Sunday 22 March 2026
- General:
- Lectionary
5th Sunday in Lent
Hymns marked with an asterisk (*) are suggested for more than one reading
Ezekiel 37: 1-14
And can it be (StF 345)
Day of judgment! Day of wonder! (StF 732)
In the beginning was darkness and nothing (StF 386)
In this house all people will be welcome (website only)
O breath of life, come sweeping through us (StF 391)
When listening prophets dare to speak (StF 163)
Psalm 130
Hymns that echo the psalmist’s theme
Empty, broken, here I stand, Kyrie eleison (StF 421)
God! When human bonds are broken (StF 649)
Only by grace can we enter (StF 565)
Out of the depths I cry to thee, Lord God! (StF 433)
Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord (website only)
There's a wideness in God's mercy (StF 416)
Romans 8: 6-11
Breathe on me, Breath of God (StF 370)
Christ is the world’s light, Christ and none other (StF 346)
Holy Spirit, we welcome you (StF 385)
Father of everlasting grace (StF 378)
The Spirit lives to set us free, walk, walk in the light (StF 397)
When I was lost, you came and rescued me (StF 367)
John 11: 1-45
And can it be (StF 345)
Christ, our King before creation (StF 318)
Eat this bread and never hunger (StF 582)
God, enfold us, through desolate loss (StF 733)
I am the bread, the bread of life (StF 587)
I know that my Redeemer lives (StF 303)
Jesus, lover of my soul (StF 355)
Jesus the Lord said: ‘I am the Bread, the Bread of Life’ (StF 252)
Jesus – the name high over all (StF 357)
A prayer that we might reflect God's love
All loving and all-embracing God, our hearts overflow with gratitude when we think and feel your love, manifested in Jesus Christ and poured into our hearts by your Holy Spirit. Let our response be spontaneous praise, praying fervently, reading your words passionately and welcoming the strangers genuinely. Give us charismatic smiles, courteous words and sacrificial hearts when we approach others with your love. Help us to overcome the temptation of being engaged in pious acts to win your favour and instead teach us to live in solidarity with you and with the needy and suffering. Let us and our churches reflect your love in a love-hungry world, now and always. Amen.
Israel Selvanayagam, supernumerary presbyter, Birmingham
A prayer that we be open to God - Alternative Prayer
Plunged in the ocean of your love, O God, and walking by faith, let us rest in your promises and receive your Holy Spirit. Amen.
Phoebe Palmer, American Methodist Evangelist (1807-1874)