Song Ideas and suggestions for 1st Sunday of Lent / March 9, 2025

Entrance Antiphon: (Psalm 91:15–16) “When he calls on me I will answer him; I will deliver him and give him glory, I will grant him length of days.”

Gospel Acclamation: (Matthew 4:4) “One does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.”

Communion Antiphon: (Matthew 4:4) “One does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.”

Psalm 91:4) “The Lord will conceal you with his pinions, and under his wings you will trust.”

Psalm: Be With Me, Lord by John Angotti (WLP) found in the hymnal NOVUM

Free Psalm Setting: Be With Me, Lord by Ed Bolduc (www.edbolducmusic.com) lead sheet demo

Free Lenten Mass Parts: Here is a link to my website which has all kinds of unpublished music, including a Holy, Amen, and Lamb of God that I’ve been using for some time now during the season of Lent. Just scroll down to LENTEN SONGS and click on the Mass Parts.

Free Song: For Us You Bowed (Hommerding/Bolduc) – LEAD SHEET – CHORAL – DEMO – beautiful text by Alan Hommerding which is set to the tune of O SACRED HEAD with an added Refrain. (currently unpublished)

More Songs:

40 Days by Matt Maher (spiritandsong.com) from the CD Welcome to Life “Where springs of living water drown and refresh you.” (Preparation / Closing)

A Heart That’s Been Purified by Lorraine Hess (GIA) found in the collection NOVUM.“…out of the ashes I rise…”

Be Thou My Vision by Hull/Byrne (Public Domain) “Be thou my wisdom, be thou my true Word.” (Gathering / Preparation / Communion)

Be With Me, Lord by Tom Booth (spiritandsong.com) from the CD Find Us Ready “When all life’s trouble sweeps over me, when I’m in darkness and all I see is me…” (Preparation / Communion)

Blessed Be Your Name by Matt & Beth Redman (Capitol CMG/CCLI) found in the collection Voices as One vol. 2 and VOICES and on the CD Strong In Faith “Blessed be your name when I’m found in the desert place…” (Preparation / Closing) listen

Bread of Angels by Curtis Stephan (spiritandsong) found in the collection VOICES “Word incarnate, dwell within is; pierce our hardened hearts.” listen

Christ In Me, Arise by Trevor Thomson (spiritandsong.com) from the CD Christ In Me, Arise and the collection VOICES “Be now my footsteps, leading the way, taking me where I must go.” (Gathering / Preparation / Communion) listen

Create a Clean Heart in Me by Lorraine Hess (WLP) from the CD As I Pray and found in the collection More Voices as One vol. 2 and the collection VOICES. “…and a steadfast spirit renew within me…” (Preparation / Communion) listen

Desert Song by Brooke Ligertwood (EMI/worshiptogether.com) “This is my prayer in the desert when all that is in me feels dry…” (Preparation)

Forever by Chris Tomlin (Capitol CMG) found in the collection Voices as One vol. 2 and the collection VOICES “With a mighty hand and an outstretched arm.” (Closing) listen

Hosea by Gregory Norbet (OCP) here’s another arrangement

Into the Desert by Stephan/Hart (spiritandsong.com) (from the CD Amid Passing Things) “Into the desert I will lead; here in the silence my word will speak, And you will find the peace you seek here in the desert.” (use anywhere except Psalm)

Jesus, Living Bread by Tom Booth (OCP) (Communion)

Journey for Home by Ed Bolduc (WLP) found in the collection Voices As One vol. 1 and the collections VOICES and NOVUM. “In our weakness we’re made strong…in our suffering we’re made stronger…” (use anywhere except Psalm) listen

Leaning by Elmquist/Jacob Sooter/ Lizzie Morgan/ Matt Maher (Essential Music/CCLI) “Let my ‘yes’ be ‘yes’ to you, O Lord. Let my ‘no’ be ‘no’ to the things of this world…”(Preparation / 2^nd Communion)

Lord, I Believe by John Polce (WLP) found in the collection Voices as One vol. 2 and in the collection VOICES listen

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 “Lord, I come, take my life, I offer it to you a living sacrifice…” (Song of Preparation / Communion) listen

Lord, I Need You by Nockels/Carson/Reeves/Stanfill/Maher (Capitol CMG/CCLI) found in the collection VOICES “So teach my song to rise to you when temptation comes my way…“ (Preparation / Communion) listen

O God of Love by Ed Bolduc (WLP) from the CD Hymns and found in the collection More Voices as One vol. 3 and VOICES. “Whom shall we trust but you, O lord? Where rest but on your faithful Word?” (Song of Preparation / Closing Song) listen

Remember Your Mercies, O Lord by Craig and Kristen Colson (spiritandsong.com) (from the CD Fill Us With Your Love)

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)

Return to God by Angotti/Hommerding (WLP) from the CD Joy Beyond Our Dreams and the collections VOICES and NOVUM. “From desert to mountaintop…With humble hearts we cry to you, ‘Have Mercy on us, Lord.’” (Gathering / Preparation) listen

Rise from the Ashes by Craig and Kristen Colson (WLP) (from the CD I Am the Way ) listen (Gathering / Preparation / Communion)

Thy Word by Grant/Smith (Capitol CMG/Word Music/CCLI) found in the collection Voices as One vol. 1 “Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.” (Preparation / Communion Meditation)

Tree of Life by Aaron Thompson (WLP) from the CD 10,000 Angels and the collection More Voices As One vol. 1 and the collection VOICES and NOVUM. “As we travel on our journey, take our hearts and make them new.” (Communion) listen

Turn Our Hearts Around by Trevor Thomson (WLP) from the CD In Shadow and In Light and found in the collections VOICES and NOVUM. “We are tempted and we are fooled by sin’s beautiful disguise. Bring us back. Turn our hearts around.” (Song of Preparation / Communion) listen

We Believe by Hooper/Fike/Ryan (Capitol CMG/CCLI) “In our weakness and temptations…’ (Preparation / Communion)

We Remember We are Ashes, We are Dust by John Angotti (GIA) found in the collection NOVUM.

You Alone by Aaron Thompson (WLP) found in the collection Voices as One vol. 2 and the CD 10,000 Angels “Holy Spirit, give us strength when we’re tempted if our hearts desire pleasure that shames. It is written that we live by ev’ry word from your mouth.” (Preparation)