Song Ideas and Suggestions for the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 20, 2025
Entrance Antiphon: (Psalm 54:[53]:6, 8) “See, I have God for my help. The Lord sustains my soul. I will sacrifice to you with willing heart, and praise your name, O Lord, for it is good.”
Gospel Acclamation: (Luke 8:15) “Blessed are they who have kept the word with a generous heart and yield a harvest through perseverance.”
Communion Antiphon: (Psalm 111 [110]:4–5) “The Lord, the gracious, the merciful, has made a memorial of his wonders; he gives food to those who fear him.”
Or
(Revelation 3:20) “Behold, I stand at the door and knock, says the Lord. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door to me, I will enter his house and dine with him, and he with me.”
Responsorial Psalm:
He Who Does Justice by Tony Alonso (GIA) found in NOVUM.
FREE – The One Who Does Justice by Ed Bolduc (www.edbolducmusic.com) demo
MORE SONGS:
A Life Transformed by Gratitude by Trevor Thomson (GIA) “How can I return all the blessings you bestow…all the gifts that you provide for me…” found in the collections VOICES and NOVUM. listen (Song of Preparation / 2ndCommunion)
Act Justly, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly by Tomlin/Ingram/Barrett (Capitol CMG/CCLI) “Years from now we’ll see The fruit our hands have sown…” (Preparation / Closing)
All are Welcome by Marty Haugen (GIA) “Here the outcast and the stranger bear the image of God’s face;” (Gathering Song)
All Who Enter Here by Houze/Angotti (WLP) from the CD Today and in the collection VOICES. “All who enter here, God’s loving mercy…the stranger in this land…” (Gathering Song) listen
Be God’s by Danielle Rose (WLP) from the collection Voices as One vol. 2 and the CD Mysteries and VOICES“Where the world is merciless, be God’s mercy. Where the world is hopeless, be God’s hope. Where there is injustice, be God’s justice…” (Preparation / Closing) listen
By Our Love by Christy Nockels (Capitol CMG/CCLI) “The time is now…and they will know us by our love.” (Preparation / Communion)
Can We Love by Tom Booth (spiritandsong) from the CD Captured and found in the collection VOICES “Loving our neighbor as ourselves the kingdom of love we will know.” (Song of Gathering / Preparation) listen
Cry the Gospel by Tom Booth (OCP) from the CD Cry the Gospel “Be holy, the Lord be glorified…” (Gathering / Preparation / Closing)
Fragrance Prayer by Tom Booth (spiritandsong) from the CD Change Me “Shine through me and be so in me that every soul I come in contact with may feel your presence in my soul.” (Preparation / Communion)
Glorify Him by Your Life by Lorraine Hess (WLP/GIA) from the CD Glorify Him and the collection VOICES . (Closing) listen
Great Things by Wickham/Myrin (Capitol CMG/Essential Music/CCLI) “Come let us bow at his feet…” (Closing)
Holy Ground by King/Fielding/Hastings/Crocker (CCLI) “This is holy ground…you are holy…I wait upon you now.” (2nd Communion)
I Am Yours (Consume Me, Completely) by Trevor Thomson (WLP) from CD In Shadow and In Light and the collections VOICES and NOVUM. “I surrender to the power of your love. And I surrender. Let your will be done in me…” (Communion) listen
I Will Choose Christ by Tom Booth (spiritandsong) from the CD Find Us Ready “How many times must he call my name and show to me that he is God…?” (Preparation / Communion Meditation)
In His Presence by Lorraine Hess (GIA) found in the collection NOVUM. (2nd Communion)
Let Me Be Joy (Let Me be a Channel) by Ed Bolduc (edbolducmusic.com) “We are called to be the hands and feet of Jesus…” mp3 – sheet music
Lord, I Come by Billy Funk (Capitol CMG/CCLI) found in the collection Voices as One vol. 2 and on the CD Celebrate the Feast and in the collection VOICES “All I wanna do is dwell in your presence….” (Song of Preparation / Communion) listen
Lord Reign In Me by Brenton Brown (Vineyard) found in the collection Voices as One vol. 2, VOICES “Over every thought, over every word may my life reflect the beauty of my Lord.” (Preparation / Closing) listen
Love One Another by Feargal King (WLP) found in the collection Voices as One vol. 2 , the CD We Will be the Light, and found in the collection VOICES and NOVUM. (Preparation / Communion) listen
Praise to the Lord (traditional, arr. Nockels) (Capitol CMG/CCLI) “…sheltering you under his wings and so gently sustaining.” (Gathering – Entrance Antiphon)
Table of Plenty by Dan Schutte (OCP) listen from YouTube “I wait to welcome the lost and lonely…” (Gathering / Preparation)
Testify to Love by Pool/Field/VanManen/Riekerk (EMI Blackwood/Universal Music/CCLI) found in the collection Voices as One vol. 2 and the collection VOICES “…every hand that reaches out to offer peace…for as long as I shall live I will testify to love.” (Preparation / Closing) 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)
The Hands and Feet of Jesus by Ubowski/Hart (GIA) “We will be the hands and feet of Jesus…” found in the collection VOICES. (Closing) listen
There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy by Ed Bolduc (WLP) found in the collection More Voices as One vol. 3 and VOICES “Let there be a wideness in our mercy, let there be a kindness in our hearts.” (Song of Preparation / Closing Song) listen
We are Your Love by Trevor Thomson (WLP/GIA) found in the collection VOICES “We are your hands…reaching out with mercy…light in the dark for all to see…” listen
We Fall Down by Chris Tomlin (Capitol CMG/CCLI) found in the collection Voices as One vol. 2, VOICES, and on the CD Fountain of Mercy “We lay our crowns at the feet of Jesus. The greatness of mercy and love…” (Gathering / Preparation / Communion) listen
We Gather In Love by John Angotti (WLP) from the CD We Gather In Love and found in the collection VOICES and NOVUM . “United in one spirit, each different in appearance, all are welcomed in the house of God. We gather in love.” (Gathering / Preparation / Communion) listen
When You Come by Zack Stachowski (GIA) found in the collection NOVUM “Christ come to us. Are we ready? Lord, open our hearts! Help us to…know you…when you come.” (Preparation / Communion)
Where Charity and Love Abide by Trevor Thomson (WLP) from the CD In Shadow and In Light and the collections VOICES and NOVUM “No greater love is there than this, than to lay down your life…” (Song of Preparation / Communion) listen
Where Charity and Love Prevail by John Angotti (GIA) found in the collection NOVUM (Song of Preparation / Communion)