Song Ideas for Third Sunday of Lent (A)
Responsorial Psalm: *If Today You Hear the Voice of God by Ed Bolduc (WLP) from the CD The Face of God and found in the collection Voices As One vol. 1 listen
If Today You Hear God’s Voice by Craig and Kristen Colson (spiritandsong) from the CD Fill Us With Your Love
40 Days by Matt Maher (spiritandsong) from the CD Welcome to Life “…where springs of living water drown and refresh you.”
Born Again by Brian Flynn (WLP) from the CD Born Again listen “You washed me, Lord. You plunged me in the waters of life…you regenerated me.”
Christ In Me, Arise by Trevor Thomson (spiritandsong) from the CD Christ In Me, Arise “Christ in me pour out your blessing and healing.”
Come As You Are by Glover/Crowder/Maher (Capitol CMG/CCLI) listen on SongSelect “There’s hope for the hopeless and all those who’ve strayed.”
*Come, Just As You Are by Joseph Sabolick (Brentwood-Benson/CCLI) found in the collection Voices as One vol. 2 and the CD Come, Holy Spirit listen “Come just as you are…taste the living water and never thirst again.”
Come to the Water by John Foley, arr. Maher (spiritandsong) from the CD Overflow “O let all who thirst, let them come to the water.”
Come to the Water by Stephen Lay (WLP) listen
*I Am the Bread of Life by Tom Kaczmarek (WLP) found in the collection Voices as One vol. 2 and on the CD Celebrate the Feast listen “I am…the food and drink for those who hunger and thirst. I am the true bread sent from heaven…” (Communion) (For communion you could probably get up to the ‘full band’ sound that you hear on this recording, but always start with much less…keep it simple in the beginning.)
I Am Yours–Consume Me Completely by Trevor Thomson (WLP) from the CD In Shadow and In Light and found in the collection More Voices as One vol. 2 listen “Water of life flowing from your side.” (Communion)
I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say by Bonar/Bolduc (WLP) from the CD Hymns and the collection More Voices as One vol. 2 listen “…Behold I freely give the living water, thirsty one…”
Let Your Mercy Wash Over Us by Trevor Thomson (WLP) from the CD In Shadow and In Light and found in the collection More Voices as One vol. 3 listen “As the deer longs for flowing waters, so my soul longs for you, O God.”
*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 listen “All I wanna do is dwell in your presence and drink from the well that never runs dry.”
*My Soul Is Thirsting for You by Steve Angrisano (spiritandsong) found in the collection Voices as One vol. 2 and on the CD Forever Will I Sing listen
O Come to the Altar by Brown/Brock/Furtick/Joye (Essential Music Pub/CCLI) listen from SongSelect “Have you come to the end of yourself? Do you thirst for a drink from the well?”
*Rain Down by Jaime Cortez (OCP) found in the collection Voices as One vol. 2 and on the CD Come, Holy Spirit listen “You are the water of life that we thirst.”
**Return to God by Angotti/Hommerding (WLP) from the CD Joy Beyond Our Dreams and the collection More Voices As One vol. 1 listen “And at the well your waters give our everlasting life.”
Rise from the Ashes by Craig Colson (WLP) from the CD I Am the Way listen “Take our hurt and broken lives and make us something new.”
Sinking Deep by King/Davies (Capitol CMG/CCLI) listen on SongSelect “Your love so deep is washing over me.”
*The Face of God by Ed Bolduc (WLP) The Face of God and found in the collection Voices As One vol. 1 listen “I believe that I have seen the face of God in the land of the living.”
Tree of Life by Aaron Thompson (WLP) from the CD 10,000 Angels and the collection More Voices As One vol. 1 listen “As we travel on our journey, take our hearts and make them new.”
Turn Our Hearts Around by Trevor Thomson (WLP) from the CD In Shadow and In Light and found in the collection More Voices as One vol. 3 listen “We cry out for you to heal and to set us free.”
** available as an eBundle (contains various instrumentation depending on the specific title)