Song Ideas and suggestions for the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, September 27, 2026
Entrance Antiphon: (Dn 3: 31, 29, 30, 43, 42) “All that you have done to us, O Lord, you have done with true judgment, for we have sinned against you and not obeyed your commandments. But give glory to your name and deal with us according to the bounty of your mercy.”
Responsorial Psalm: (Psalm 25:4–5, 6–7, 8–9 (6a)) “Remember your mercies, O Lord.”
Remember Your Mercies, O Lord by Roger Holland, II (GIA) found in NOVUM (A).
Gospel Acclamation: (John 10:27) “My sheep hear my voice, says the Lord; I know them, and they follow me”
(relatable song) I Am the Bread of Life (Come and Follow Me) by Steve Angrisano and Tom Booth (spiritandsong) “I am the door wide open, I am the shepherd’s might… Come to me and know that I’ll always be there…” (Communion)
Communion Antiphon: (Ps 119 (118): 49-50) “Remember your word to your servant, O Lord, by which you have given me hope. This is my comfort when I am brought low.”
OR
(1 Jn 3: 16) “By this we came to know the love of God: that Christ laid down his life for us; so we ought to lay down our lives for one another.”
The Feast Meant for Everyone by Booth/Hart (OCP) “O how great is the love of God…” (Preparation / Communion)
By Our Love by Christy Nockels (Capitol CMG/CCLI) “The time is now…and they will know us by our love.”
More Songs:
Act Justly, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly by Tomlin/Ingram/Barrett (Capitol CMG/CCLI) “It all comes down to this, what you require of me…” (Preparation / Closing)
At the Name of Jesus by Ed Bolduc (WLP) from the CD Hymns and found in the collections VOICES and NOVUM (A). “At the name of Jesus every knee shall bow…” (Gathering / Preparation / Communion / Closing) listen
At the Sound by Ike Ndolo (spiritandsong) from the CD We are Beggars “Jesus, at the sound of your name every knee shall bow down…” (Closing)
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
Find Us Ready by Tom Booth (spiritandsong) from the CD Find Us Ready “Find us working and loving and doing your will…building the kingdom of mercy and love.” (Use anywhere except Psalm)
He Is Exalted by Twila Paris (EMI/CCLI) found in the collection Voices as One vol. 1 and VOICES (Gathering / Closing) listen
I Will Choose Christ by Tom Booth (spiritandsong) from the CD Find Us Ready “How many times must he call my name…?” (Preparation / Communion Meditation)
I Will Choose Christ by Booth/Troccoli (spiritandsong/Capitol CMG/CCLI) “a willing and humble heart I pray you’ll find in me…” (Gathering / Preparation / Communion Meditation)
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) ”turn my heart from sin…” (Communion)
Jesus, Messiah by Reeves/Carson/Cash/Tomlin (Capitol CMG/Music Services/CCLI) found in the collection VOICES. “…he humbled himself and carried the cross…name above all names….” (Use anywhere except Psalm) listen
King of Kings by Ligertwood/Ingram (Capitol CMG/Essential Music/CCLI) “For even in Your suffering You saw to the other side, Knowing this was our salvation, Jesus, for our sake You died” (Gathering / Preparation / Communion)
Many and One by Steve Angrisano (spiritandsong.com) found in the collection VOICES “all of us seeking…and together we are all his hands and his feet, bringing mercy and peace to this world.” (Gathering / 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. “God of love, bring us to your love…in this world ever-changing your way is clear, holy Lord, you are God of love.” (Song of Preparation / Closing Song) listen
O Love of God, Dwelling Here With Us by Trevor Thomson (GIA) found in NOVUM (A)
Sometimes by Step by Strasser/Mullins (Brentwood-Benson/CCLI) found in the collection Voices as One vol. 1 “…and I will seek you in the morning and I learn to walk in your ways…” (Gathering / Preparation / Communion Meditation / Closing)
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 Name of Jesus by Brian Flynn (WLP) from the CD Born Again and found in the collection VOICES and NOVUM (A). “Every knee will bow down, every tongue will confess that you are the glory of God.” (Closing) listen
The Rock of Faith by Ed Bolduc (WLP) found in the collection Voices as One vol. 2 , the collection VOICES, NOVUM (A), and the CD In Every Age “Love breaks through and turns your life around…” (Closing) listen
The Same Love by Rossback/Baloche (Capitol CMG/CCLI) found in the collection VOICES “The same love that was crucified is calling us all by name…” (Preparation / Closing) listen
There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy by Ed Bolduc (WLP) found in the collections VOICES and NOVUM (A). “Let there be a wideness in our mercy, let there be a kindness in our hearts.” (Song of Preparation / Closing Song) 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 (A). “Hold us in your mercy, Change us with your love.” (Song of Preparation / Communion) listen
Way Maker by Osinachi Kalu Okoo Egbu (Integrity Music Europe / CCLI) “You are here turning lives around…” (use anywhere except Psalm)
Where Charity and Love Abide by Trevor Thomson (WLP) from the CD In Shadow and In Light and the collections VOICES and NOVUM (A). “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 (A) (Song of Preparation / Communion)