A selection of hymns and songs, based on themes from the Revised Common lectionary for the Sunday of Proper twenty-three (twenty-eighth Sunday of Ordinary time) in 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 that are still be copyright may 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.
Readings
First:
Job 23:1-9, 16-17 - Job cannot find the Almighty: "If I go
forward, he is not there; or backward, I cannot perceive him; on the left he
hides, and I cannot behold him; I turn to the right, but I cannot see
him - If only I could vanish in darkness, and thick darkness would
cover my face!
OR
Amos 5:6-7, 10-15. Hate evil and love good, and establish
justice in the gate [that] the Lord... will be gracious to the remnant
of Joseph.
Second: Hebrews 4:12-16 - The word of God is alive and active - it gets in everywhere, nothing can hide from God
Gospel: Mark 10:17-30 - What must I do to inherit eternal life? Sell everything you own and follow me. It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than to enter the kingdom of heaven - but in God, all things are possible.
Themes
God's wisdom and omnipotence. Our richness lies in Christ, in God and eternal life - our call to follow this.Free-use artworks
Free-use hymns
- A Mighty Fortress is Our God - Hedge, trans from Luther
- All Creatures of our God and King
- All For Jesus, All for Jesus - Mary D James (1810-1883)
- Alleluia Sing To Jesus
- Amazing Grace
- And Can it Be that I should Gain - Wesley
- At Even, Ere the Sun Was Set - Twells (1868)
- Awake My Soul And With the Sun - Ken
- Be Still and Know that I Am God
- Be Still my Soul
- Be Thou my Vision
- Because Thou Hast Said - Wesley
- Blessed Jesus at Your Word
- Christ's Compassion to the Weak - Isaac Watts
- Come Down O Love Divine
- Come Let Us With Our Lord Arise - Wesley
- Come Thou Almighty King - the Italian Hymn
- Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing
- Come Ye Faithful Raise the Strain - John Mason Neale (1818-1866)
- Come, Ye Disconsolate - Moore / Hastings
- Comfort, Comfort Ye my People - Winkworth, trans from Olearius
- Crown Him With Many Crowns
- Dear Jesus in Whose Life I See - Hunter
- Dear Lord for All in Pain
- Deck Thyself my Soul With Gladness - Winkworth, trans from Franck
- Depth of Mercy - Wesley
- Do Lord Do Remember Me - Unknown
- Father of Heaven Whose Love Profound - Cooper
- Forty Days and Forty Nights
- Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken
- God Himself is Present - Foster / Miller, translated from Blumengärtlein
- God of Grace and God of Glory - Fosdick (1878-1969) - free use in the USA
- Great is Thy Faithfulness - free use in the USA
- God of Mercy God of Grace - Lyte
- Good Christians all, rejoice - John Mason Neale (1818-1866)
- Grace Greater Than Our Sin - Johnston
- Hail Thou Once Despised Jesus - Toplady
- He (All) Who Would Valiant be / to be a Pilgrim
- He Came Down - Unknown
- How Firm A Foundation - Keith / Keen
- How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds
- I Have Decided to Follow Jesus
- I Surrender All (All to Jesus I Surrender)
- I Want Jesus to Walk With Me - Unknown
- In the Hour of Trial - James Montgomery (1771-1854)
- Jesu the Joy of Loving Hearts - Palmer (1808-1887)
- Jesus Calls us O’er the Tumult - Alexander
- Jesus I my Cross Have Taken - Lyte (1793-1847)
- Jesus Lover of my Soul - Charles Wesley (1707-1788)
- Jesus Priceless Treasure - Winkworth, trans from Franck
- Join all the Glorious Names - Watts
- Just as I Am Without One Plea
- Kum ba ya / Kumbayah
- Lead us Heavenly Father Lead Us
- Like A River Glorious - Havergal
- Lord be Thy Word my Rule - Wordsworth
- Lord Dismiss us with Thy Blessing - Fawcett (1740-1817)
- Lord Enthroned in Heavenly Splendour
- Lord I Want to be A Christian - Unknown - Afro/American
- Lord Keep us Steadfast in Thy Word - Winkworth
- Lord Thy Word Abideth - Baker
- Lord You Have Been Our Dwelling Place - Unknown - from The Psalter 1912
