Hymn Desk

Third Sunday after Epiphany

Year B · Epiphany · liturgical color: green · All Sundays in Year B

First Reading Jonah 3:1-5, 10

Jonah preaches in Nineveh; the people repent; God relents

Psalm Psalm 62:5-12

My soul waits for God alone; power belongs to God

Second Reading 1 Corinthians 7:29-31

Appointed time grown short; form of world passing away

Gospel Mark 1:14-20

Kingdom at hand; repent; Jesus calls Simon and Andrew

Hymns connected to the psalm

Come, My Soul, with Every Care
Come, my soul, with every care
John Newton ·1779
For You, O Lord, My Soul in Stillness Waits
For You, O Lord, my soul in stillness waits
Carl Doving ·1958
Lord of Life
Lord of life, we come to you
·1993
My Soul Finds Rest in God Alone
My soul finds rest in God alone
Keith Getty and Stuart Townend ·2005

Hymns connected to the gospel

I Hear the Savior Calling
I hear the Savior calling
Albert Osborn ·1928
Jesus Calls Us o'er the Tumult
Jesus calls us o'er the tumult
Cecil Frances Alexander ·1852
Lord When You Came
Lord, when you came to the seashore
·1979
Pescador de Hombres
Tú has venido a la orilla
·1979
They Cast Their Nets in Galilee
They cast their nets in Galilee
William Arms Fisher ·1911
Will You Come and Follow Me
Will you come and follow me if I but call your name?
·1987

Suggested by LCMS Worship, 3 yearly lists

Hymns from LCMS Worship's published Year B 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.

O Christ, Our True and Only Light Hymn of the Day
O Christ Our Light O Radiance True
suggested 3 of 3 ·Of the Day
O God of Light
suggested 3 of 3 ·Entrance, Closing
Come Follow Me Said Christ the Lord
suggested 2 of 3 ·Distribution, Offertory
Let Us Ever Walk with Jesus
suggested 2 of 3 ·Distribution
O Christ, Who Called the Twelve
suggested 2 of 3 ·Distribution
O God of God, O Light of Light
suggested 2 of 3 ·Closing
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
suggested 1 of 3 ·Entrance
Isaiah, Mighty Seer in Days of Old
suggested 1 of 3 ·Distribution
Lord Jesus Christ Will You not Stay
suggested 1 of 3 ·Distribution
What Is the World to Me
suggested 1 of 3 ·Distribution

LCMS — Proclaim

Hymn of the Day

Come Follow Me Said Christ the Lord
Come follow me, said Christ the Lord
Nikolai Selnecker ·1570
O Christ Our Light O Radiance True
O Christ, our light, O Radiance true
Latin hymn, traditional ·1200

Hymn Suggestions

Jesus Calls Us o'er the Tumult
Jesus calls us o'er the tumult
Cecil Frances Alexander ·1852
They Cast Their Nets in Galilee
They cast their nets in Galilee
William Arms Fisher ·1911
By All Your Saints in Warfare needs review
By all your saints in warfare
Horman Lamont Wilkinson ·1961

ELCA — Sundays and Seasons

Gathering

God, Whose Almighty Word
God, whose almighty word
John Marriott ·1813
Lord Our God With Praise We Come Before You
Lord our God, with praise we come before you
Wilhelm II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar ·1642