Lent · Year B

Hymns for the 3rd Sunday of Lent, Year B

Sunday, February 28, 2027 · Lent · violet

For the 3rd Sunday of Lent, Year B, the readings are Exodus 20:1-17; Psalm 19:8, 9, 10, 11; 1 Corinthians 1:22-25; and John 2:13-25. Suggested hymns: O Day of Rest and Gladness (gathering), When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (preparation of the gifts), Lamp of Our Feet (Communion), Jesus, Thy Boundless Love to Me (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

  1. O Day of Rest and GladnessO day of rest and gladnessDraws on the first reading: Exodus 20:10
  2. Lord Who Throughout These Forty DaysLord, who throughout these forty daysTheme: holiness
  3. Awake, My Soul, and With the SunAwake, my soul, and with the sunTheme: the cross, holiness

Preparation of the Gifts

  1. When I Survey the Wondrous CrossWhen I survey the wondrous crossTheme: the cross, holiness
  2. Just as I Am Without One PleaJust as I am, without one pleaTheme: the cross
  3. Come, Ye DisconsolateCome, ye disconsolate, wher'er ye languishFor lent

Communion

  1. Lamp of Our FeetLamp of our feet! whereby we traceSame chapter as the second reading: 1 Corinthians 1:22-25
  2. Lord Jesus, Think on MeLord Jesus, think on meTheme: holiness
  3. Let All Mortal Flesh Keep SilenceLet all mortal flesh keep silenceTheme: holiness

Sending Forth

  1. Jesus, Thy Boundless Love to MeJesus, Thy boundless love to meTheme: the cross, holiness
  2. Whiter Than SnowLord Jesus, I long to be perfectly wholeTheme: the cross, holiness
  3. Jesus Is All the World to MeJesus is all the world to meTheme: holiness

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