Song Ideas for the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 4, 2024
Entrance Antiphon: (Psalm 70 (69):2, 6) “O God, come to my assistance; O Lord, make haste to help me! You are my rescuer, my help; O Lord, do not delay.”
Responsorial Psalm: (Psalm 78:3–4, 23–24, 25, 54) “The Lord gave them bread from heaven.”
FREE – The Lord Gave Them Bread from Heaven by Ed Bolduc (www.edbolducmusic.com) lead sheet C Inst listen
Gospel Acclamation: (Matthew 4:4b) “One does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.”
Communion Antiphon: (Wisdom 16:20) “You have given us, O Lord, bread from heaven, endowed will all delights and sweetness in every taste.”
OR
(John 6:35) “I am the bread of life, says the Lord; whoever comes to me will not hunger and whoever believes in me will not thirst.”
Blessed are You, Lord by Jackie Francois (spiritandsong) from the CD Your Kingdom Is Glorious and found in the collection VOICES. “Your body, your blood, united with us…One heart, one mind, one family ” (Communion) listen
Bread Broken and Given by Thomson/Talarico (GIA) found in the collection VOICES “Bread broken and given, wine poured and shared…may we become what we receive, Jesus.” (Communion) listen
Bread of Angels by Curtis Stephan (spiritandsong) found in the collection VOICES “Bread of angels we we receive you…we flee to your embrace.” (Communion) listen
Do This In Memory of Me by Chris Muglia (spiritandsong) found in the collection VOICES “Whoever comes to me will not hunger again.” (Communion) listen
Feed Us, Lord by W. Clifford Petty (WLP) “Thank you for this bread we break; it is the Body of Christ.” (Communion)
Gather Your People by Bob Hurd (OCP) “We are parts of the body of Christ, needing each other…” (Gathering / Preparation / Communion)
Glorious Day by Ingram/Smith/Stanfill/Curran (Capitol CMG/Essential Music/CCLI) “The old made new, Jesus, when I met you.” (Closing Song)
Heavenly Bread by Aaron Thompson (WLP) from the CD found in the collection VOICES (verses borrow text from the Corpus Christi Sequence) (Preparation / Communion) listen
How Beautiful (Paris) (Capitol CMG/CCLI) found in the collection Voices as One vol. 2 and VOICES “How beautiful is the Body of Christ.” (Communion Meditation) listen
I Am the Bread of Life (Come and Follow Me) by Steve Angrisano and Tom Booth (spiritandsong) (Communion)
I Am the Bread of Life by John Michael Talbot (Brentwood-Benson/Capitol CMG) found in the collection Voices As One vol. 1 and VOICES. “No one who believes shall ever thirst.“ (Communion) listen
I Am the Bread of Life (Toolan) as recorded by The Vigil Project sheet music
I Am the Bread of Life by Tom Kaczmarek (WLP) found in the collection Voices as One vol. 2 and VOICES and on the CD Celebrate the Feast (Consider a slightly slower, less aggressive arrangement in the beginning.) (Communion) listen
I Am Yours (Consume Me, Completely) by Trevor Thomson (WLP) from CD In Shadow and In Light and the collection More Voices as One vol. 2 and VOICES. “O Bread of Life, you will answer all our needs…” (Communion) listen
**NEW** Jesus, Living Bread by Tom Booth (OCP) (Communion)
Jesus, Messiah by Reeves/Carson/Cash/Tomlin (Capitol CMG/Music Services/CCLI) found in the collection VOICES. “His body the bread, his blood the wine…” (Use anywhere except Psalm) listen
Jesus, My Lord, My God, My All (Sweet Sacrament) as recorded by The Vigil Project sheet music
Living Bread by Ubowski/Hart (GIA) found in the collection VOICES “We will live this transformation. Jesus, You have saved us. Holy is Your name.” (Communion) listen
Miracle of Grace by Curtis Stephan (spiritandsong.com) found in the collection VOICES “Bread of Life…those who eat this bread shall live and never die…we become the love that we receive.” (Communion) listen
More by Serrano/Profitt (Capitol CNG/CCLI) “I just want more, More of You, God” (Communion Meditation)
One Bread, One Cup by Fisher/Canedo/Lee/Aven (OCP) “…that in each other we might see you.” (Communion)
Rain Down by Jaime Cortez (spiritandsong) found in the collection Voices as One vol. 2 and and VOICES and on the CD Come, Holy Spirit “Rain down your love on your people.” (Gathering / Preparation / Communion) listen
Remembrance by Hastings/Davenport (Capitol CMG/CCLI) “Hallelujah, I’ll live my life in remembrance. Hallelujah, Your promise I won’t forget.” (Communion)
Remembrance (The Communion Song) by Maher/Redman (Capitol CMG/CCLI) found in the collection VOICES “O how could it be that my God would welcome me into this mystery…all are welcomed in this place.” (Communion) listen
Renew by Hart/Byrd (spiritandsong) listen on YouTube “…into our humanity come; let your kingdom be with us, oh, let your will be done.” (Preparation / Communion)
So Beautiful by Jacob and Matthew Band (WLP) from the CD Every Day and the collection More Voices as One vol. 2 and VOICES “Bread from heaven, Cup of everlasting life, in this meal we share the Body of Christ.” (Communion) listen
Soul of Christ by Lorraine Hess (WLP/GIA) “Body of Christ, save me…” (Preparation)
The Feast Meant for Everyone by Booth/Hart (OCP) “Bread for the immigrant, bread for the poor, bread for the hungry who beg at our door. Food for the outcast waiting to belong; come to the feast meant for everyone.” (Preparation / Communion)
We Come to You by Josh Blakesley (spiritandsong.com) from the CD Waiting and the collection VOICES “In the Body of Christ we are brought to new life…” (Communion) listen
We Gather As the Body of Christ by John Angotti (WLP) from the CD We Gather In Love click here to preview full score and listen found in the collection