Sunday 1 March 2015

2nd Sunday in Lent (Year B)

(Hymns marked with an asterisk (*) are suggested for more than one reading)

Genesis 17: 1-7, 15-16

*God it was who said to Abraham (StF 464)
I, the Lord of sea and sky (StF 663)
My eyes be open to your presence (StF 560)
O God of Bethel, by whose hand (StF 475)
Your words to me are life and health (StF 164)

Psalm 22: 23-31

Hymns echoing the psalmist’s theme

At the name of Jesus (StF 317)
*God it was who said to Abraham (StF 464)
I cannot tell why he, whom angels worship (StF 350)
I, the Lord of sea and sky (StF 663)
When our confidence is shaken (StF 644)

Romans 4: 13-25

All my hope on God is founded (StF 455)
Beyond these walls of worship (StF 547)
Jesus, Lord, we look to thee (StF 686)
Make us your prophets, Lord (StF 665)
Out of the depths I cry to thee (StF 433)
Sing for God’s glory that colours the dawn of creation (StF 116)

Mark 8: 31-38

From heaven you came, helpless babe (StF 272)
Have you heard God’s voice (StF 662)
Lord Christ, we praise your sacrifice (StF 359)
O God, what offering shall I give (StF 562)
Show me the way of the cross once again (StF 452)
When I survey the wondrous cross (StF 287)