Proper 12 (Sunday between July 24-30)
Year A · Season after Pentecost · liturgical color: green · All Sundays in Year A
First Reading
Genesis 29:15-28
Jacob serves for Rachel; Laban's deception; Jacob serves seven more years
Psalm
Psalm 105:1-11, 45b
Give thanks; remember the wonders God has done; his covenant forever
Second Reading
Romans 8:26-39
Spirit intercedes; all things work together; nothing separates us
Gospel
Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52
Mustard seed; leaven; treasure; pearl; net
Hymns connected to the psalm
Hymns connected to the second reading
10,000 Reasons
Bless the Lord, O my soul, O my soul
Abide with Me
Abide with me; fast falls the eventide
All Is Well
All is well that God ordains
Anthem
We are called, we are chosen.
Arise My Soul Arise
Arise my soul arise
Be Thou My Vision
Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart;
Before the Throne of God Above
Before the throne of God above
Blessed Be Your Name
Blessed be Your name in the land that is plentiful
Christ Be Beside Me
Christ be beside me, Christ be before me,
Christians While on Earth Abiding
Christians, while on earth abiding
Come Gracious Spirit Heavenly Dove
Come gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove
Come Holy Ghost Creator Blest
Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest
Come Holy Spirit Come
Come, Holy Spirit, come
Come Thou Fount (Robin Mark)
Come, Thou Fount of every blessing,
Come, Holy Ghost, Creator Blest
Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest
Creator Spirit Heavenly Dove
Creator Spirit, heavenly dove
Do Not Despair O Little Flock
Do not despair, O little flock
Draw Us to Thee
Draw us to Thee, for then shall we be drawn
Enemy of Apathy
She sits like a bird, brooding on the waters,
Eternal God Before Your Throne We Bend
Eternal God before your throne we bend
Eternal Spirit of the Living Christ
Eternal Spirit of the living Christ
Every Time I Feel the Spirit
Every time I feel the Spirit moving in my heart I will pray.
Eye Has Not Seen
Eye has not seen, ear has not heard what God has ready for those who love him;
Father of Heaven Whose Love Profound
Father of heaven, whose love profound
Father, God of Grace, You Knew Us
Father, God of grace, you knew us
First Song of Isaiah
I sing the mighty power of God
From Eternity O God
From eternity, O God, Thou hast foreknown
From God Shall Naught Divide Me
From God shall naught divide me
God Brought Me to this Time and Place
God brought me to this time and place
God to Enfold You
God to enfold you,
Hail Queen of Heaven
Hail, Queen of heaven, the ocean star,
He Will Hold Me Fast
When I fear my faith will fail
Healer of Our Every Ill
Healer of our every ill, light of each tomorrow,
Holy Ghost Dispel Our Sadness
Holy Ghost, dispel our sadness
Holy Ghost with Light Divine
Holy Ghost with light divine
Holy Spirit God of Love
Holy Spirit, God of love
Holy Spirit Hear Us
Holy Spirit, hear us
Holy Spirit, End Our Sadness
Holy Spirit, end our sadness
How Wide the Love of Christ
How wide the love of Christ
I Bind Unto Myself Today
I bind unto myself today
I Bind Unto Myself Today (St. Patrick's Breastplate)
I bind unto myself today the strong name of the Trinity
I Leave All Things to God's Direction
I leave all things to God's direction
I Trust, O Lord, Your Holy Name
I trust, O Lord, Your holy name
If God Had Not Been on Our Side
If God had not been on our side
If Thou But Suffer God to Guide Thee
If thou but suffer God to guide thee
If You but Trust in God to Guide You
If you but trust in God to guide you
Jesus Lives! The Victory's Won
Jesus lives! The victory's won
Jesus Loves Me
Jesus loves me, this I know
Jesus, Your Boundless Love to Me
Jesus, your boundless love to me
Kumbaya
Kumbaya, my Lord, kumbaya
Lead Me, Guide Me
Lead me, guide me along the way
Leaning on the Everlasting Arms
What a fellowship, what a joy divine,
Lord God the Holy Ghost
Lord God, the Holy Ghost
