Suggestions of hymns that are appropriate for the feast of the Most Holy Trinity Year B.
For suggestions for Pentecost Sunday Year B click here. Hymn suggestions for Corpus Christi Year B can be found here.
This Sunday is World Children’s day. Talk to your leaders of Children’s Liturgy of the Word to see if they are marking this day. Hexham and Newcastle diocese has resources here. You could tie into this by choosing a good sending forth song at the end of Mass.
Suggestions from the hymn books
| Title | Ref | CFE | Laudate |
| Abba Father send your spirit | 8 | 293 | |
| All creatures of our God and king | 15 | 694 | |
| All people that on earth do dwell | 22 | 466 | |
| Baptised in water | 67 | 407 | |
| Be still for the presence of the Lord | 72 | 720 | |
| Christ is made the sure foundation | 109 | 456 | |
| Christ is the world’s light | 111 | 744 | |
| Come praise the Lord the almighty | 131 | 700 | |
| Crown him with many crowns | 139 | 321 | |
| Dear Lord and Father | 143 | 934 | |
| Eternal Father | 152 | 963 | |
| Father and life-giver | 157 | 659 | |
| Father Lord of all creation | 161 | ||
| Father Lord of earth and heaven | 314 | ||
| Father most holy | 162 | ||
| Father of heav’n whose love profound | 163 | ||
| Firmly I believe | 173 | 962 | |
| For the beauty of the earth | 177 | 726 | |
| Forth in the peace of Christ we go | G | 183 | 853 |
| Glory and praise to our God | 196 | 695 | |
| Go out to the whole world | 201 | 998 | |
| God beyond all names | 207 | 686 | |
| God’s spirit is in my heart | 227 | 864 | |
| Holy God we praise thy name | 257 | 708 | |
| Holy holy holy | 259 | 468 | |
| I bind unto myself today | 273 | 312 | |
| Immortal invisible | 301 | 725 | |
| In Christ there is no East or West | 303 | 831 | |
| In the breaking of the bread | 624 | ||
| Let us go forth in the peace of Christ | G | 887 | |
| Lead us heavenly Father lead us | 351 | 315 | |
| Lord you give the great commission | G | 394 | 870 |
| Love is his word | 399 | 803 | |
| May your love be upon us O Lord | Ps | 972 | 45 |
| Most ancient of all mysteries | 492 | ||
| My God accept my heart this day | 495 | 872 | |
| Now thank we all our God | 512 | 945 | |
| O raise your eyes on high | 551 | 208 | |
| O thou who at thy Eucharist didst pray | 556 | 833 | |
| Praise to the Lord the almighty | 608 | 706/601 | |
| Seed scattered and sown | 632 | 637 | |
| Send us as your blessing Lord | 637 | ||
| Sing to the world | 658 | 857 | |
| Summoned by the God who made us | 671 | 836 | |
| Table of plenty | 866 | 632 | |
| Take Christ to the world | G | 879 | |
| Take the word of God with you as you go | G | 679 | 856 |
| Thanks be to God | 715 | 946 | |
| The heav’nly word proceeding forth | 697 | 239 | |
| This day God gives me | 729 | 673 | |
| Thou whose almighty word | 738 | 887 | |
| We praise you O God | 709 |
Suggestions from other sources
| Title | Ref | Composer | Publisher | Comments |
| All hail majestic Trinity | Michael Saward | Jubilate | This is a modern translation of an 11th Century Latin hymn. The tune really fits the words but could be easily substituted as it is LM. | |
| As breath swept over formless sea | Adam Tice | GIA | This modern text connects the Trinity with creation. It is set to ‘Creator alme siderum’. | |
| By our love | 2 | Tom Kendzia | OCP | A setting of the song ‘We are one in the spirit’ with extra words. Arranged for SATB for guitar or piano. Solo instrument parts are available. |
| Everyday God | Bernadette Farrell | OCP | A call/response song where the assembly invoke each of the persons of the Trinity in turn. Also in the collection ‘Restless is the heart’. | |
| Father, Saviour, Holy Spirit | Christopher Idle | Jubilate | A hymn that refers to our ministry and the Trinity who forms and teaches us. Sing it to the alternative tune of ‘Laus Deo’ which can be found in the hymn books. Note, you will need to sing the tune twice through for each verse. | |
| Go make of all disciples | 1 | Leon M Adkins | GIA | Sung to the well-known tune ‘Ellacombe’ this sending out song has the middle verses arranged for SATB while the final verse has a descant. The same arrangement can be used for ‘The day of resurrection’ and these words are also given. |
| God is one unique and holy | Brian Wren Gary Diagle | GIA | A hymns telling of the uniqueness of God, this lovely, gentle tune has a harmony line and a flute part. Also available from Hope publishing with a different tune. | |
| I will be with you | G | Nick Baty | Concept Music | For cantor and assembly, this song would not require the assembly to have the words, provided that the cantor gives a clear lead. Also in the collection ‘We come to your table’. |
| If you believe and I believe | Arr John Bell (Zimbabwe) | GIA/Iona | From GIA arranged for 4-parts. This is a traditional English folk tune which is sung much slower than you would expect. It is a single verse. Also available in the collections ‘God never sleeps’ and ‘Sent by the Lord’. | |
| Neither death nor life | Marty Haugen | GIA | Nothing can separate us from the love of God. The text is adapted from Romans 8. Could be sung with cantor/assembly or with the various harmonies. For keyboard accompaniment but chords are included for guitars. The refrain has SATB harmony while the verses have optional choir parts underneath. In the collection ‘Gift of God’. #398 in revised Laudate | |
| No greater love | Michael Joncas | GIA | This piece can be sung with the full SATB harmony or very simply with a single cantor and all singing the refrain in unison. | |
| O God almighty Father | OCP | A hymn for Trinity set to a traditional tune. | ||
| On bread alone | C | Nick Baty | Concept music online | Like all of Nick’s communion songs, this is very simple. It allows for a cantor to sing the verses while the assembly sing the refrain. It is easy enough that they will not need any words as long as it is clearly sung first. Equally, the congregation can join in with singing the verses if they do have the words. Arranged for keyboard or guitar, it is also written for SAB choir with refrain. Now available in Nick’s new collection ‘We come to your table’. |
| One love released | Kevin Keil Bob Frenzel | OCP | This hymn, set to ‘O waly waly’ could be used any time at Communion. Set for two-part choir, assembly and descant, it includes instrument parts. | |
| One with the risen Lord | Bob Hurd | OCP | Refrain and verse 5 scored for SATB while the rest of the verses have a single harmony line. There is a descant for the final refrain and parts for cello and trumpet are included. | |
| Song to the Trinity | Carmen Scialla | OCP | This unison piece has echoes of plainchant. There is a descant for the final refrain and solo instrument parts are included. | |
| The wondrous news | G | Dan Schutte | OCP | This piece is arranged for SAB choir with an added descant in the refrain and should be straightforward for the assembly to join in. Instrument parts are available separately. |
| Today I awake | John Bell | Iona | In ‘Love from Below’. The octavo from GIA includes an oboe part. |
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