Ordinary Time · Year B
Hymns for the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B
Sunday, August 1, 2027 · Ordinary Time · green
For the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B, the readings are Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15; Psalm 78:3-4, 23-24, 25, 54; Ephesians 4:17, 20-24; and John 6:24-35. Suggested hymns: Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah (gathering), Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior (preparation of the gifts), The Lily of the Valley (Communion), My Faith Looks Up to Thee (sending forth).
Hymn suggestions
Public-domain hymns that draw on this Mass’s readings or share their themes. Each plays in any key, with slides and large print.
Gathering
- Guide Me, O Thou Great JehovahGuide me, O Thou great Jehovah
- Blessed Jesus at Thy WordBlessed Jesus, at Thy Word
- Open Now Thy Gates of BeautyOpen now thy gates of beauty
Preparation of the Gifts
- Pass Me Not, O Gentle SaviorPass me not, O gentle Savior
- It Is Well With My SoulWhen peace, like a river, attendeth my way
- Under His WingsUnder His wings I am safely abiding
Communion
- The Lily of the ValleyI've found a friend in Jesus, He's everything to me
- I Know Whom I Have BelievedI know not why God's wondrous grace
- What a Friend We Have in JesusWhat a Friend we have in Jesus