Music - Sunday, 19 June 2022 – Second Sunday after Pentecost, Year C (Proper 7)

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.

Guide me O thou great Jehovah – LHS 347 - Backing track
Abide O dearest Jesus – LHS 181 - Backing track
Blessed are the sons of God – LHS 323 - Backing track
How firm a foundation – LHS 392 - 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.

Guide me O thou great Jehovah – LHS 347 - Backing track
Abide O dearest Jesus – LHS 181 - Backing track
Blessed are the sons of God – LHS 323 - Backing track
One family – AT 62 green (One Licence)
How firm a foundation – LHS 392 - 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.

Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah (feat. Jeremy Casella) - Indelible Grace - CCLI by Jeremy Casella, John Hughes
O Come In Humble Prayer - Emu Music - CCLI by Colin Buchanan
We Are One - Emu Music - CCLI by Alanna Glover, Claire Williams
All My Ways are Known to You - CityAlight - CCLI by Dustin Smith, Jonny Robinson, Michael Farren, 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: a) 1 Kings 19:1-4(5-7)8-15a

LHS

151 Jesus, Thy boundless love to me* G5
290 O Bread of life from heaven* G3
347 Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah G6
389 God His watch is keeping* G9
392 How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord G6
407 If thou but suffer God to guide thee* G6
409 Commit whatever grieves thee* G6
579 Where’er I go, whate’er my task* G6
835 Bread of heaven, on you we feed GS (Public Domain)
837 Feed us now, Bread of life GS (CCLI, One Licence)

AT

79 Feed us now, Bread of life (CCLI, One Licence)
274 In Jesus’ name (CCLI)
384 If we will trust in God to guide us (One Licence)

TIS

415 Praise the spirit in creation (esp v 2)
513 Bread of heaven, on you we feed
553 In all my ways, in every task
554 If we will trust in God to guide us
555 Put all your trust in God
569 Guide me, O thou great Redeemer
578 How firm a foundation, you people of God
598 Dear Father, Lord of humankind

First Reading: b): Isaiah 65:1-9

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Second Reading: Galatians 3:23-29

LHS

183 The saints on earth and those above G6
270 The law of God is good and wise G3
279 He that believes and is baptised* (alt tune 106, G3)
323 Blessed are the sons of God* G4
327 Jesus, Thy blood and righteousness* G3
798 Eternal ruler of the ceaseless round G6 (Public Domain)
799 In Christ there is no east or west G7 (Public Domain)
800 May we be one GS
802 One family, we’re together GS (CCLI, One Licence)
805 We are heirs of the Father GS (CCLI)
828 I am baptized – O blessed day GS
829 I was made a Christian G5
831 O baptized people, one and all G3

AT

12 We are heirs of the Father (CCLI)
62 One family (One Licence)
172 May we be one (CCLI, One Licence)

TIS

193 God, you are clothed in light
238 Christ is the world’s true light
241 So God loved the people of the world
248 When Christ was lifted from the earth
440 Christ from whom all blessings flow
459 In Christ there is no east or west
479 They that believe and are baptised
484 When we to cleansing waters came
486 We praise you Lord, for Jesus Christ
493 Wash, O God, our sons and daughters

Gospel Reading: Luke 8:26-39

LHS

181 Abide, O dearest Jesus* G5
195 A mighty fortress is our God* G3
202 Help us to conquer, Thou Prince ever-living* G3
795 When Jesus came, the demons cried GS (CCLI, One Licence)

AT

146 When Jesus came, the demons cried (CCLI, One Licence)

TIS

103 A mighty fortress is our God
551 O stay with us, Lord Jesus
598 Dear Father, Lord of humankind

Psalms

a) PSALMS 42 & 43

The following paraphrase of Psalms 42 and 43 is by David Schubert (Psalm 42) and David Schütz (Psalm 43). Use them together to the tune by Olga Radke given at LHS 869 (‘Like the deer’).

Response:    Why should I be sad, why troubled so,
I will trust and praise my Saviour God.

Psalm 42
Like the deer that yearns for running streams,
so I long for you, my Lord, my God.
How I thirst for you, the living God;
when can I behold the face of God?

Tears have been my food, by night and day;
people say to me: Where is your God?
I recall the past amid my grief:
how we went with joy to worship God.

Deep is calling deep, as waters roar;
like the waves of grief that flood my soul.
Daily God will send his constant love;
and at night I will praise the God of life.

Psalm 43
Vindicate me, God, defend my cause,
and deliver me from unjust hands.
Since you are my God, why cast me off?
Why should I be sad and so weighed down?

O send out your light, send out your truth;
let them bring me to your holy hill.
So will I approach your altar, Lord.
I will praise you, God, upon the harp.

Music Resources Vol. 3– Psalm settings: N/A

b) PSALM 22

The following paraphrase of Psalm 22:19-28, by David Schütz, may be sung to the tune ‘Vine and fig tree’ (ATN 36). Note that in the second last bar, the second crotchet must be played as two quavers.

But you, O Lord, do not be far from me!
My Helper, quickly come to me!
And from the sword and the dog, preserve me;
and from the lion, rescue me.
You saved me from the wild bull’s horn,
so I will always praise your name;
so I will praise you in your house,
where all your people come to pray.

Now praise the Lord, everyone who fears him!
All Jacob’s children, praise his name;
and all you children of Israel, fear him,
and glorify him every day!
For he does not despise the poor,
those who are down are not ignored.
He did not hide his face from me,
he heard my cry and answered me.

So when I stand in the congregation;
there all my praise will come from him.
And in the presence of those who fear him,
there I will pay my vows to him.
Then there will be food for the poor,
then they will all be satisfied.
Praise him, all those who seek the Lord,
and may your spirit never die.

Then shall the ends of the earth remember
and ev’ry land turn to the Lord,
and all the fam’lies of ev’ry nation
shall worship him and hear his word.
For all dominion is the Lord’s,
power and might belong to him.
He rules the nations as their king,
he brings his love and grace to them.

Music Resources Vol. 3– Psalm settings: Psalm 22 p33 , Psalm 22 p34

Advice for Musicians

Advice for Congregations Without Musicians

Other Music Resources

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.

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.