Proper 20 (Sunday between Sept 18-24)
Year A · Season after Pentecost · liturgical color: green · All Sundays in Year A
First Reading
Jonah 3:10—4:11
God relents; Jonah is angry; should I not care for Nineveh?
Psalm
Psalm 145:1-8
I will extol you, my God; the Lord is gracious and merciful
Second Reading
Philippians 1:21-30
To live is Christ to die is gain; stand firm in one spirit
Gospel
Matthew 20:1-16
Laborers in vineyard; last will be first and first last
Hymns connected to the psalm
10,000 Reasons
Bless the Lord, O my soul, O my soul
Before You, Lord, We Bow
Before You, Lord, we bow our head
Before the Lord We Bow
Before the Lord we bow
For the Beauty of the Earth
For the beauty of the earth
Give Praise to God Our King
Give praise to God our King
How Great Is Our God
The splendor of the King, clothed in majesty,
Jehovah, Let Me Now Adore You
Jehovah, let me now adore you
Let Children Hear the Mighty Deeds
Let children hear the mighty deeds
My God How Wonderful Thou Art
My God, how wonderful Thou art
Praise to the Father for His Lovingkindness
Praise to the Father for His lovingkindness
Hymns connected to the second reading
Farewell I Gladly Bid Thee
Farewell I gladly bid thee
For Me to Live Is Jesus
For me to live is Jesus
Forever with the Lord
Forever with the Lord
I Gave My Life for Thee
I gave my life for thee
I Would Not Live Alway I Ask Not to Stay
I would not live alway, I ask not to stay
In the Very Midst of Life
In the very midst of life
Let Thoughtless Thousands Choose the Road
Let thoughtless thousands choose the road
Lord, It Belongs Not to My Care
Lord, it belongs not to my care
Now We Remain
We hold the death of the Lord deep in our hearts.
The Saints in Christ Are One in Every Place
The saints in Christ are one in every place
Though Thoughtless Thousands Choose the Road
Though thoughtless thousands choose the road
When My Last Hour Is Close at Hand
When my last hour is close at hand
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.
Salvation unto Us Has Come
Hymn of the Day
For Me to Live Is Jesus
How Clear Is Our Vocation, Lord
Lord of All Hopefulness
By Grace I'm Saved
Come, Holy Ghost, God and Lord
Gracious God, You Send Great Blessings
Hark the Voice of Jesus Crying
How Wide the Love of Christ
Lord, It Belongs Not to My Care
The Gifts Christ Freely Gives
The Saints in Christ Are One in Every Place
We Give Thee But Thine Own
LCMS — Proclaim
Hymn of the Day
Hymn Suggestions
At the Name of Jesus
At the name of Jesus every knee shall bow
Lord, Whose Love in Humble Service
Lord, whose love in humble service
O Savior, Precious Savior
O Savior, precious Savior
Triune God Oh Be Our Stay
Triune God, oh be our stay
ELCA — Sundays and Seasons
Communion
There's a Wideness in God's Mercy
There's a wideness in God's mercy like the wideness of the sea
Thine the Amen, Thine the Praise
Thine the amen, thine the praise