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 Tis Not that I did Choose You
Lord, 'tis not that I did choose Thee
Lord You I Love with All My Heart
Lord, You I love with all my heart
Lord of Life
Lord of life, we come to you
Lord, 'Tis Not that I did Choose Thee
Lord, 'tis not that I did choose Thee
Lord, Teach Us How to Pray
Lord, teach us how to pray aright
Lord, Thee I Love with All My Heart
Lord, Thee I love with all my heart
Love Is the Touch
Love is the touch of that makes you feel you matter,
Misericordias Domini
Misericordias Domini in aeternum cantabo
No Saint on Earth Lives Life to Self Alone
No saint on earth lives life to self alone
Now Hail the Day So Rich in Cheer
Now hail the day so rich in cheer
O Church Arise
O church arise and put your armor on
O Holy Ghost Thou Gift Divine
O Holy Ghost, Thou gift divine
O Lord My God When I in Awesome Wonder
O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder consider all the worlds Thy hands have made,
O Lord Send Forth Your Spirit
O Lord, send forth Your Spirit bright
O Love that Will Not Let Me Go
O Love that wilt not let me go
Oh, That You Would Rend the Heavens
Oh, that You would rend the heavens
On My Heart Imprint Thine Image
On my heart imprint Thine image
On My Heart Imprint Your Image
On my heart imprint Your image
Our Father Thou in Heaven Above
Our Father Thou in heaven above
Praise God This Hour of Sorrow
Praise God this hour of sorrow
Prayer Is the Soul's Sincere Desire
Prayer is the soul's sincere desire
Send Now O Lord to Every Place
Send now, O Lord, to every place
Send Thou O Lord to Every Place
Send Thou O Lord to every place
Shepherd Me O God
Shepherd me, O God, beyond my wants, beyond my fears, from death into life.
Since Our Great High Priest, Christ Jesus
Since our great High Priest, Christ Jesus
Song of Habakkuk
Though the fig tree does not bud
Spirit of God Unleashed On Earth
Spirit of God, unleashed on earth
Swing Low Sweet Chariot
Swing low, sweet chariot, coming for to carry me home.
Take O Take Me As I Am
Take, O take me as I am;
The Will of God Is Always Best
The will of God is always best
Thee Will I Love, My Strength, My Tower
Thee will I love, my strength, my tower
There Is a Longing
There is a longing in our hearts, O Lord,
There is a Time for Ev'rything
There is a time for ev'rything
There is a Time for Everything
There is a time for everything
Through All the Changing Scenes of Life
Through all the changing scenes of life
Thy Love O Gracious God and Lord
Thy love, O gracious God and Lord
Thy Ways O Lord with Wise Design
Thy ways, O Lord, with wise design
Triune God, O Be Our Stay
Triune God, O be our stay
Veni Creator Spiritus
Veni, Creator Spiritus
Veni Sancte Spiritus
Veni Sancte Spiritus
We All Believe in One True God Father
We all believe in one true God
We Cannot Measure How You Heal
We cannot measure how you heal or answer every sufferer's prayer,
What Our Father Does is Well
What our Father does is well
Whatever God Ordains is Right
Whatever God ordains is right
When Afflictions Sore Oppress You
When afflictions sore oppress you
When Grief Is Raw
When grief is raw and music can't console,
When I Suffer Pains and Losses
When I suffer pains and losses
When Peace Like a River
When peace like a river attendeth my way
Within Our Darkest Night
Within our darkest night, you kindle the fire that never dies away.
You Are Near
Yahweh, I know you are near,
You Will I Love My Strength
You will I love, my strength, my tower
Zion Mourns in Fear and Anguish
Zion mourns in fear and anguish
Hymns connected to the gospel
Give Me Jesus
In the morning when I rise
Your Kingdom, O God, Is My Glorious Treasure
Your kingdom, O God, is my glorious treasure
LCMS — Proclaim
Hymn of the Day
Hymn Suggestions
Children of the Heavenly Father
Children of the heavenly Father safely in his bosom gather
From God can Nothing Move Me
From God can nothing move me
If God Himself Be For Me
Through Jesus' Blood and Merit
Through Jesus' blood and merit