Gathering hymns

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This is a list of hymns about people gathering together to pray, which can be used at the start of a church-service.

To choose a hymn for the beginning of a church service, you could look at:
  • Hymns based on the scripture readings of the day
  • Hymns for the feast-day or season eg Easter, Pentecost, or a hymn about a saint on their feast-day.
  • Hymns based on the Entrance chant from the Mass Propers for the day, or other assigned readings
  • General hymns of praise or worship.
But sometimes you won't any hymns like this, or you don't have the musicians or singers to do them well.  Or you may want to invite people to think about what they are doing as they gather to pray.   

The list t is in two parts:  "Free-use" hymns can be freely used with no concerns about copyright, while others may still be copyright depending on the laws in your country.

Suggestions about other suitable hymns are welcome:  Please leave a message in the Comments box near the bottom of the page.

Image adapted from PeakPx

Free-use gathering / entrance hymns

All Things Are Thine - Whittier

Come, Christians, Join to Sing - Bateman
Come into His Presence Singing Alleluia
Come, Sinners, to the Gospel Feast - Charles Wesley

The Body Song (We are gathered as the body of our Lord)




Gathering / entrance hymns which may still be copyright

As We Gather at Your Table - Daw
As We Gather (may Your Spirit work within us) - Coomes / Fay


Christ Has Promised to Be Present - Whitney (info)
Come O Lord Give us Your Spirit - Stanley
Come On And Celebrate - Morgan / Bankhead  
Come To The Table Of The Lord

Enter the House of the Lord

Gather the People - Schutte (ref)
Gather us In
Gather Us Together - Owen Alsott
Gathered As One  - Light / Tate
Gathered In - Owen Alstott
Gathering Song (Though so many we are one) - Smith (ref)
God is here! As we his people meet to offer praise and prayer - Pratt-Green
God is Love (Here in Christ we gather) - Quinn

Here, O Lord, Your Servants Gather - Stowe, transl. from Yamaguchi 


Jesus Calls us to Meet Him Here - Bell/Maule
Jesus, lead us to the Father - Hargreaves
Jesus, Stand Among Us - Kendrick




There’s a Quiet Understanding - Tedd Smith (b. 1927) 
Though so May we are One - Smith (info/ video)
Time Now to Gather - Keithahn
To the Altar (source)

We Are Climbing Up - Nazareth
We Gather Here, O Lord - Alstott (ref)
Who May Ascend to the Hill - Garrett



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