Music for Earth Day and the Festival of God’s Creation
By Diana Sanchez-Bushong
The United Methodist Hymnal
- 62, "All Creatures of Our God and King"
- 75, "All People That on Earth Do Dwell"
- 86, "Mountains Are All Aglow"
- 89, "Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee"
- 92, "For the Beauty of the Earth"
- 122, "God of the Sparrow, God of the Whale"
- 124, "Seek the Lord Who Now Is Present"
- 144, "This Is My Father's World"
- 145, "Morning Has Broken"
- 147, "All Things Bright and Beautiful"
- 148, "Many and Great, O God"
- 149, "Cantemos al Señor" ("Let's Sing unto the Lord")
- 150, "God, Who Stretched the Spangled Heavens"
- 151, "God Created Heaven and Earth"
- 152, "I Sing the Almighty Power of God"
- 189, "Fairest Lord Jesus"
- 329, "Prayer to the Holy Spirit"
Worship & Song
- 30, Prayer: “Sanctifier of Time and Space”
- 42, Prayer: “God, Whose Fingers Sculpt Sun and Moon”
- 48, Prayer: “O Lord, Our God, Creator of Our Land”
- 69, Prayer: “Creator God, How Great Is Your Name”
- 88, Prayer: “Almighty God, in Raising Jesus from the Grave”
- 94, Prayer: “God of all Creation, You Are Pure and Holy”
- 96, Prayer: “God of all Creation, You Are Pure and Holy”
- 193, Prayer: Living God, Holy Trinity
- 211, Prayer: Gracious God, our Heavenly Father
- 216, Prayer: Loving God, you created us and all living things
- 221, Prayer: Now may the Spirit of God, who brooded over the waters
- 3003, “How Great Is Our God”
- 3016, “What a Mighty God We Serve”
- 3019, “Bidden, Unbidden”
- 3029, “In the Desert on God's Mountain”
- 3032, “Across the Lands”
- 3033, “God of Great and God of Small”
- 3041, “Praise Him”
- 3052, “God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen”
- 3054, “Chinese Lantern Carol”
- 3064, “On Christmas Night”
- 3075, “Glory in the Cross”
- 3087, “O Christ, When You Ascended”
- 3104, “Amazing Grace” (“My Chains Are Gone”)
- 3109, “Living Spirit, Holy Fire”
- 3115, “Covenant Prayer”
- 3120, “Amazing Abundance”
- 3125, “Peace for the Children”
- 3129, “Touch the Earth Lightly”
- 3131, “Hear My Prayer, O God”
- 3149, “A Place at the Table”
- 3152, “Welcome”
- 3161, “Gracious Creator of Sea and of Land”
- 3162, “Stand in Awe”
- 3167, “Feed Us, Lord”
- 3171, “Communion Setting” (Ahner)
- 3172, “Communion Setting” (Henry)
- 3173, “Table of Plenty”
- 3188, “Hosanna” (Fraser)
The Faith We Sing
- 2004, "Praise the Source of Faith and Learning"
- 2008, "Let All Things Now Living"
- 2010, "Praise Ye the Lord"
- 2012, "Let Us with a Joyful Mind"
- 2020, "Praise the Lord with the Sound of Trumpet"
- 2041, "Thou Art Worthy"
- 2048, "God Weeps"
- 2059, "I Am Your Mother" (Earth Prayer)
- 2060, "God the Sculptor of the Mountains"
- 2061, "Praise Our God Above" (Harvest Song)
- 2074, "Shout to the Lord"
- 2120, "Spirit, Spirit of Gentleness"
- 2122, "She Comes Sailing on the Wind"
Upper Room Worshipbook
- 2-3, Opening Prayers
- 8, Morning Prayer
- 14, Evening Prayer
- 15, Prayers of Intercession
- 44-45, Opening Prayers
- 62, “Sing for God's Glory”
- 63, “Praise Be to God, the Almighty”
- 64, “For the Music of Creation”
- 65, “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee”
- 66, “Holy Spirit, Wind of Heaven”
- 67, “Creating God, Your Fingers Trace”
- 69, “Let All Creation Bless the Lord”
- 70, “Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above”
- 71, “This Is God's Wondrous World”
- 72, “Shadow and Substance”
- 73, “Praise with Joy the World's Creator”
- 74, God, Whose Love Is Reigning O'er Us”
- 75, “Praise, My Soul, the God of Heaven”
- 76, “Song of Good News”
- 77, “Oh, the Life of the World”
- 78, “The Word of God”
- 79, “O Holy Spirit, Root of Life”
- 80,” Great Lover, Calling Us to Share”
- 81, “Restless Weaver”
- 83, “God, Who Spins the Whirling Planets”
- 84, “God, Who Stretched the Spangled Heavens”
- 85, “Jesus Come! For We Invite You”
- 86, “Creation Sings! Each Plant and Tree”
- 87, “Great God, Your Love Has Called Us Here”
- 88, “”O God, Beyond All Face and Form
- 95, “Christ Is God's Never Changing ‘Yes’"
- 97, “All You Works of God, Bless the Lord!”
