Contemporary Hymns for Proper 9A

If you are working with the lectionary texts for July 3, 2011 (the third Sunday after Pentecost), here are some suggestions for contemporary hymns you might consider using. I’ve tried to provide links to most of the songs.  The songs marked with an asterisk (*) are available on Hope Publishing’s Online Hymnody website, and are yours to use if you have a CCLI, One License or LicenSing copyright license.


Romans 7:15-25
Kind and Merciful God, Bryan Jeffrey Leech
Every Promise of Your Word, Keith Getty/Stuart Townend
Jesus Calls You Now, Ralph Parks  CCLI 774562
*Freedom and Life Are Ours, Christopher Idle
Let God, Who Called the Worlds, David Mowbray CCLI 1348203
From the depths of sin, Willard Jabusch
*Your Word, O God, a Living Sword, Christopher L. Webber
*Broken, Bitter, Bruised We Come, Daniel Charles Damon
*Christ is all the world’s good news, Christopher Idle
*Beyond the Depths of Numb Despair, Carl P. Daw
*Create in Me a Clean Heart, John Carter
*Daniel the Prophet Bowed in Prayer, Christopher Idle
*Sovereign Maker of All Things, Carl P. Daw
Eternal God, May We Be Free, Michael G. Dell

Matthew 11:25-27
*Christ is the World’s Light, Fred Pratt Green
God of Every Generation, Paul Marino/Greg Nelson CCLI 4640406
*Christ is all the world’s good news, Christopher Idle
*Hidden Christ, Alive Forever, Brian Wren

Matthew 11:28-30
When Trials Come, Keith & Kristyn Getty CCLI 4619523
Psalm 62, Stuart Townend, Aaron Keyes CCLI 5040902
*Now Let Us Learn of Christ, Christopher Idle
Jesus Calls You Now, Ralph Parks  CCLI 774562
O let all who thirst, John B. Foley
*How clear is our vocation, Lord, Fred Pratt Green
*Come, Let Us Praise the Lord, Timothy Dudley-Smith
Be Not AfraidBob Dufford
*Broken, Bitter, Bruised We Come, Daniel Charles Damon
*Christ is all the world’s good news, Christopher Idle
*Draw Near to God, Timothy Dudley-Smith
*To Christ, Whose Hands Will Bless, Shirley Erena Murray
*What Boundless Love, O Carpenter of Nazareth, Carl P. Daw
*Where Does Our Salvation Start?, Fred Pratt Green

Zechariah 9:9-12
*Blow Upon the Trumpet, Michael Perry
*How Sure God’s Purpose Is, Margaret Clarkson

Psalm 145:8-14
Tell Your Children, Grace Hawthorne  CCLI 41305
*Tell Out, My Soul, Timothy Dudley-Smith
*Beyond all mortal praise, Timothy Dudley-Smith
*Timeless Love, We Sing the Story, Timothy Dudley-Smith
*Heavenly Hosts, in Ceaseless Worship, Timothy Dudley-Smith