Helpful Bible passages
- Micah 6: 8 (do justice, love mercy, walk humbly with your God)
- Exodus 23: 1-9 (laws of justice and mercy)
- Leviticus 19: 33-34 (treatment of aliens)
- Matthew 5: 3-12 (The Beatitudes)
- John 6: 1-21 (Jesus feeds a great crowd) – see Andy Dye’s WWM sermon
Hymns to explore
- Beatitude (StF+) see Matthew 5: 3-12
- Beauty for brokenness (StF 693)
- ‘Come, now, you blessèd, eat at my table’ (StF 695)
- For all the saints who shared your love (StF 746)
- God give us life when all around spells death (StF 612)
- Hark the glad sound! The Saviour comes (StF 171)
- Heaven shall not wait for the poor to lose their patience (StF 701)
- If we claim to love our neighbour (StF+) tunes: Bethany / Scarlet Ribbons
- Jesu, Jesu (Kneels at the feet of his friends) (StF 249)
- O Watcher in the wilderness (StF 667)
- Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord! (StF 186)
- The crowd had listened to your word (StF+) based on John 6: 1-21
- There is a new heaven; there is a new earth (StF 738)
Also see More hymns
Resources/Reflections
What hymns tell us about walking with Micah. . . as examples
Word doc
PDF
Refugees and Migrants section of StF+, esp. Readings and Resources
Nine Beats Collective (album / videos / small group resources) – a thoughtful, contemporary journey into the implications of the Beatitudes, headed up by Singing the Faith contributor Steve Bassett