Hymn suggestions for Sunday 9 March 2025
1st Sunday of Lent
The Methodist Church in Britain's Lent theme this year is Soul Food. Worship resources for each week of Lent follow the lectionary readings as below. They include specially selected hymns and songs from Singing the Faith and elsewhere, as well as an opening liturgy, prayer ideas and activities. The theme for Lent 1 is 'Soul Food'.
Hymns marked with an asterisk (*) are suggested for more than one reading
Author of faith, eternal Word (StF 457)
Captain of Israel’s host, and Guide (StF 459)
Come, thou fount of every blessing (StF 494)
Deep in the shadows of the past (StF 463)
Lord, for the years your love has kept and guided (StF 470)
O God of Bethel, by whose hand thy people still are fed (StF 475)
When we are living, we are in the Lord (StF 485)
Hymns echoing the psalmist’s theme
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation! (StF 88)
Safe in the shadow of the Lord (StF 509)
You give rest to the weary (StF 657)
All my days I will sing this song of gladness (StF 343)
He is Lord, he is Lord (StF 348)
I come with joy, a child of God (StF 588)
*Jesus, tempted in the desert (StF 237)
Through all the changing scenes of life (StF 638)
We come today to celebrate (website only)
At the name of Jesus every knee shall bow (StF 317)
Christ our Redeemer knew temptation’s hour (StF 235)
Forty days and forty nights (StF 236)
*Jesus, tempted in the desert (StF 237)
Jesus – the name high over all (StF 357)
Lead us, heavenly father, lead us (StF 238)
Son of God, if your free grace (StF 336)
When we are tested and wrestle alone (StF 240)