When Easter to the dark world came (StF 316)

When Easter to the dark world came (StF 316)

When Easter to the dark world came (StF 316)

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Sunday 4 June, 2017Pentecost What hymns have you chosen for today, and why? Do you have a comment about the suggestions here? Just click on “see details/comment” below and respond using the box at the bottom of the new page Hymns marked with an asterisk (*) are suggested for more than one reading Acts 2: 1-21 Breathe on me, breath of God (StF 370) Come, O Holy Spirit, come (Wa wa wa Emimimo) (StF 38) Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost (StF 379) Holy Spirit, fall on me (website only) I come with joy, a child of God (StF 588) It was a new beginning on the day the Spirit came (website only) O breath of life, come sweeping through us (StF 391) Set loose the tongues, the tongues of flame (website only) She sits like a bird, brooding on the waters (StF 393) This is the day the Lord has made (StF 151) Psalm 104: 24-34, 35b Hymns echoing the psalmist’s theme All creatures of our God and King (StF 99) Even as the world began (StF 71) God, who made the stars of heaven (StF 7) 1 Corinthians 12: 3b-13 Come Holy Ghost, your influence shed (StF 579) Come to us, creative Spirit (StF 726) Holy Spirit, come, confirm us (StF 382) O thou who camest from above (StF 564) One is the body and one is the Head (StF 688) There’s a spirit in the air (StF 398) John 20: 19-23 Colours of day dawn into the mind (StF 167) Come down, O love divine (StF 372) Holy breath of God, find me in this place (StF 380) May the God of hope go with us every day (StF 411) The love of God comes close where stands an open door (StF 654)

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Sunday 11 June, 2017Trinity Sunday What hymns have you chosen for today, and why? Do you have a comment about the suggestions here? Just click on “see details/comment” below and respond using the box at the bottom of the new page Hymns marked with an asterisk (*) are suggested for more than one reading (Note that hymns 1 to 17 in Singing the Faith come under the heading The Nature and Mystery of God: the Holy Trinity. Also see Norman Goreham's trinitarian hymn Light we now the candle flame, published on StF+.) Genesis 1: 1 – 2: 4a For the beauty of the earth (StF 102) From the highest of heights to the depth of the sea (StF 48) God in his love for us lent us this planet (StF 727) God said world and the world span round (StF 105) Into a world of dark, waste and disordered space (StF 387) Lord of the boundless curves of space (StF 111) O Lord, my God, when I in awesome wonder (StF 82) Psalm 8 Hymns echoing the psalmist’s theme As the glory of creation (StF 725) I sing the almighty power of God (StF 107) Tell me who made all of creation (StF 118) 2 Corinthians 13: 11-13 God, whose almighty word (StF 106) Jesus, Lord, we look to thee (StF 686) Make me a channel of your peace (StF 707) May the road rise up to meet you (StF 772) Now let us from this table rise renewed in body, mind and soul (StF 596) We believe in God the Father (StF 764) Matthew 28: 16-20 Beyond these walls of worship (StF 547) God's spirit is in my heart (StF 404) God, whose love is all around us (StF 585) Go to the world! Go into all the earth (StF 402) I, the Lord of sea and sky (StF 663) Teach me to dance to the beat of your heart (StF 477) Thuma mina (Send me, Lord) (StF 782) You call us, as you called the twelve (website only)

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Sunday 18 June, 201711th Sunday in Ordinary Time What hymns have you chosen for today, and why? Do you have a comment about the suggestions here? Just click on “see details/comment” below and respond using the box at the bottom of the new page Readings are laid out as for the continuous form of the lectionary. Alternative related readings (OT and psalm only) are below. Hymns marked with an asterisk (*) are suggested for more than one reading. Genesis 18: 1–15 From the breaking of the dawn (StF 156) God it was who said to Abraham (StF 464) Have faith in God, my heart (StF 466) O God of Bethel, by whose hand thy people still are fed (StF 475) The prophets' voice comes down the years (StF 162) Psalm 116: 1–2, 12-19 Hymns echoing the psalmist’s theme Come, let us with our Lord arise (StF 148) King of Glory, King of Peace (StF 56) Sing of the Lord’s goodness, Father of all wisdom (StF 65) Romans 5: 1-8 Come, let us sing of a wonderful love (StF 443) Food to pilgrims given (StF 584) I am a new creation (StF 553) I'm accepted, I’m forgiven (StF 427) Lord Christ, we praise your sacrifice (StF 359) My God! I know, I feel thee mine (StF 390) Matthew 9: 35 – 10: 8 (9-23) Come, sinners, to the gospel feast (StF 401) Come with me, come wander, come welcome the world (StF 462) God of justice, Saviour to all (StF 699) Hear the call of the kingdom (StF 407) Now let us from this table rise (StF 596) (communion hymn) O breath of life, come sweeping through us (StF 391) There’s a wideness in God’s mercy (StF 416) Alternative related readings: Exodus 19: 2-8a Behold the servant of the Lord! (StF 546) Here am I, Lord (StF 552) Lord, you have my heart (StF 559) The God of Abraham praise (StF 91) Thuma mina (Send me, Lord) (StF 782) Psalm 100 Hymns echoing the psalmist’s theme All people that on earth do dwell (StF 1) O Lord, my God, when I in awesome wonder (StF 82) Come all ou people (Uyai mose) (StF 22)

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Sunday 25 June, 201712th Sunday in Ordinary Time What hymns have you chosen for today, and why? Do you have a comment about the suggestions here? Just click on “see details/comment” below and respond using the box at the bottom of the new page Readings are laid out as for the continuous form of the lectionary. Alternative related readings (OT and psalm only) are below. Hymns marked with an asterisk (*) are suggested for more than one reading. Genesis 21: 8-21 God, how can we forgive (StF 613) God is love: let heaven adore him (StF 103) In the darkness of the still night (StF 109) Listening God, you hear us when we cannot speak (StF 524) There are no strangers to God’s love (StF 716) Psalm 86: 1-10, 16-17 Hymns echoing the psalmist’s theme Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise (StF 50) Longing for light, we wait in darkness (StF 706) Pray for the Church, afflicted and oppressed (StF 711) Romans 6: 1b-11 All I once held dear, built my life upon (StF 489) I heard the voice of Jesus say (StF 248) Only by grace can we enter (StF 565) Lord, we have come at your own invitation (StF 595) When we are living, we are in the Lord (StF 485) Matthew 10: 24-39 God of my faith, I offer you my doubt (StF 629) Jesus calls us! O'er the tumult (StF 250) We will walk with God, my brothers (StF 484) When my love for Christ grows weak (StF 289) Where can we find you, Lord Jesus our Master? (StF 672) Will you come and follow me if I but call your name? (StF 673) Your words to me are life and health (StF 164) Alternative related readings: Jeremiah 20: 7-13 God has spoken – by his prophets (StF 157) God’s spirit is in my heart (StF 404) Lord, I come to you (StF 471) See how great a flame aspires (StF 412) The prophets' voice comes down the years (StF 162) There is no moment of my life (StF 482) Psalm 69: 7-10 (11-15) 16-18 Hymns echoing the psalmist’s theme Calm me, Lord, as you calmed the storm (StF 624) Father, hear the prayer we offer (StF 518) We cannot measure how you heal (StF 655)