Music for the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B

Suggestions of hymns that are appropriate for the fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time Year B

For suggestions for the 13th Sunday of Ordinary Time click here. And for music for the feast of Saints Peter and Paul click here.

Suggestions from the hymn books

Title	Ref	CFE	Laudate
All are welcome			458
All my hope		21	959
All the earth proclaim the Lord		24	460
All ye who seek	C	31	212
Amazing grace	2	40	846
Be still my soul	2	73
Be thou my vision		74	970
Blest be the Lord		91	954
Bread of life hope of the world		95	78
Bring forth the kingdom		821	854
Canticle of the sun			693
Christ be our light		891	883
Christ’s church shall glory in his power	2,G		826
Do not be afraid		147	972
Eagles wings		832	952
Eye has not seen	2	154	792
Father hear the prayer we offer		158	933
Father we come to you		166	463
Fight the good fight		171	860
Forth in the peace of Christ we go		183	853
God has chosen me	1,G	212	858
God whose purpose is to kindle	1		884
He who would valiant be		248	862
How shall they hear the word		269
I am the bread of life		272	629
I have loved you		276	775
I heard the voice of Jesus say	C		795
I sing the mighty power of God			684
I the Lord of sea and sky		285	865
Immortal invisible		301	725
Jesus Christ is waiting		323	889
Let us go forth in the peace of Christ	1	887
Litany of the word (Advent litany)			64
Lord of all hopefulness		386	969
Love divine		398	801
My song is love unknown		503	752
Ostende nobis		583	839
Praise my soul		602	807
Praise to the Lord the almighty		608	706/601
Praise to you O Christ our saviour	G	416	200
Send us as your blessing Lord	1	637
Servant king		187	749
Take Christ to the world	1		879
Take the word of God with you	1	679	856
Taste and see	C	682	617
The church of Christ in every age			896
The cry of the poor	C	704	892
The Lord’s my shepherd		706	806
There is a longing		915	941
This day God gives me		729	673
Thy hand O God has guided		741	876
Vaster far than any ocean		757
Within the reign of God			641
Word of God come down to earth	1,G		741

Suggestions from other sources

Title	Ref	Composer	Publisher	Comments
All the ends of the earth		Bob Hurd	OCP	Quite a good substitution for the one in the hymn book. It has two part harmony and instrument parts included. Will work well with a strong guitar.
All the ends of the earth		Dufford	OCP	Based on Psalm 98. The tempo marking is ‘brisk and bouncy’ so it works well with guitars. The octavo has SAB harmony and a descant.
Come to me	C	Joncas	GIA	This has a gospel feel to it. Verses 1-3 are straightforward; 4 and 5 are more elaborate. Instrument parts included. Listen here.
Come to me all who are weary	C	Dan Shutte	OCP	Refrain and verse 3 are set for SAB. There are some instrument parts included.
Come to me and drink		Bob Hurd	OCP	A verse/refrain piece with verses from various parts of scripture as well as a set of verses from psalm 42/43. This would work well at communion. Instrument parts are available.
Come to me O weary traveller	C	Sylvia Dunston Bob Moore	GIA	Set as a 4 verse hymn though with SATB harmony and a change of key for the final verse, for which there is also a descant. C instrument part included. GIA has another version which is mainly for choir.
Do not be afraid		Nick Baty	Concept Music	An ostinato refrain with verses from psalm 26, psalm 61 and John 14. Also in the book ‘We come to your table’.
Hold me in life		Huijbers	OCP	Based on Psalm 25, this is quite a simple piece, verse and refrain. The octavo has SATB harmony.
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.
Our eyes are fixed	Ps	Ephraim Feely	GIA	Based on psalm 123/4. Set for SATB but it can be done in unison. Note that this is not the correct verses for today’s responsorial psalm, so use it elsewhere in the Mass.
Shoulder my yoke (Come to me)	C	Martin Barry		The verses are based on the beatitudes. The refrain is set for SATB while the harmony of the verses builds from unison, through two parts to four.
Taste and see		Bob Hurd	OCP	An ostinato refrain with verses over the top. The refrain is set for SATB while the verses need to be sung by a cantor. The verses are from a variety of scriptural sources, including psalm 33/34.
Taste and see		Boyce/Stanley	CJM	An ostinato refrain with verses over the top. The verses can be sung separately. The main difficulty with this piece is maintaining the correct rhythm.
The God of all grace		Ricky Manalo	OCP	A gathering song with an easy refrain for the assembly and verses for cantor/choir. It can be done with organ and brass as on the recording or more simply with a guitar. Instrument parts, including C instrument, available separately.
The wondrous news	1	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.
Those who love and those who labour		Percy Deamer arr Steven Warner	GIA	Arranged for two part mixed choir and many instruments, but it can be sung as a straight hymn. The tune given here is the one used for Marty Haugen’s ‘On the journey to Emmaus’ but other tunes could be substituted.
Tree of life	2	Marty Haugen	GIA	Originally written for use on Holy Thursday, this piece is included in the original ‘Mass of Creation’. Various harmonies are included, as are guitar chords and C instrument part. It also has verses for Sundays throughout Lent.
We remember		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’.
You who are weary	C	Nick Baty	Concept music online	A simple communion song to accompany the procession. Verses are from psalm 41/42 or from the Beatitudes. (Or both if you need a lot of verses!) Also in the book ‘We come to your table’.

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