Song Ideas and suggestions for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 25, 2024
Entrance Antiphon: (Psalm 86 (85):1–3) “Turn your ear, O Lord, and answer me; save the servant who trusts in you, my God. Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I cry to you all the day long.”
Responsorial Psalm: (Psalm 34:2–3, 16–17, 18–19, 20–21) “Taste and See the Goodness of the Lord.”
Taste and See by Steve Angrisano (OCP)
Taste and See by Trevor Thomson (WLP/GIA) found in the collection VOICES listen
Gospel Acclamation: (John 6:51) “Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life; You have the words of everlasting life.”
Communion Antiphon: (Psalm 104 (103):13–15) “The earth is replete with the fruits of your work, O Lord; you bring forth bread from the earth and wine to cheer the heart.”
OR
(John 6:54) “Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, says the Lord, and I will raise him up on the last day.”
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 “Word incarnate, dwell within is; pierce our hardened hearts.” listen
By Our Love by Christy Nockels (Capitol CMG/CCLI) “The time is now…and they will know us by our love.” (Preparation / Communion)
Do This In Memory of Me by Chris Muglia (spiritandsong) found in the collection VOICES “…no one can come to me unless the Father draws them…” (Communion) listen
Feed Us, Lord by W. Clifford Petty (WLP) “Thank you 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)
Glorify Him by Your Life by Lorraine Hess (WLP/GIA) from the CD Glorify Him and the collection VOICES . (Closing) listen
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) “Come to me and know that I’ll always be there…” (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 Toolan (GIA) “And I will raise you up on the last day.”
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
I Will Follow by Tomlin/Ingram/Morgan (Capitol CMG/Essential/Spirit Music/CCLI) “Whom you love I’ll love, how you serve I’ll serve…” found in the collection VOICES (Preparation) listen
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
Living Bread by Ubowski/Hart (GIA) found in the collection VOICES “This is living bread come down from heaven. You are living bread come down from heaven.” (Communion) listen
Love the Lord by Lincoln Brewster (Capitol CMG (IMI)/CCLI) “I will serve the Lord with all my heart, with all my soul, with all my mind, and with all my strength.” (Closing)
Love the Lord Your God by Al Valverde (OCP) (Gathering / Preparation)
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.” (Communion) listen
Paschal Mystery by Bradley Knuckles (WLP) ) found in the collection VOICES “We find in you what nothing else can give. You satisfy the heart.” (Preparation / Communion) listen
Reason to Live by Ed Bolduc (WLP) from the CD We are Faithful and found in the collection Voices as One vol. 1 and VOICES “He will be my strength that comes from God above… I will serve the Lord. He will be my passion…” (Communion) listen
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
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) found in the collection VOICES “Blood of Christ, inebriate me…” (Preparation) listen
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 and VOICES. click here to preview full score and listen “We gather as the Body of Christ to receive the Body of Christ. We go forth as the Body of Christ…” (Gathering / Preparation)
We Will Serve the Lord by Rory Cooney (spiritandsong) found in the collection Voices as One vol. 2 and VOICES and on the CD We Will Be the Light listen
Your Words by Mikey Needleman (WLP/GIA) from the CD All for You “Your words are Spirit and life…” (Preparation / Closing)