These are some suggested options for hymn selection from the Book of Praise of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, to match the Revised Common Lectionary readings week by week.
October 15, 2017
19th Sunday after Pentecost
11 The Lord’s my shepherd
141 Good Christian friends rejoice
267 Rejoice the Lord is king
307 God of the sparrow, God of the whale
327 Sing praise to God who reigns above
399 Spirit, Spirit of gentleness
421 Sing praise to God who reigns above
457 Now thank we all our God
477 Your hand, O God, has guided
485 Saviour, like a shepherd, lead us
517 See Israel’s gentle Shepherd stand (familiar tune, don’t worry)
528 Jesus calls us here to meet him
557 Shout for joy! The Lord has let us feast (I didn’t know this one, but it is cute)
569 O Jesus, I have promised
574 With the Lord as my guide
638 Take time to be holy
640 Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling
650 He leadeth me
670 Amazing grace
672 Jesus calls us o’er the tumult
699 All the way my Saviour leads me
746 What a friend we have in Jesus
748 Lord of all hopefulness
760 Where cross the crowded ways of life
October 8, 2017
18th Sunday after Pentecost
49 Oh hear our cry, O Lord (tune isn’t great)
231 When I survey the wondrous cross
250 I danced in the morning/ Lord of the dance (ch)
279 In your Pentecostal splendour (tricky but good tune)
348 Tell me the stories of Jesus (ch)
349 My hope is built on nothing less (needs a tune)
352 And can it be that I should gain
367 Jesus, the very thought of thee
372 Praise him, praise him, Jesus our blessed Redeemer (ch)
377 Come, children, join to sing (ch)
399 Spirit, Spirit of gentleness
457 Now thank we all our God
461 Be thou my vision
462 All my hope on God is founded
477 Your hand, O God, has guided
486 The church of Christ, in every age
517 See Israel’s gentle Shepherd stand
628 This one thing I do (fun to learn, maybe choir first)
630 When we are living
637 Take my life, and let it be consecrated
648 I’m gonna live so God can use me
672 Jesus calls us, o’er the tumult
690 Fight the good fight
717 We cannot own the sunlit sky
736 For the healing of the nations
740 Make me a channel of your peace
751 Forgive our sins as we forgive
802 For the fruits of all creation (Thanksgiving)
803 Come, ye thankful people, come (Thanksgiving)
805 Give thanks, my soul, for harvest (Thanksgiving)
806 To bless the earth (ok, Thanksgiving)
807 We plough the fields and scatter (Thanksgiving)
Year A
16th Sunday after Pentecost
26 As pants the heart
72 Oh give thanks, for God is gracious (the tune is iffy but there is no good alternate in the BoP)
86 Those who rely on the Lord (use tune Morgan #174)
190 You thirsty ones
198 I hunger and I thirst
240 Rock of ages, cleft for me
468 Lord, dismiss us with our blessing
483 Glorious things of thee are spoken
534 All who hunger, gather gladly
585 Christ, you call us all to service *
635 Brother, sister let me serve you
651 Guide me, O thou great redeemer
663 God, whose giving knows no ending (tune Hyfrydol #110, or All the way #698)
680 Christ, of all my hopes the ground
688 As water to the thirsty *(nice tune but you may not know it)
792 Let us hope when hope seems hopeless* (tune In the bulb there is a flower #674
802 For the fruits of all creation
YearA
15th Sunday after Pentecost
74 – When Israel fled from Egypt land (unfamiliar tune)
209- O love that will not let me go
211 – Take up your cross
333 – I sing the almighty power of God
495 – The heavens declare your glory, Lord
498 – Sing them over again to me (ch)
515 – Out of deep, unordered water
632 – Help us accept each other
645 – Follow me, the Master said (ch)
651- Guide me, O thou great Redeemer
654- O God of Bethel, by whose hand
670- Amazing Grace
740- Make me a channel of your peace
751 – Forgive our sins as we forgive
Year A
3rd Sunday after Pentecost
Year A
1st Sunday after Christmas
- 133 Go, tell it on the mountain
- 134 Lord, you were rich (ok)
- 135 Christians, awake
- 136 The first nowell
- 137 Born in the night (ok)
- 138 While shepherds watched
- 139 Hark! the herald angels sing
- 141 Good Christians, all rejoice
- 142 I wonder as I wander
