Song Ideas and suggestions for the 6th Sunday of Easter (C) / May 25, 2025
Entrance Antiphon: (Isaiah 48:20) “Proclaim a joyful sound and let it be heard; proclaim to the ends of the earth: The Lord has freed his people, alleluia.”
Gospel Acclamation: (John 14:23) “Whoever loves me will keep my word, says the Lord, and my Father will love him and we will come to him.”
Communion Antiphon: (John 14:15–16) “If you love me, keep my commandments, says the Lord, and I will ask the Father and he will send you another Paraclete, to abide with you forever, alleluia.”
Responsorial Psalm:
Let All the Nations Praise You by W.Clifford Petty (WLP/GIA) Responsorial Psalm Version found in NOVUM
MORE SONGS
All Around by Jacob and Matthew Band (WLP) found in the collection More Voices as One vol. 1 and the collection VOICES (Closing) listen
Be Thou My Vision by Hull/Byrne (Public Domain) “Be thou my wisdom, be thou my true Word.” (Gathering / Preparation / Communion)
Bread of Angels by Curtis Stephan (spiritandsong) found in the collection VOICES “Word incarnate, dwell within is; pierce our hardened hearts.” listen
Breathe by Marie Barnett (Vineyard/CCLI) found in the collection Voices as One vol. 2 “This is the air I breathe, your Holy Spirit living in me.” (Communion)
Breathe On Me, O Breath of God by Ed Bolduc (WLP) from the CD Hymns and the collection More Voices as One vol. 3 and VOICES “my will to yours incline until this selfish part of me glows with your fire divine.” (Preparation / Communion) listen
Build My Life by Younker/Martin/Kapel/Redman/Barret (Capitol CMG/Bethel Music/CCLI) “And I will build my life upon your love. It is a firm foundation.” (Preparation / Communion Meditation)
Christ Is Risen by Fields/Maher (Capitol CMG/Essential Music/CCLI) “Forever let your church proclaim…Christ is risen from the dead, trampling over death by death, come awake…come and rise up from the grave.” (Gathering / Preparation / Closing)
Come, Holy Spirit by Aaron Thompson (WLP) from the CD 10,000 Angels listen (Preparation / Communion)
Come, Holy Spirit by John Angotti (WLP) from the CD Testify found in the collection VOICES listen (Gathering / Preparation / Communion)
Flowing River by Rita Baloche (Capitol CMG/CCLI) found in the collection Voices as One vol. 2 and on the CD Come, Holy Spirit and the collection VOICES “Make my life a flowing river of your everlasting love.” (Preparation / Communion) listen
Give Glory by Jacob and Matthew Band (WLP) from the CD Every Day and the collection More Voices As One vol. 1 and VOICES. “Give glory to our God who is and always was…proclaiming of His victory.” (Closing Song) listen
Glorify Him by Your Life by Lorraine Hess (WLP/GIA) from the CD Glorify Him and the collection VOICES (Closing) listen
He Lives In Us by Amelia Acosta (WLP) from the collection and in the collection VOICES “…forever changing our hearts…” (Communion) listen
Holy Spirit by Bryan and Katie Torwalt (Capitol CMG/CCLI) found in the collection VOICES (Gathering / Preparation / Communion) listen
Holy Spirit, Breathe on Me by John Angotti (WLP) from the CD We Gather In Love listen “Holy Spirit, send your fire of love…breathe on me. Sealed with gifts of your love, change us so we change the world.” (Preparation / Communion)
Holy Spirit, We’re Calling You by Ed Bolduc (WLP/GIA) “For the healing of the world, for the healing of the nations, Lord we pray with one voice, one song for all the earth.” found in the collection VOICES and NOVUM. (Use anywhere except Psalm) listen
I Am the Way by Craig Colson (WLP) from the CD I Am the Way and found in the collection More Voices as One vol. 3 and in the collection VOICES listen (Preparation / Communion)
Jesus, Living Bread by Tom Booth (OCP) (Communion) “Living Word, Beginning and the end, speak into my life your hope and truth again…” (Communion)
King of Kings by Ligertwood/Ingram (Capitol CMG/Essential Music/CCLI) “And the church of Christ was born, then the Spirit lit the flame…” (Gathering / Preparation / Communion)
Let the Weight of Your Glory Fall by Steve Merkel (Integrity/EMI/CCLI) from the collection Voices as One vol. 2 and VOICES and the CD Come, Holy Spirit “Spirit of the sovereign Lord, come and make your presence known. Reveal the glory of the living God!” (use anywhere except Psalm) listen
Love Has Come by Matt Maher (spiritandsong) from the CD The End and the Beginning listen on YouTube “Word of God enthroned, dwell in us forevermore.” (Gathering / Preparation / Closing)
Paschal Mystery by Bradley Knuckles (WLP) ) found in the collection VOICES and NOVUM. “Bread of Life broken for the world…we find in you what nothing else can give. You satisfy the heart.” (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)
Shine the Light by WAL (WLP) from the CD Always and Everywhere and found in the collection More Voices as One vol. 3 and VOICES “Shine the light, shine his light, to all the nations, be the love, be his love that won us salvation.” (Closing Song) listen
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)
We Believe by Hooper/Fike/Ryan (Capitol CMG/CCLI) “In this time of desperation when all we know is doubt and fear…we believe in God the Father, we believe in Jesus Christ…we believe in the Holy Spirit…’ (Preparation / Communion)
We Breathe in Love by Craig Colson (WLP) from the CD Higher Praise “We breathe in love, we breathe out charity…” found in the collection NOVUM (Communion Meditation) octavo
Word of God Speak by Millard/Kipley (Essential Music Publishing/Word Entertainment/CCLI) “Word of God, speak. Would you pour down like rain, washing my eyes to see your majesty…?” (Preparation / Communion Meditation)
Worthy Is the Lamb of God by Lorraine Hess (WLP/GIA) from the CD Glorify Him and VOICES (Preparation / Communion) listen