*CH716 / VU374 / FFS10 / SFFS 2128 / W&R477 / Cha575 Come and find the quiet centre
(Murray) A good song for the beginning of worship. I would prefer to
sing this to one of the more traditional melodies offered (Tune 1 in
FFS) or BEACH SPRING (TiS 493). Lyrics.
Joel 2:1-2, 12-17
Gather everyone with a trumpet to seek forgiveness
*AA085 Let justice roll down like a river (Gibson) Excellent song, and very easy to sing.
AoV1-030 / GA213 / GC386 / GC(II)405 Come back to me / Hosea (Norbet) Quite beautiful song of return to God. Nice sung sound sample.
ATOK 331 Turn to me with all your heart (Ylvisaker) I like this one, unfortunately I can't find lyrics or sound samples online.
StS033 / GA515 / G(II)516 / GC716 / GC(II)709 Let Justice Roll Like a River (Haugen) The song is quite simple, particularly if you use a soloist for the verses if this is new to you. Sound sample (I don't like this sample much) and sheet music sample and lyrics.
GC(II)755 O the weary world is trudging / The trumpet in the morning (Cooney) Song of release of prisoners and the trumpet's blast. Sung to a sacred harp tune (Morning Song). Sound sample and lyrics (search for "trumpet in the morning").
Alternative Hebrew Scripture: Isaiah 58:1-12
The fast that God seeks is to release the oppressed, share with the hungry, bring the poor into your homes
*CH763 / MV193 God bless to us our bread (Traditional Argentinian) A lovely simple grace for meals and for communion. More Voices has Spanish and French lyrics as well as English. "God bless to us our bread, and give bread to all those who are hungry, and hunger for justice to those who are fed. God bless to us our bread". This would be very appropriate if you are celebrating communion this week. Sound sample.
*TiS 657 / CH263 / VU700 / AA50 / CP(E) 447 / Cha656 God of freedom God of justice (Murray / Guthrie Foote) Powerful lyrics. Can be sung to either TREDEGAR (new, but not too hard) or PICARDY (very familiar). Lyrics and midi.
*CH195 / StS053 / AA061 Here to the house of God we come (Murray) Good honest and challenging words and a simple, but unusual tune.
*CH659 / MV173 / StJ / W&R389 Put peace into each other’s hands (Kaan) Good words for communion; tune is quite simple and flows nicely. Good for kids. Lyrics (downloads a pdf).
CH488 / AA130 Teach us O loving heart of Christ (Murray) Good, powerful words seeking forgiveness for those things we have not done or said. The tune is new, but fairly simple. Lyrics (downloads pdf).
Psalm 51:1-17
A Prayer for forgiveness and a new heart
You might like to sing a Kyrie.
*Tune In / NCYC '07: Forgive us now (Brown) This is one of the best songs seeking forgiveness that I know, and suitably laid back for a quiet Ash Wednesday service. Lyrics, sound sample, and songbook.
GA041 / G(II)53 / GC56 / GC(II)41 Be Merciful O Lord (Haugen) Good refrain which could be used with or without the cantor part. Sound sample, sheet music sample and lyrics (search for "Merciful").
AoV1-034 Create in me O Lord a heart that is pure / I'll Sing Your Song (Marshall) Good honest song. Simple to sing.
*TiS 712 / AoV2-021 / ATE 269 / The tide has turned songbook Create in me a clean heart O God (Hannah) Good. A big favourite in our congregation.
AoV1-158 / GA438 Create a new heart Holy Lord / A new heart for a new world (O'Brien/Watts) Very simple melody, excellent words "Create a new heart Holy Lord, beckon our lives through your word, open our eyes to your call, United as one for your world".
GA040 Create in Me a Clean Heart O God (O'Brien) Nice refrain and simple cantor part for this Psalm.
TiS 31 / HPSS195 / CP257 Have mercy on us living Lord (Hopson) Solid inclusive words (if you replace "Lord" with "God") and a simple hymn tune (PTOMEY)
Iona (Love and Anger) / StS067 Have mercy on us Lord / Khudaya rahem kar (Pakistan) A nice alternative. It would be nice to get your congregation to sing something from South Asia. Also works well in English. Sound sample
ATOK 399 Holding out your hand (Holmes) I like this one. Good for kids.
