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Hymns Selection for the 2nd Sunday of Lent, Year B (28 February 2021)
READINGS
First: Genesis 22:1-2, 9-13, 15-18
God tests Abraham by asking him to sacrifice Issac … Abraham offers, but God provides a substitute at the last minute, and showers blessings on Abraham for not refusing.
Psalm: 115
- I will walk in the presence of God in the land of the living
- I trusted even when I said … Your servant Lord, your servant am I
- My vows to the Lord I will fulfil.
Second: Romans 8:31-34
With God on our side who can be against us … since God did not spare his only son, we may be certain that he will not refuse us.
Gospel: Mark 9:2-10
The Transfiguration – a voice from the cloud said “This is my Son the Beloved, listen to him”
THEMES
- Transfiguration: Jesus the beloved Son of God – the fulfilment of the Scriptures.
- Abraham’s obedience – sacrifice, the characteristics of faith.
- God’s glory makes his will known – Christ is for us.
SUGGESTED HYMNS
- At the Name of Jesus
- Be Still and Know
- Before Thy Throne O God we Kneel
- Crown Him with Many Crowns
- God is Love His the Care
- Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise
- Jesu Lover of My Soul
- O Cross of Christ
- O Light of Light by Love Inclined
- O Light of Light Love Given Birth (public domain in the USA, not yet in many other countries
- The God of Abraham Praise
- There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy
- ‘Tis Good (How Good) Lord to be Here
- What Wondrous Love
- Christ Upon the Mountain Peak – Wren
- If God is For Us – Foley
- Transfigure Us O Lord – Hurd
- We Behold the Splendour of God – Landry
It pays for proper preparation of the Liturgy
SONG SELECTION FOR ASH WEDNESDAY 17TH FEB.,2021
FIRST READING:
A reading from the Book of the Prophet Joel 2:12-18
“Tear your hearts and not your garments.”
RESPONSORIAL PSALM
Ps 51:3-4.5-6ab.12- 13.14 and 17 (R. cf. 3a)
R/. Have mercy, O Lord, for we have sinned.
Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your merciful love;
according to your great compassion,
blot out my transgressions.
Wash me completely from my iniquity,
And cleanse me from my sin. R/.
My transgressions, truly I know them;
my sin is always before me.
Against you, you alone, have I sinned;
what is evil in your sight I have done. R/.
Create a pure heart for me, O God;
Renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Do not cast me away from your presence;
take not your holy spirit from me. R/.
Restore in me the joy of your salvation;
Sustain in me a willing spirit.
O Lord, open my lips
And my mouth shall proclaim your praise. R/.
SECOND READING
A reading from the second Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians, 2Corinthians5:20—6:2
“Be reconciled to God. Behold, now is the acceptable time.”
ACCLAMATION
Glory and praise to you, O Christ.
Today, harden not your hearts, but listen to the voice of the Lord.
Glory and praise to you, O Christ.
GOSPEL
“Your Father who sees in secret will reward you.”
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew (Matthew 6: 1-6.16- 18)
ENTRANCE
- Attende Domine
- I come to thee (CHB 346)
- God of mercy and compassion (CHB 194)
- All the way to calvary
- Da Pacem Domine
OFFERTORY
- My God accept my heart (CHB 251)
- I Surrender All (CHB 276)
- Full Surrender
- At Calvary there you will meet all your needs
- We offer thee (CHB 64)
- God our Father Everlasting (CHB 53)
COMMUNION
- God our Father, forgive us our sin (CHB 195)
- Just as I am without one plea
- From the depths we cry to thee
- Be Still my Soul
- Burden are lifted at calvary
- Blessed Lamb (CHB 191)
DISMISSAL & DISTRIBUTION OF ASHES
- Ashes
- Nearer my God to thee (CHB 199)
- Be with me Lord wherever I go
- Be thou my vision
- Turn to us Lord
- Forty days and forty nights
Compiled by
Songs Selection Committee of Lagos Ach-Diocesan Music Commision (LAMCOM)
Hymns Selection for the 5th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year B (7 February 2021)
READINGS
First: Job 7:1-4, 6-7
Is not … life on earth nothing more than pressed service? …. Restlessly I fret ’till twilight falls … swifter than a weaver’s shuttle my days have passed.
