Suggestions of hymns that are appropriate for the eleventh Sunday of Ordinary Time Year B
For suggestions for the 10th Sunday of Ordinary Time click here. Hymns for the 12th Sunday of Ordinary Time can be found here.
Suggestions from the hymn books
| Title | CFE | Laudate | |
| All are welcome | 458 | ||
| All creatures of our God and king | 15 | 694 | |
| All that is hidden | 1,G | 299 | 743 |
| All the earth proclaim the Lord | 24 | 460 | |
| All who hunger gather gladly | 477 | ||
| As a tree planted | 50 | 370 | |
| Be thou my vision | 74 | 969 | |
| Blest be the Lord | 91 | 954 | |
| Bread of the world in mercy broken | 2,G | 97 | |
| Bring forth the kingdom | G | 821 | 854 |
| Canticle of the sun | 693 | ||
| Christ’s church shall glory in his power | 826 | ||
| Come my way, my truth, my life | 911 | ||
| Do not be afraid | 147 | 972 | |
| Eagles wings | 832 | 952 | |
| For the beauty of the earth | 177 | 726 | |
| For the fruits of his creation | 1,G | 178 | 731 |
| Forth in the peace of Christ we go | 183 | 853 | |
| Gather us in | 253 | 475 | |
| God beyond all names | 207 | 686 | |
| God is working his purpose out | 217 | 86 | |
| God whose purpose is to kindle | 884 | ||
| If we are living | 2 | 906 | |
| In the Lord I’ll be ever thankful | 308 | 944 | |
| Jesus is Lord, creation’s voice | 326 | 324 | |
| Laudate Dominum | 346 | 698 | |
| Lord of all hopefulness | 386 | 970 | |
| Love divine | 398 | 801 | |
| Loving Father from thy bounty | 474 | 732 | |
| O God our help in ages past | 528 | 955 | |
| O Lord my God | 568 | 721 | |
| O worship the king | 559 | 683 | |
| Praise my soul the king of heaven | 602 | 807 | |
| Seed scattered and sown | G | 632 | 637 |
| Seek ye first | G | 633 | 820 |
| Send us as your blessing Lord | 637 | ||
| Sing to the mountains | 657 | 282 | |
| Sing with all the saints in glory v4 | 2 | 451 | |
| Take the word of God with you | 679 | 856 | |
| The church’s one foundation | 688 | 830 | |
| The kingdom of God is justice and joy | G | 701 | 821 |
| The summons | 812 | 877 | |
| There’s a wideness in God’s mercy | 810 | ||
| Thou whose almighty word | 738 | 887 | |
| To everything there is a season | 981 | ||
| Unless a grain | 754 | 748 | |
| We walk by faith | 2 | 789 | 284 |
| What wondrous love is this | 798 | ||
| Within the reign of God | G | 641 |
Suggestions from other sources
| Title | Ref | Composer | Publisher | Comments |
| Anthem | 1,G | Tom Conry | OCP | You may not want to have an accompaniment like the one on the audio but if you can get past that this piece is worth looking at. Unison with a descant and solo instrument. On the theme of being called to be Christ to one another. |
| As grains once scattered | 2 | Bob Hurd | OCP | A very useful Communion piece. |
| Bonum est confidere | Ps | Taize | Ostinato with solo verses over the top. Instrument parts also available. The English verses are from Psalm 91/92. Listen here. | |
| Great is thy faithfulness | G | Thomas O Chisholm | A good ‘Songs of Praise’ favourite. Try an Anglican or Methodist hymn book if you have one. | |
| In Christ we died in Christ we live | G | Norman Goreham | Jubilate | A straight hymn that includes the words ‘The grain of wheat into the ground must fall alone and die, before it can attain new life’. The tune given is rather nice and it includes SATB as well as a descant, but it will fit to other CM tunes. |
| In every place where God is praised | Carl Daw | Hope | This straight hymn reminds us why we join together to worship and what we need to do when we go out into the world. The metre is CMD so ‘Kingsfold’ or ‘Ellacombe’ will fit. | |
| In this place your word is planted | Dolores Dufner | GIA | A straight hymn which is set to the tune ‘Stuttgart’ though other tunes could also be used. | |
| Sent forth by God’s blessing | 1 | Omer Westendorf | GIA/WLP | A hymn for sending forth set to the tune ‘The Ash Grove’. GIA have various versions, mainly arranged for choir so the OCP version is included for ease of use. |
| Unless a grain | G | Bob Hurd | OCP | Verse/refrain based on John 12 and George Herbert’s ‘Love bade me welcome’. It can be sung in unison but there is harmony available and also a solo instrument part. |
| Unless a grain | G | Marty Haugen | GIA | The refrain of this piece is scored for SAB. The verses, which could still be done in unison, have 3 parts for the words while there is a wordless 3-part accompaniment underneath. Separate instrument parts are available. |
| Unless the grain falls in the ground | G | David Mowbray | Jubilate | A straight hymn that has meter 8888. Try ‘Tallis’ canon’ or ‘Conditor alme siderum’ but there are many tunes that can be used. |
| We remember | 2 | Marty Haugen | GIA | ‘We celebrate, we believe’. Scored for choir and assembly with the refrain being memorable for people to sing without words after a few repetitions. In the collection ‘With Open hands’. |
| We remember we believe | Thomas J Porter | GIA | In two parts with optional SATB for the refrain though it could be done in unison. This piece would work excellently at communion at any time. Flute/oboe part is included. | |
| What you hear in the dark | Dan Shutte | OCP | A simple verse/refrain song. A two-part version is available. |
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