- Lord, Speak to Me that I May Speak - Havergal
- Lord, Thy Word Abideth - Baker
- Marvelous Grace of Our Loving Lord - Johnston (1849-1919)
- My Faith Looks up to Thee - Palmer (1808-1887)
- My God Accept my Heart This Day
- Nearer my God to Thee
- Never Alone - Pickett (1867-1953)
- Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen - Unknown
- Not so in Haste my Heart - Torrey
- O God of Bethel By Whose Hand - Doddridge
- O God Our Help in Ages Past
- O Jesus I Have Promised
- O Lord of Heaven and Earth and Sea - Wordsworth
- O Love that Wilt Not Let Me Go - Matheson
- O Master Let me Walk with Thee (You) - Gladden
- O Merciful Creator Hear - John Mason Neale (1818-1866)
- O the Lamb - 19th cent - unknown
- O Thou in Whose Presence my Soul Takes Delight - Swain
- O Thou Who Camest From Above - Wesley
- O Word of God Incarnate - How
- O Young and Fearless Prophet - Harlow (1885-1972) - free use in the US
- Once Only Once and Once For All - Bright (1824-1901)
- Out of the Depths / From Depths of Woe I Cry to Thee (De profundis)
- Rise up O Men of God - Merrill (1867-1954) - free use in the USA
- Saviour like a Shepherd Lead Us
- Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above - Cox
- Stand by Me - Tindley
- Standing on the Promises of Christ my King - Carter
- Strengthen For Service Lord The Hands - Humphreys, Dearmer - trans from St. Ephraem, Syrus
- Sweet Spirit Comfort Me (In the hour of my distress) - Robert Herrick (1591-1674)
- Take my Life and Let it Be
- Take up Thy Cross / Take up Your Cross (the Saviour Said)
- The Leadings of the Spirit - Browne
- The Lord Will Come and Not be Slow - Milton
- The Voice of God is Calling - Holmes (1879-1964) - free use in the USA
- There's a Wideness in God's Mercy (Souls of men, why will ye scatter) - Faber
- Thine For Ever God of Love - Maude
- Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne and Thy Kingly Crown - Elliot
- Thou whose Almighty Word - Marriott
- Thy Kingdom Come O God - Hensley
- Walking with God - Cowper
- We Shall Overcome - Unknown
- What a Friend we have in Jesus
- When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
- When Our Futures Are Uncertain - Low
- When we All Get to Heaven / Sing the Wondrous Love of Jesus
- When we Walk with the Lord (Trust and Obey)
- Where High the Heavenly Temple Stands - Bruce (1746-1767)
- Wonderful Words of Life - Bliss
- Ye Servants of God - Wesley
- Ye Servants of God, Your Master Proclaim - Wesley
Hymns which may still be copyright
- A Rich Young Man Came Seeking - Dobson
- Ancient Words
- Hear the Call of the Kingdom - Stuart Townend (b. 1963) / Getty
- Heaven Shall Not Wait - Bell (b. 1949), Maule (1958-2019
- How Long, O Lord? - Barbara Woollett (b 1937)
- I Want to Walk with Jesus Christ / Follow Him Follow Him
- In Love you Summon - Bell
- In Suffering Love (the thread of life) - Robert W. Johns (1941-87)
- Jesus Christ is Waiting - Bell (b. 1949), Maule (1958-2019)
- Knowing You (All I once held dear) - Kendrick
- Lift High the Cross
- Lord You Give the Great Commission - Rowthorn (1934)
- Make Me A Servant - Willard F. Jabusch (1930-2018)
- My God said to me 'Follow' - Welker
- Open Your Ears O Christian (Faithful) People - the Torah Song - Song of Good News
- - Willard F. Jabusch (1930-2018)
- Refiner's Fire
- Safe in the Shadow of the Lord - Timothy Dudley-Smith (1926-2024)
- Seek Ye First - Karen Lafferty (b. 1948)
- Servant Song (Brother let me be Your Servant) - Gillard - Gillard
- Show Me How to Stand For Justice - Leckebusch
- The Church of Christ in Every Age - Pratt Green (1903–2000)
- The Power of Your Love (Lord I come to you) - Geoff Bullock (b. 1955)
- The Summons (Will You Come and Follow Me)
- Thy Word (is a lamp unto my feet) - Grant
- We’ll Walk With You - Herbert
- Would I Have Answered When You Called - Herman G. Stuempfle (1923-2007)
- You are my All in All (You are my strength when I am weak) - Dennis L. Jernigan (b. 1959)
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