GC(II)409 Lord Jesus Christ son of the living God (Browning) A simple chant based on "The Jesus Prayer" with a beautiful (and optional) cantor which is really worth using. Nice sound sample and sheet music sample Sound sample and sheet music sample (search for "Lord Jesus Christ" (sorry about all this searching. Hymnprint have changed their site again....
*Worldmaking.net O Tender God, Have Mercy A gentle, modern version of the Kyrie. Sound sample, lyrics and theology here.
*TiS 729 / Iona (HSNW) Jesus Christ, Son of God have mercy upon us A very very simple call and response chant.
Psalm Project Wash Me Clean A nice, gentle reworking of the Psalm. Might be good to ask a musician to sing this one. Lyrics, theology and sound sample here.
*? TiS 744 Refresh my heart Lord (Bullock) I'm surprised at myself for suggesting this song, but I think it could work very well for an Ash Wednesday service. Especially if played in a laid back sort of way. Lyrics and chords.
2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10
Be reconciled. Despite afflictions, Paul has much; having nothing, but possessing everything.
*TiS 607 / AoV2-126 / ATN 95 / CH528 / VU684 / StJ / SFFS 2171 / HPP406 / G(II)524 / GC726 / GC(II)721 / CP(E)519/ W&R587 / Srce 462 Make me a channel of your peace (Temple) Youtube video of Sinead O'Connor singing it and lyrics and MIDI file.
CH527 / SP290 / 82Hml-593 Lord make us servants of your peace (Quinn) A nice alternative to "make me a channel of your peace". This is sung to the very familiar tune "O Waly Waly". It is also sung in the plural (us and we rather than Me and I), which is nice too. Lyrics can be found here.
Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
Don't show off about fasting etc.
*TiS 686 / ATE 292 Lord Jesus we belong to you / Because we bear your name (Robin Mann). A straightforward song with a refrain of "because we bear your name". Lyrics.
General Ash Wednesday songs:
NCH186 / VU105 / G(II)280 / GC381 / GC(II)392 / RS539 / URW172 Dust and ashes touch our face (Wren). The words to this hymn are very challenging. The tune is good.
*Online resource From Dust to Dust (Harding) A simple song which can be sung as a chant or a round. Includes Kyries. Sound sample. Available here.
G(3)489 Sign us with ashes (Bringle / Alonso) A good refrain with verses that you can use when ashes are signed. Sound sample. Sheet music and lead sheet.
Joel 2:1-2, 12-17
Gather everyone with a trumpet to seek forgiveness
*AA085 Let justice roll down like a river (Gibson) Excellent song, and very easy to sing.
AoV1-030 / GA213 / GC386 / GC(II)405 Come back to me / Hosea (Norbet) Quite beautiful song of return to God. Nice sung sound sample.
ATOK 331 Turn to me with all your heart (Ylvisaker) I like this one, unfortunately I can't find lyrics or sound samples online.
StS033 / GA515 / G(II)516 / GC716 / GC(II)709 Let Justice Roll Like a River (Haugen) The song is quite simple, particularly if you use a soloist for the verses if this is new to you. Sound sample (I don't like this sample much) and sheet music sample and lyrics.
GC(II)755 O the weary world is trudging / The trumpet in the morning (Cooney) Song of release of prisoners and the trumpet's blast. Sung to a sacred harp tune (Morning Song). Sound sample and lyrics (search for "trumpet in the morning").
Alternative Hebrew Scripture: Isaiah 58:1-12
The fast that God seeks is to release the oppressed, share with the hungry, bring the poor into your homes
*CH763 / MV193 God bless to us our bread (Traditional Argentinian) A lovely simple grace for meals and for communion. More Voices has Spanish and French lyrics as well as English. "God bless to us our bread, and give bread to all those who are hungry, and hunger for justice to those who are fed. God bless to us our bread". This would be very appropriate if you are celebrating communion this week. Sound sample.
*TiS 657 / CH263 / VU700 / AA50 / CP(E) 447 / Cha656 God of freedom God of justice (Murray / Guthrie Foote) Powerful lyrics. Can be sung to either TREDEGAR (new, but not too hard) or PICARDY (very familiar). Lyrics and midi.
*CH195 / StS053 / AA061 Here to the house of God we come (Murray) Good honest and challenging words and a simple, but unusual tune.
*CH659 / MV173 / StJ / W&R389 Put peace into each other’s hands (Kaan) Good words for communion; tune is quite simple and flows nicely. Good for kids. Lyrics (downloads a pdf).