- 143 Infant holy, Infant lowly
- 144 ‘Twas in the moon of wintertime
- 145 In the bleak mid-winter
- 146 Angels from the realms of glory
- 147 Angels we have heard on high
- 148 It came upon the midnight clear
- 149 Away in a manger
- 150 Jesus, our brother, kind and good
- 151 Lo, how a Rose e’er blooming
- 152 Still, still, still
- 153 Joy to the world
- 154 Silent night
- 155 That boy-child of Mary (likely not known but cute)
- 156 The angel Gabriel from heaven
- 157 The snow lay on the ground
- 158 The hands that first held Mary’s child
- 159 Oh come, all you faithful
- 160 Unto us a child is born
- 161 What child is this
- 162 On Christmas night all Christians sing
- 163 Of eternal love begotten (plainsong arr. Healey Willan)
- 164/165 O little town of Bethlehem
- 166 Once in royal David’s city
- 168 See amid the winter’s snow
- 169 Il est ne
Year A
Advent 4
ADVENT HYMNS
- 109 All earth is waiting
- 110 Come, thou long-expected Jesus
- 111 Creator of the stars of night
- 112 Prepare the way of the Lord (a simple fanfare, could be done as round)
- 114 Emmanuel, Emmanuel ( introit type)
- 115 Hail to the Lord’s Anointed
- 117 Herald! Sound the note of judgement (may not be familiar)
- 118 Hark the glad sound
- 119 Hope is a star (ch)
- 121 Long ago, prophets knew
- 122 Oh come, oh come, Emmanuel
- 123 My soul gives glory to my God (ok)
- 124 People in darkness
- 125 People, look east
- 126 On Jordan’s bank
- 127 Sleepers, wake!
- 128 There’s a voice in the wilderness crying
- 129 Prepare the way, O Zion
- 130 To a maid whose name was Mary
Year A
Advent 3
ADVENT HYMNS
- 109 All earth is waiting
- 110 Come, thou long-expected Jesus
- 111 Creator of the stars of night
- 112 Prepare the way of the Lord (a simple fanfare, could be done as round)
- 114 Emmanuel, Emmanuel ( introit type)
- 115 Hail to the Lord’s Anointed
- 117 Herald! Sound the note of judgement (may not be familiar)
- 118 Hark the glad sound
- 119 Hope is a star (ch)
- 121 Long ago, prophets knew
- 122 Oh come, oh come, Emmanuel
- 123 My soul gives glory to my God (ok)
- 124 People in darkness
- 125 People, look east
- 126 On Jordan’s bank
- 127 Sleepers, wake!
- 128 There’s a voice in the wilderness crying
- 129 Prepare the way, O Zion
- 130 To a maid whose name was Mary
Year A
Advent 2
ADVENT HYMNS
- 109 All earth is waiting
- 110 Come, thou long-expected Jesus
- 111 Creator of the stars of night
- 112 Prepare the way of the Lord (a simple fanfare, could be done as round)
- 114 Emmanuel, Emmanuel ( introit type)
- 115 Hail to the Lord’s Anointed
- 117 Herald! Sound the note of judgement (may not be familiar)
- 118 Hark the glad sound
- 119 Hope is a star (ch)
- 121 Long ago, prophets knew
- 122 Oh come, oh come, Emmanuel
- 123 My soul gives glory to my God (ok)
- 124 People in darkness
- 125 People, look east
- 126 On Jordan’s bank
- 127 Sleepers, wake!
- 128 There’s a voice in the wilderness crying
- 129 Prepare the way, O Zion
- 130 To a maid whose name was Mary
Year A
Advent 1
Advent hymns
- 109 All earth is waiting
- 110 Come, thou long-expected Jesus
- 111 Creator of the stars of night
- 112 Prepare the way of the Lord (a simple fanfare, could be done as round)
- 114 Emmanuel, Emmanuel ( introit type)
- 115 Hail to the Lord’s Anointed
- 117 Herald! Sound the note of judgement (may not be familiar)
- 118 Hark the glad sound
- 119 Hope is a star (ch)
- 121 Long ago, prophets knew
- 122 Oh come, oh come, Emmanuel
- 123 My soul gives glory to my God (ok)
- 124 People in darkness
- 125 People, look east
- 126 On Jordan’s bank
- 127 Sleepers, wake!
- 128 There’s a voice in the wilderness crying
- 129 Prepare the way, O Zion
- 130 To a maid whose name was Mary
What has happened to your list for January 22 and 29? I look forward to your choices and comments
Sorry, I got busy and distracted. I plan to put up next week later today.
Thank you for your great choices. We use them in our music planning and we are usually plannin for 3-4 weeks in advance. I can now take you to planning sessions and access your site on my i-pad.
Dianne
Thanks for the great feedback Dianne!
So glad you,re back. Missed your input.