- 105, “Crashing Waters at Creation”
- 133, When All Is Ended
- 142, “Before the Earth Had Yet Begun”
- 144, “Rain Down”
- 146, “We Cannot Measure How You Heal”
- 150, “Spirit, Working in Creation”
- 154, “Holy, Holy, Holy” (“Sanctus from a Groaning Creation”)
- 155, “Earth and All Who Breathe”
- 165, “Enemy of Apathy”
- 168, “We Humans Build to Frame a Life”
- 169, “Abundant Life”
- 182, “God, We Praise You for the Morning”
- 186, “Morning Has Broken
- 187, “Water Has Held Us”
- 188, “Praise and Thanksgiving”
- 189, “Touch the Earth Lightly”
- 190,” God Who Made the Earth and Heaven”
- 193, “For the Fruit of All Creation”
- 198, “Hymn to the Trinity”
- 200, “O God, Our Help in Ages Past”
- 201, “God of Day and God of Darkness”
- 205,” Incarnation”
- 207,” Now on Land and Sea Descending”
- 218, “Creator of the Stars of Night”
- 229, 231, “Psalm 8”
- 240, “Psalm 19:1-6”
- 242, “Psalm Prayer” (Ps. 19)
- 243, “Why the Psalms Today?”
- 274-276, “Psalm 51”
- 426, “Jesus, Come to Our Hearts”
- 446, “The Peace of the Earth”
- 449, “You Shall Go Out with Joy” (“The Trees of the Field”)
Zion Still Sings
- 2, “All My Days”
- 45, “And the Word Is God”
- 17, “God Made Me”
- 18, “God Is Good All the Time”
- 5 , “I Lift Up My Hands”
- 42, “Lord, Reign in Me”
- 83, “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow”
- 214, Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow”
- 189, “Wade in the Water”
- 193, “Water Flowing Free”
- 164, “When the Storms of Life Are Raging”
Modern and Contemporary Worship Selections
- “All Things New” – Rich di Castiglione
- "Oh Earth” – The Brilliance
- “Creation’s King” – Graham Kendrick, Paul Baloche
- “All Creation” – Brian Doerksen, Steve Mitchinson
- “Creation Calls” – Brian Doerksen
- “10,000 Reasons” (“Bless The Lord”) – Jonas Myrin, Matt Redman
- “Great Are You Lord” – David Leonard, Jason Ingram, Leslie Jordan
- "Yes And Amen" – Chris McClarney, Nate Moore, Tony Brown
- “Tremble” – Andres Figueroa, Hank Bentley, Mariah McManus, Mia Fieldes
- “Everlasting God” – Brenton Brown, Ken Riley
- “Faithful One” – Brian Doerksen
- “I Stand Amazed” (”How Marvelous”) – Charles Hutchinson Gabriel, Chris Tomlin
- “At Your Name” – Phil Wickham, Tim Hughes
- “So Will I” (“100 Billion X”) – Benjamin Hastings, Joel Houston, Michael Fatkin
- “Crags And Clay” – Lisa Gungor, Michael Gungor
- “The Earth Is Yours” – Michael Gungor
- “Build Your Kingdom Here” – Chris Llewellyn, Gareth Gilkeson, William Herron
- “As The Deer” – Martin Nystrom
- “All Heaven Declares” – Noel Richards, Tricia Richards
- “Indescribable” – Jesse Reeves, Laura Story
- “Let Everything That Has Breath” – Matt Redman
- “Beautiful” – Phil Wickham
- “Let There Be Light” – Scott Ligertwood, Matt Crocker, Joel Houston, Brooke Ligertwood, Michael Guy Chislett, Jonas Myrin
- “God of Justice” -Tim Hughes
- “Let Justice Roll” – David Ruis
- “Seek Justice Love Mercy” – Chris Rohman, Doug McKelvey, Matt Hammitt, Seth Mosley
- “Will Justice Reign” – Kathryn Scott
- “Every Blade of Grass” – Judy MacKenzie Dunn (All ages song for children and former children!)
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