CH488 / AA130 Teach us O loving heart of Christ (Murray) Good, powerful words seeking forgiveness for those things we have not done or said. The tune is new, but fairly simple. Lyrics (downloads pdf).
Psalm 51:1-17
A Prayer for forgiveness and a new heart
You might like to sing a Kyrie.
*Tune In / NCYC '07: Forgive us now (Brown) This is one of the best songs seeking forgiveness that I know, and suitably laid back for a quiet Ash Wednesday service. Lyrics, sound sample, and songbook.
GA041 / G(II)53 / GC56 / GC(II)41 Be Merciful O Lord (Haugen) Good refrain which could be used with or without the cantor part. Sound sample, sheet music sample and lyrics (search for "Merciful").
AoV1-034 Create in me O Lord a heart that is pure / I'll Sing Your Song (Marshall) Good honest song. Simple to sing.
*TiS 712 / AoV2-021 / ATE 269 / The tide has turned songbook Create in me a clean heart O God (Hannah) Good. A big favourite in our congregation.
AoV1-158 / GA438 Create a new heart Holy Lord / A new heart for a new world (O'Brien/Watts) Very simple melody, excellent words "Create a new heart Holy Lord, beckon our lives through your word, open our eyes to your call, United as one for your world".
GA040 Create in Me a Clean Heart O God (O'Brien) Nice refrain and simple cantor part for this Psalm.
TiS 31 / HPSS195 / CP257 Have mercy on us living Lord (Hopson) Solid inclusive words (if you replace "Lord" with "God") and a simple hymn tune (PTOMEY)
Iona (Love and Anger) / StS067 Have mercy on us Lord / Khudaya rahem kar (Pakistan) A nice alternative. It would be nice to get your congregation to sing something from South Asia. Also works well in English. Sound sample
ATOK 399 Holding out your hand (Holmes) I like this one. Good for kids.
GC(II)409 Lord Jesus Christ son of the living God (Browning) A simple chant based on "The Jesus Prayer" with a beautiful (and optional) cantor which is really worth using. Nice sound sample and sheet music sample Sound sample and sheet music sample (search for "Lord Jesus Christ" (sorry about all this searching. Hymnprint have changed their site again....
*Worldmaking.net O Tender God, Have Mercy A gentle, modern version of the Kyrie. Sound sample, lyrics and theology here.
*TiS 729 / Iona (HSNW) Jesus Christ, Son of God have mercy upon us A very very simple call and response chant.
Psalm Project Wash Me Clean A nice, gentle reworking of the Psalm. Might be good to ask a musician to sing this one. Lyrics, theology and sound sample here.
*? TiS 744 Refresh my heart Lord (Bullock) I'm surprised at myself for suggesting this song, but I think it could work very well for an Ash Wednesday service. Especially if played in a laid back sort of way. Lyrics and chords.
2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10
Be reconciled. Despite afflictions, Paul has much; having nothing, but possessing everything.
*TiS 607 / AoV2-126 / ATN 95 / CH528 / VU684 / StJ / SFFS 2171 / HPP406 / G(II)524 / GC726 / GC(II)721 / CP(E)519/ W&R587 / Srce 462 Make me a channel of your peace (Temple) Youtube video of Sinead O'Connor singing it and lyrics and MIDI file.
CH527 / SP290 / 82Hml-593 Lord make us servants of your peace (Quinn) A nice alternative to "make me a channel of your peace". This is sung to the very familiar tune "O Waly Waly". It is also sung in the plural (us and we rather than Me and I), which is nice too. Lyrics can be found here.
Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
Don't show off about fasting etc.
*TiS 686 / ATE 292 Lord Jesus we belong to you / Because we bear your name (Robin Mann). A straightforward song with a refrain of "because we bear your name". Lyrics.
General Ash Wednesday songs:
NCH186 / VU105 / G(II)280 / GC381 / GC(II)392 / RS539 / URW172 Dust and ashes touch our face (Wren). The words to this hymn are very challenging. The tune is good.
*Online resource From Dust to Dust (Harding) A simple song which can be sung as a chant or a round. Includes Kyries. Sound sample. Available here.
G(3)489 Sign us with ashes (Bringle / Alonso) A good refrain with verses that you can use when ashes are signed. Sound sample. Sheet music and lead sheet.
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