Psalm: 146
- Praise the Lord who heals the broken-hearted
- Praise the Lord for he is good
- The Lord builds up Jerusalem
- Our Lord is great and almighty.
Second: I Corinthians 9 16-19, 22-23
Paul says “I should be punished if I did not preach the Gospel … I have made myself the slave of everyone so as to win as many as I could ….
Gospel: Mark 1 29-39
Jesus heals: firstly Simon’s mother-in-law of a fever, and then many in the town who were suffering diseases or posessed. Then he goes to a lonely place to pray – and then to the neighbouring towns to preach there too.
THEMES
- Jesus as healer – heals the broken so they are free to serve God and God’s people.
- The pain of suffering.
- The hope which healing brings.
- Without Christ, our lives are like drudgery.
SUGGESTED HYMNS
- All Hail the Power of Jesus Name
- Balm in Gilead
- Be Still and Know that I am God
- Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation
- How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds
- Jesu Lover of my Soul
- O God our Help in Ages Past
- O Praise ye the Lord
- O Worship the King
- Your Hands O Lord in Days of Old
- Healer of Every Ill – Haugen
- Healer of the Sick – Leftley
- Lay Your Hands – Landry
- The Lord will Heal the Broken Heart – Lawton
- We Cannot Measure How You Heal – Bell
- We come to You for Healing Lord – Stuempfle
It pays for proper preparation of the Liturgy
Selections for the 4th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year B (31 January 2021)
SEASONAL NOTE
This day sometimes coincides with 1 February which is the feast of St Brigid of Kildare, or 2 February, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord.
READINGS
First: Deuteronomy 18:15-20
Moses tells the people that the Lord has promised to raise up a prophet from among them, who will have God’s word put into his mouth.
Psalm: 94
- O that today you would listen to his voice, harden not your hearts
- Come, ring out our joy to the Lord
- Come in, let us kneel and bend low.
Second: I Corinthians 7:32-35
Paul compares the responsibilities of married vs unmarried men and women – to help the people decide how to live.
Gospel: Mark 1:21-28
Jesus teaches with authority in the Synagogue: a man possessed by an unclean spirit challenges him, and Jesus orders the spirit to leave the man.
THEMES
- Jesus as a healer and teacher – speaking God’s word.
- Authority.
SUGGESTED HYMNS
- A Mighty Fortress is our God
- All Hail the Power of Jesus Name
- Be Still and Know that I am God
- Blest are the Poor in Heart
- Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation
- Firmly I Believe and Truly
- God Whose Almighty Word
- I Sing the Mighty Power of God
- King of Glory King of Peace
- O Come and Sing to God the Lord – original version
- Rejoice the Lord is King
- Your Hands O Lord in Days of Old
- Be Still for the Presence of the Lord – Evans
- Come Ring out our Joy – Bates (Psalm)
- God has Spoken by the Prophets
- How Great Thou Art – Hine
- If Today you Hear his Voice – many different arrangements
- Jesus Christ is Waiting – Bell / Maule
- Silence! Frenzied, Unclean Spirit
- There is a Longing – Quigley
It pays for proper preparation of the Liturgy
My Shepherd by Obioha Ogbonna (Key G minor)
The Lord is my shepherd
There is nothing i shall want
He leads me to restful waters
He Revives my soul
Psalms 23:1,2b,3a
“Like a shepherd he tends his flock:
he gathers the lambs in his arms,
he carries them away in his bosom,
gently leading those that are with young.”
– Isaiah 40:11
Like sheep led to the grave,
they have death as their shepherd and ruler;
in the world of the dead, which is their home
Psalms 49:15
Your words, Oh Lord, are Spirit and life (Key F# By Agada Godwin)
Response :
Your words, Oh Lord, are spirit and life
- The law of the LORD is perfect,
refreshing the soul;
The decree of the LORD is trustworthy,
giving wisdom to the simple. - The precepts of the LORD are right,
rejoicing the heart;
The command of the LORD is clear,
enlightening the eye. - The fear of the LORD is pure,
enduring forever;
The ordinances of the LORD are true,
all of them just. - Let the words of my mouth and the thought of my heart
find favor before you,
O LORD, my rock and my redeemer.Melody