- Come Down O Love Divine
- Come Sinners to the Gospel Feast - Wesley
- Come Thou Holy Spirit Come - Caswall
- Dear Lord and Father of Mankind
- Deck Thyself my Soul with Gladness - Winkworth, trans from Franck
- Depth of Mercy - Wesley
- Draw Near and Take the Body of the Lord - John Mason Neale (1818-1866)#
- For the Bread Which you have Broken - Bensen
- Forth in Thy Name O Lord I Go - Wesley
- Forward Through the Ages - Hosmer
- From Glory to Glory Advancing - Charles William Humphreys (1840-1921)
- God Be with You Till We Meet Again - Rankin (1828-1904)
- God is Working His Purpose Out / As the Waters Cover the Sea
- God of Grace and God of Glory - Fosdick (1878-1969) - free use in the USA
- Grace Greater Than Our Sin - Johnston
- Guide me O Thou Great Redeemer / Jehovah (Bread of Heaven)
- Help us to Help Each Other Lord - Wesley
- Here O my Lord I See Thee Face to Face - Bonar
- Holy Spirit Ever Dwelling - Rees( 1874-1939)
- How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds
- I'm Not Ashamed To Own my Lord - Watts
- In Christ there is no East or West
- In the Quiet Consecration - Coote (1844-1936)
- Jesu the Joy of Loving Hearts - Palmer (1808-1887)
- Jesus Joy of Our Desiring - Robert Bridges, translatef from Martin Janus (1661)
- Jesus Lover of my Soul - Wesley
- Jesus Stand Among us ( in Thy risen power) - Pennefather
- Jesus the First and Last - Lelia (Mrs. C.H.) Morris (1862-1929)
- Jesus the Very Thought of Thee - Caswall
- Jesus Thou Joy of Loving Hearts - Palmer, trans from Bernard of Clairvaux
- Jesus We Look To Thee - Charles Wesley (1707-1788)
- Just as I Am Without One Plea
- Lead us Heavenly Father Lead Us
- Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence (Alleluias of St James)
- Let us Break Bread Together on our Knees
- Let us Break Bread Together Withthe Lord - Unknown - Afro/American
- Lord Enthroned in Heavenly Splendour
- Lord Who at thy First Eucharist Didst Pray
- Love Divine all Loves Excelling
- Love One Another (This is my commandment that you love one another) - Unknown
- Make me A Captive Lord - Matheson
- My God, and is Thy Table Spread - Dodderidge
- My God, How Wonderful Thou Art - Faber
- O Bread of Life from Heaven
- O Breath of Life Come Sweeping Through Us - Head (1850-1936)
- O Come and Dwell in Me - Wesley
- O Food to Pilgrims Given - Riley - trans from Aquinas
- O For A Heart to Praise my God - Wesley
- O God of Bethel By Whose Hand - Doddridge
- O God Unseen Yet Ever Near - Osler
- O Thou Who this Mysterious Bread - Charles Wesley (1707-1788)
- On Opening a Place of Social Prayer (Great shepherd of Thy peopole hear) - Newton
- Onward Christian Soldiers
- Out of the Depths / From Depths of Woe I Cry to Thee (De profundis)
- Praise my Soul the King of Heaven
- Revive Thy Work, O Lord - Albert Midlane (1825-1909)
- Revive Your Church O Lord - Midlane (1825-1909)
- Rock of Ages Cleft for Me
- Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above - Cox
- Son of God Eternal Savior - Lowry
- Songs of Praise the Angels Sing / Sang - James Montgomery (1771-1854)
- Soul Adorn Yourself With Gladness - Winkworth, trans from Franck
- Speak Lord in the Stillness - Crawford (1864-1927)
- The Church's One Foundation
- The Divine Institution (The Saviour, when to heaven He rose) - Doddridge (1702-1751)
- The Lily of the Valley - Charles W Fry (1837-1882)
- The Love of God - Frederick Martin Lehman (1868-1953)
- There's A Wideness in God's Mercy - Faber
- Through the Night of Doubt and Sorrow - Baring-Gould (1834-1924)
- Thy Hand O God has Guided - Plumptre
Hymns that are or may be copyright
- All Who Hunger - Dunstan
- And They'll Know we are Christians by our Love (We are One in the Spirit) - Scholltes
- As We Break the Bread - Fred Kaan (1929-2009)
- As We Gather At Your Table - Daw
- Become to us the Living Bread - Drury
- Bind us Together
- Blessd Jesus Living Bread - Vajda
- Bread and Fishes - Bell
- Bread is Blessed and Broken - Bell (b. 1949) / Maule (1958-2019)
- Bread of Life Hope of the World - Farrell
- Come let us Eat for now the Feast is Spread - Miller, trans from Kwillia / Doan
- Eat this Bread - Taizé / Bell
- Eat this Bread and Never Hunger - Daniel Charles (Dan) Damon (b. 1955)
- Eat This Bread Drink This Cup - Porter
- Father we Thank Thee Who Hast Planted - Tucker (1895-1984)
- Food to Pilgrims Given - Perry (1942 - 1996)
- Forgive Our Sins As we Forgive - Herklots
- Gift of Finest Wheat
- Give Me A Clean Heart - Douroux (b. 1941)
- I am Redeemed By the Blood of the Lamb - Adams
- I Am the Bread the Bread Of Life - Hoare (b 1935)
- I am the Bread of Life -Toolan - Suzanne Toolan (b. 1927)I Received the Living God - Various
- In Unity We Lift Our Song - Ken Medema (b. 1943)
- Jesus the Lord Said 'I Am the Bread' - Monahan (1906 - 1957)
- Kyrie Eleison (Empty broken here I stand) - Haigh and Haigh
- Let Us be Bread - Porter (b 1958)
- Life-Giving Bread - Manalo
- Lord You Give the Great Commission - Rowthorn (1934)
- Loving Father from Your Bounty - Quinn
- O Church of God United - Morley (1884-1969)
- O Living Bread From Heaven - Winkworth
- One Bread One Body - Foley
- One Is the Body - John L Bell (b. 1949)
- The Communion Hymn (Behold the Lamb who bears our sins away)(source) - Getty / Getty / Townend
- We are the Body of Christ - Brown / Hampton
- What Does the Lord Require - Bayly (1901-1984)
- What Does the Lord Require of You - Strathdee (b. 1941-)
- What Feast of Love - Delores Dufner (b. 1939)
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