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Song Ideas for the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 5, 2020

Entrance Antiphon: (Psalm 48 (47):10–11) “Your merciful love, O God, we have received in the midst of your temple. Your praise, O God, like your name, reaches to the ends of the earth; your right hand is filled with saving justice.”

Responsorial Psalm: (Psalm 145:1–2, 8–9, 10–11, 13–14) “I will praise your name forever, my king and my God.”

I Will Praise Your Name Forever by Cliff Petty (WLP) from the CD Touch Jesus and found in the collection More Voices as One vol. 1“The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and of great kindness.” (Song of Preparation / Closing Song)

*I Will Praise Your Name by Ed Bolduc (WLP) from the CD The Face of God and found in the collection Voices as One vol. 1 “The Lord is kind and full of compassion, slow to anger, rich in love.” (Song of Preparation / Closing Song)

Gospel Acclamation: (Matthew 11:25) “Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth; you have revealed to little ones the mystery of the kingdom.”

Communion Antiphon: (Psalm 34(33):9) “Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed the man who seeks refuge in him.”

(Matthew 11:28) “Come to me, all who labor and are burdened, and I will refresh you, says the Lord.”

Soul of Christ (Anime Christi) by Lorraine Hess – this song works well for a Spiritual Communion prayer for those watching online. A fresh setting of this beautiful text. It is available as an octavo or lead sheet youtube

MORE SONGS:

10,000 Reasons / Bless the Lord by Matt Redman (Capitol CMG/CCLI) “You’re rich in love and you’re slow to anger.” (Gathering / Preparation / Communion / Closing)

America, the Beautiful (Traditional)

At the Name of Jesus by Ed Bolduc (WLP) from the CD Hymns and found in the collection More Voices as One vol. 1 “…Lord Jesus dwells with us again in his Father’s wisdom…we exalt and we praise you led by your Spirit.” (Gathering / Preparation / Communion / Closing)

Awakening by Tomlin/Morgan (Capitol CMG/CCLI) “In our hearts Lord in this nation: awakening. Holy Spirit we desire awakening.” (Preparation / Communion)

Blessed are We by Trevor Thomson (GIA) “We have the calling to love beyond borders or fears, colors or status; love for the loveless, hope for the hopeless” (Preparation / 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 listen“my will to yours incline until this selfish part of me glows with your fire divine.” (Preparation / Communion)

Build a Family by Ed Bolduc (WLP) found in the collection Voices as One vol. 1 and the Wedding Collection: Love One Another “and may be build a family of love…” (Preparation / Communion)

By Our Love by Christy Nockels (Capitol CMG/CCLI) “…let us come together…walking in the Spirit, there’s much to be done” (Preparation / Communion)

Can We Love? by Tom Booth (spiritandsong) from the CD Captured listen from YouTube “It’s more than shouting God’s name. It’s more than singing this song. Loving our neighbor as ourselves the kingdom of love we will know.” (Song of Gathering / Preparation)

Come to Me by John Angotti (WLP/GIA) from the CD We Gather In Love (Preparation / Communion)

Come to the Water by Foley, arr. Maher (OCP) from the CD Overflow listen from YouTube “O let all who thirst, let them come to the water.” (Gathering / Preparation / Communion)

*Flowing River by Rita Baloche (Capitol CMGy/CCLI) found in the collection Voices as One vol. 2 and on the CD Come, Holy Spirit “Make my life a flowing river of your everlasting love.” (Preparation / Communion)

From the Inside Out by Joel Houston (Capitol CMG/CCLI) “In my heart in my soul, Lord, I give You control. Consume me from the inside out Lord. Let justice and praise Become my embrace To love You from the inside out.” (Song of Preparation / Communion)

Go Into the World by Tom Booth (spiritandsong) found on the CD You Welcomed Me “Go into the world loving the people that you meet. Seek out the poor, the sick and the lonely. Let mercy lead, as you have received, for they are my sheep.” (Preparation / Communion / Closing)

God Bless America by Irving Berlin

Hold Us Together by Maher/Wilson (Capitol CMG/CCLI) “…ain’t the law of the land or the government…but it’s all you need. And love will hold us together…” (Closing)

Holy Spirit by Bryan and Katie Torwalt (Capitol CMG/CCLI) (Gathering / Preparation / Communion)

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)

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)

*In the Light of the Lord by Michael John Poirier found in the collection Voices As One vol. 1 and Love One Another. “In the light of the Lord we are healed of or blindness.” (Gathering / Preparation / Communion)

Lord, Every Nation by Jesse Manibusan (OCP) “May your kingdom reach from sea to sea, and from the rivers to the ends of the earth.” (Preparation / Communion )

*Love One Another by Feargal King (WLP) found in the collection Voices as One vol. 2 and the CD We Will be the Light (Preparation / Communion)

Many and One by Steve Angrisano (spiritandsong.com) listen on YouTube “and together we are all his hands and his feet, bringing mercy and peace to this world.” (Gathering / Preparation / Communion)

O God of Love by Ed Bolduc (WLP) from the CD Hymns and found in the collection More Voices as One vol. 3 “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)

*Open My Eyes by Jesse Manibusan (spiritandsong) found in the collection Voices as One vol. 2 and on the CD We Will be the Light “Open my heart, Lord, help me to love like you” (Gathering / Preparation / Communion)

Revive Us, O God by Jesse Manibusan (OCP) “Weary for the burden of ignorance grown…breathe into us the ways of your wisdom…when we choose your way, choose your truth, when we choose life…” (Preparation / Communion)

Take My Life by Tomlin et al (Capitol CMG/CCLI) “Take my life and let it be consecrated all to thee.” (Song of Preparation / Communion)

*Testify to Love by Pool/Field/VanManen/Riekerk (EMI Blackwood/Universal Music/CCLI) found in the collection Voices as One vol. 2 “…every hand that reaches out to offer peace…for as long as I shall live I will testify to love.” (Preparation / Closing)

The Beatitudes by Ed Bolduc (WLP) from the CD Word for Word and found in the collection More Voices as One vol. 1 “Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the clean of heart…” (Communion Antiphon)

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 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…and he’s coming back again.’ (Preparation / Communion)

We Gather In Love by John Angotti (WLP) from the CD We Gather In Love and found in the collection More Voices as One vol. 2 “United in one spirit, each different in appearance, all are welcomed in the house of God. We gather in love.” (Gathering / Preparation / Communion)

Whatever You Do by John Angotti (WLP) from the CD Joy Beyond Our Dreams and found in the collection More Voices as One vol. 1 “Whatever you do to the least of your sisters and brothers you have done to me.” (Preparation / Closing)

Where Charity and Love Abide by Trevor Thomson (WLP) from the CD In Shadow and In Light “Where charity and love…there God is found.” (Song of Preparation / Communion)

*Your Love, O Lord by Avery/Carr/Powell/Lee/Anderson (Brentwood-Benson/Kobalt Music/CCLI) found in the collection Voices as One vol. 2 and the CD Father We Thank Thee “Your Love, O Lord, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness stretches to the sky, your justice flows like the ocean’s tide.” (Gathering / Preparation)