Ash Wednesday
Year A · Lent · liturgical color: purple · All Sundays in Year A
First Reading
Joel 2:1-2, 12-17
Return to the Lord with fasting, weeping, and mourning
Psalm
Psalm 51:1-17
Create in me a clean heart, O God
Second Reading
2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10
Be reconciled to God; now is the acceptable time
Gospel
Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
Do not practice piety before others; the Lord's Prayer; fasting
Hymns connected to the first reading
Deep Within
Deep within I will plant my law,
Return to God
Return to God with all your heart,
To Thee, Our God, We Fly
To Thee, our God, we fly
Today Your Mercy Calls Us
Today your mercy calls us
Without Seeing You
Without seeing you, we love you;
Hymns connected to the psalm
Approach My Soul the Mercy-Seat
Approach my soul the mercy-seat
Attende Domine
Attende Domine, et miserere
Before Thy Throne I Now Appear
Before Thy throne I now appear
Before You I Kneel
Before You I kneel in the dust
Before You, God, the Judge of All
Before You, God, the Judge of all
Come Holy Spirit Come
Come, Holy Spirit, come
Create in Me (a Clean Heart)
Create in me a clean heart, O God
Holy Majesty Before You
Holy Majesty before you
I Come to Thee O Blessed Lord
I come to Thee, O blessed Lord
Kyrie
Kyrie, God Father in heaven above
Kyrie—II
O Lord, have mercy upon us
Lord Have Mercy
Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy, Lord have mercy on us.
Lord I Want to Be a Christian
Lord, I want to be a Christian in my heart, in my heart;
Lord Jesus, Think on Me
Lord Jesus, think on me
Lord When We Bend before Thy Throne
Lord, when we bend before Thy throne
Lord to Thee I Make Confession
Lord to Thee I make confession
Lord, Have Mercy
Lord, have mercy
Lord, to You I Make Confession
Lord, to You I make confession
O Thou that Hear'st when Sinners Cry
O Thou that hear'st when sinners cry
Savior When in Dust to Thee
Savior when in dust to thee
Savior When in Dust to You
Savior, when in dust to You
Spirit of God Descend Upon My Heart
Spirit of God, descend upon my heart
To Thee, Omniscient Lord of All
To Thee, omniscient Lord of all
To You Omniscient Lord of All
To You, omniscient Lord of all
To Your Temple, Lord, I Come
To Your temple, Lord, I come
Wilt Thou Forgive that Sin Where I Begun
Wilt thou forgive that sin where I begun
With Broken Heart and Contrite Sigh
With broken heart and contrite sigh
Hymns connected to the gospel
All Depends on Our Possessing
All depends on our possessing
Be Thou My Vision
Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart;
Come, My Soul, with Every Care
Come, my soul, with every care
Lord Teach Us How to Pray Aright
Lord, teach us how to pray aright
Lord, Teach Us How to Pray
Lord, teach us how to pray aright
My Worth Is Not in What I Own
My worth is not in what I own
Where Your Treasure Is
Where your treasure is
Suggested by LCMS Worship, 3 yearly lists
Hymns from LCMS Worship's published Year A hymn suggestions (2014–2026), most often suggested first. Hymns marked "Hymn of the Day" are on the official Lutheran Service Book list for this day.
From Depths of Woe I Cry to Thee
Hymn of the Day
Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness
Savior When in Dust to Thee
O Lord, Throughout These Forty Days
Before Thee God Who Knowest All
Before the Throne of God Above
Jesus Sinners Doth Receive
Let Us Ever Walk with Jesus
Lord Jesus, Think on Me
Today Thy Mercy Calls Us
LCMS — Proclaim
Hymn of the Day
Hymn Suggestions
O Lord, Throughout These Forty Days
O Lord, throughout these forty days
Savior When in Dust to You
Savior, when in dust to You
Today Your Mercy Calls Us
Today your mercy calls us
To You Omniscient Lord of All
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To You, omniscient Lord of all