Music - Sunday, 15 May 2022 – Fifth Sunday of Easter, Year C
Introduction
There are many music choices available each week. You will find music suggestions for each reading drawn from the Lutheran Hymnal, the All Together song books and Together in Song. In addition, we have selected the Top 4 Public Domain hymns, the Top 4 All Together and LHS songs under copyright and the Top 4 Contemporary Music suggestions each week. You may like to mix and match from these lists to suit your context.
Top 4 Public Domain
If you enjoy traditional hymn singing or your congregation does not have a copyright license, here are our recommended Public Domain hymns for the week:
If a title is hyperlinked, that means that modernised lyrics are available. MP3 backing tracks have been recorded for you to use.
Christ is made the sure foundation - LHS 248 - Backing track
Our God is love and all his saints – LHS 344 - Backing track
Love divine all loves excelling – LHS 164 - Backing track
Jerusalem the golden – LHS 494 - Backing track
Top 4 All Together and LHS songs under copyright
Copyright information for the following suggestions has been provided. Please ensure that you are reporting the use of any material under copyright.
Christ is made the sure foundation - LHS 248 - Backing track
Our God is love and all his saints – LHS 344 - Backing track
A new commandment – AT 65 green
Love divine all loves excelling – LHS 164 - Backing track
Jerusalem the golden – LHS 494 - Backing track
Top 4 Contemporary Music Suggestions
The following songs have been carefully reviewed, and are recommended for use in congregational worship, primarily because they point people to Christ and proclaim the message of his word in music and song for this Sunday in the lectionary cycle. They also fit well with other selection guidelines as highlighted in Tips for song selection and Fact Sheet 6: Music in Worship. While the use of a particular song by a band or organisation is not necessarily an endorsement of that group or the entire body of their work, we recognise that any scriptural song is a Spiritual song that can be used to complement a rich diet of worship for God’s people.
Please note, the hyperlinked Youtube clips are provided to give you a sense of how music can be performed or for personal use. You must always obtain permission from the creators of the music videos and the creators of the song before using clips in worship, unless permission is explicitly stated beneath the video.
We Are One - Emu Music - CCLI by Claire Williams & Alanna Glover
AT 65 A New Commandment I give unto You - CCLI by Andrew Moore Aniceto Nazareth
Love Divine - Emu Music - CCLI by Alanna Glover, Charles Wesley
Love Of The Father - CityAlight - CCLI by James Ferguson, Rich Thompson
Song/Hymn suggestions based on the Lectionary readings
Some LHS hymns have modernised lyrics. Click on underlined hymns to see the new lyrics.
Please click here to go to the Modernised Hymns page.
G3, G4 . . . = Guitar chords available in the Music Package 3, 4 . .ro.; GS = Guitar chords in the Supplement to LH
First Reading: Acts 11:1-18
LHS
769 With high delight let us unite G7
773 Filled with the Spirit’s power G7
AT
421 Born forever
TIS
411 Filled with the Spirit’s power
Second Reading: Revelation 21:1-6
LHS
164 Love divine, all loves excelling G3
168 O blessed Sun, whose splendour G4
248 Christ is made the sure foundation
464 Songs of praise the angels sang G6
489 Rejoice, rejoice, believers* G4
494 Jerusalem the golden G6
AT
181 Faith, hope and love
212 Hush now
215 My hiding place
254 I give you my joys and my sorrows
302 Soon and very soon
453 The world is waiting (vv 4-6)
479 For living, for dying
512 All things new
TIS
217 Love divine, all loves excelling
432 Christ is made the sure foundation
562 I’m not ashamed to own my Lord
Gospel Reading: John 13:31-35
LHS
118 O Holy Ghost, to Thee we all pray* G3
295 O Lord we praise Thee, bless Thee and adore Thee* G3
344 Our God is love, and all His saints* G6
381 O God our Father, throned on high (alt tune 391, G9)
853 A new commandment GS
AT
65 A new commandment
177 Love one another
310 Yesu, Yesu
561 Community
571 On that final night (Communion)
TIS
403 Come, Holy Spirit, Lord of grace
433 Where there is charity and love
440 Christ, from whom all blessings flow
534 Love is his word, love his way
630 The law of Christ alone can make us free
640 Kneels at the feet of his friends
648 Help us accept each other
697 All the sleepy should have a place to sleep
699 A new commandment
Psalms
PSALM 148
A paraphrased version of Psalm 148 from the Iona Community may be found in John L Bell, Psalms of patience, protest and praise on page 57 (also available in TIS 94). As the tune will be new to most people, consider having the congregation sing the chorus as an antiphon and a cantor or choir sing the verses. Another song version is ‘Great in power’, ATW 426.
There are also two hymns based partly on this psalm: ‘O praise ye the Lord’, LH 468 / ‘Sing praise to the Lord’, TIS 96; and ‘Praise the Lord, ye/you heavens adore him’, sung to Austria (LH 458, TIS 93). However, the second verse of the latter is not a paraphrase of the psalm. The Psalter (1912) gives two extra verses that are true paraphrases of the psalm, which are provided here in a modernised form. The first verse below is the modernised text from TIS.
Praise the Lord, you heavens adore him;
praise him, angels in the height;
sun and moon, rejoice before him,
praise him, all you stars and light.
Praise the Lord, for he has spoken,
worlds his mighty voice obeyed:
laws, that never shall be broken,
for their guidance he has made.
On the earth let all things praise him:
seas and all that they contain,
stormy winds that do his bidding,
hail and lightning, snow and rain.
Hills and mountains, praise your Maker;
praise him, all you flocks and herds.
Fields and orchards, sing his glory;
praise him, creeping things and birds.
All you nations, come before him:
earthly rulers and all kings,
men and women, parents, children,
join with all created things.
Praise the God of our salvation,
who restores from sin and shame.
Heaven and earth and all creation,
praise and glorify his name.
Music Resources Vol. 3– Psalm settings: Psalm 148 p247 , Psalm 148 p248
Advice for Congregations Without Musicians
LCA Music Resources
Downloadable Hymnal Resources (including downloadable backing tracks and lyric PPTs)
Modernised Hymn Lyrics
Hymnal Index (by tune and scriptural link)
All Together Index (by tune, scriptural link and theme)
Five Songs of Faith
For further Music Resources click here.
OTHER HELPFUL WEBSITES FOR CHURCH MUSIC
While the LCA does not necessarily endorse the content of these websites, you may find them helpful in your worship planning.
While the LCA does not necessarily endorse the content of these websites, you may find them helpful in your worship planning.
Together to Celebrate: lectionary based song and hymn suggestions from a variety of sources.
Singing from the Lectionary: has song and hymn suggestions based on the RCL from other hymnals.
Song Select: catalogues CCLI licensed music. You can search for more contemporary songs by theme. If your congregation has a paid subscription you can also download sheet music and other resources.
Hymns Without Words: mp3 downloads of hymn tunes.
Metrical Psalms by Dale Schoening : Psalms set to well known hymn tunes.