Contemporary Praise & Worship Songs for Pentecost

Here are some suggestions for contemporary Praise & Worship songs you might consider using on Pentecost Sunday (June 12, 2011). I’ve included CCLI numbers wherever possible, as well as whatever other links I could find to lyrics, scores and audio.

If you don’t find what you’re looking for here, try these other music resources for Pentecost Sunday:

As I Abide in You, Brian Doerksen CCLI 465833
Awakening, Chris Tomlin
Believer, Matt Redman CCLI 1598912
Breath of God, Vicky Beeching
Breathe, Charlie Hall
Breathe, Marie Barnett CCLI 1874117 
Breathe on Me, Lucy Fisher
Breathe on Me, Darlene Zschech 
Catch the Fire, David Fellingham CCLI 1535391
Church on Fire, Russell Fragar
Come and Fill Me Up, Brian Doerksen CCLI 630307
Houghton CCLI 3383953 
Come Holy Spirit, Terry MacAlmon CCLI 393911
Consuming Fire, Tim Hughes
Consuming Fire, Third Day
Deliverer, Vicky Beeching
Father God, Dave Bilbrough CCLI 1557379
Finding Who We Are, William Shamburger
Fire Fall Down, Matt Crocker CCLI 4705200
Flowing River, Rita Baloche CCL 2504173
Freedom Song, Charlie Hall CCLI 2057998
Gentle Sweet Spirit, Danny Daniels CCLI 2695549
Go, Kristian Stanfill
God is Moving, Marty Sampson CCLI 2798147
Give Us Clean Hands, Charlie Hall  CCLI 2060208    
Healing Love, Ian White CCLI 2685676
Hear Our Prayer, Tanya Riches CCLI 2808037
Holy Spirit, Suzi De Faye CCLI 1105185
Holy Spirit, Darin Sasser/Jason Harrison CCLI 2728007 
Holy Spirit, Mike Guglielmicci, Same Evans CCLI 4442927 
Holy Spirit, Come, Jonathan Hunt, Sam Evans CCLI 5570403  
Holy Spirit, Come, Kate Miner CCLI 3052648
Holy Spirit, Come, Tommy Walker CCLI 5110557
Holy Spirit, Come, Geoff Bullock CCLI 1177979
Holy Spirit, Come, Kenneth Whitt CCLI 1806721
Holy Spirit Come Now, Jesse Manibusan CCLI 5358948
Holy Spirit, Breathe on Me, Eddie Smith/Jeff Nelson CCLI 1934531 
Holy Spirit, How I Love You, Kate Simmonds/Stuart Townend CCLI 3922321  
Holy Spirit Song, Tommy Walker CCLI 926949
Holy Spirit, Rain Down, Russell Frager 
Holy Spirit, Rise in Me, Geoff Bullock CCLI 1001186
Holy Spirit, We Welcome You, Chris Bowater CCLI 215942
Let the Fire Fall, George Misulia CCLI 50987
Let the Peace of God Reign, Darlene Zschech CCLI 1839987
Let Your Presence Fall, David Willersdorf CCLI 1368946
Like a Gentle Breeze, Maggi Dawn CCLI 722239
Lord, Let Your Glory Fall, Matt Redman CCLI 2526728
Make Us One, Carol Cymbala CCLI  695737  
Mighty Breath of God, Anthony Skinner & friends CCLI 3026148
O Holy Spirit, Geoff Bullock CCLI 1177962
Open the Eyes of My Heart, Lord, Paul Baloche CCLI 2298355
Peace, Miriam Webster
Presence (My Heart’s Desire), Tim Hughes & friends CCLI 4408215
Rain On Us, Carol Cymbala CCLI 1202459
Reign in Us, Starfield  CCLI 5207587  
Ruach, David Fellingham CCLI 1075648
Send the Fire, Lex Loizides CCLI 1075655  
Send Your Spirit, Brian Doerksen/Carl Tuttle CCLI 928954
Spirit Fall, Chris Tomlin, Kristian Stanfill 
Spirit of the Living God/Fill Us Up, Matt Redman/Daniel Iverson
The Risen Christ, Keith Getty, Phil Madeira
The Spirit Has Come, Nicky Chiswell CCLI 3399868
The Spirit Lives to Set Us Free, Chris Tambling/Damian Lundy CCLI 4806051 
There is a Redeemer, Melody Green
This is Our God, Reuben Morgan
Welcome in this Place, Miriam Webster
Welcome Into This Place, Orlando Juarez CCLI 661606
Welcome Sweet Holy Spirit, Eddie Espinosa CCLI 1346023
Where the Spirit of the Lord Is, Chris Tomlin, Christy & Nathan Nockels
You’ll Come, Brooke Fraser 

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Contemporary Hymns for Pentecost

Here are some suggestions for contemporary hymns you might consider using on Pentecost (June 12, 2011). Many of these songs are covered by CCLI, but I’ve only included CCLI numbers when you can access the text and/or music on the CCLI website.

Songs marked with an asterisk (*) are available online at Hope Publishing Company’s Online Hymnody website. They are legal to use in worship if you are subscribed to CCLI, LicenSing or OneLicense.

Songs with links will either point you to online lyrics or YouTube performances, or will send you to websites with more information on the song.

Looking for other music suggestions for Pentecost Sunday?  Try one of these:

*Burn in Me, Fire of God, Margaret Clarkson
Come Build a Church, Ken Medema
Come Holy Spirit, John Michael Talbot CCLI 456622
*Come, Holy Spirit, Brian Wren
Come Holy Spirit, Loralee Thiessen CCLI 1317234
Come Holy Spirit, Timothy Dudley-Smith/Allen Pote CCLI 5745616
Come, Holy Spirit, Come, Marian Wood Chaplin CCLI 1236195
*Come, O Holy Spirit (Wind of Change), Fred Kaan
Come, O Spirit, Dwell Among Us, Janie Alford CCLI 2568236
Come Touch Our Hearts, Gordon Light
Dance with the Spirit, Jim Strathdee
Eternal Spirit of the Living Christ, Frank von Christierson CCLI 2769080
Filled with the Spirit’s Power, J.R. Peacey CCLI 2680183
Fire of God, Undying Flame, Albert F. Bayly 
For Your Gift of God the Spirit, Margaret Clarkson CCLI 5537673
*From the Waiting Comes the Sign, Shirley Erena Murray
God of Tempest, God of Whirlwind, Herman Stuempfle Jr. 
God, Whose Purpose is to Kindle, D. Elton Trueblood 
God’s Spirit, As a Rising Gale, Alan Gaunt
Holy Sacred Spirit, Monica Brown CCLI 2382522
Holy Spirit, Keith Getty/Stuart Townend CCLI 4779872 
*Holy Spirit, Ken Canedo CCLI 4510378
Holy Spirit, How I Love You, Kate Simmonds/Stuart Townend CCLI 3922321  
*I Have Called You by Your Name, Dan Damon
Like a Healing Stream, Bruce Harding 
*Like the Murmur of the Dove’s Song, Carl P. Daw CCLI 217452 
Lord Jesus, We Must Know You, Margaret Clarkson
*Loving Spirit, Shirley Erena Murray CCLI 2123846
May We, O Holy Spirit, Paul Wigmore CCLI 960747
New Earth, Heavens New, Harris J. Loewen CCLI 605507
O Holy Spirit, Breathe on Me, Norman Warren CCLI 649549
O Holy Spirit, Root of Life, Hildegard of Bingen/Jean Janzen CCLI 2325840
On Pentecost They Gathered, Jane Parker Huber CCLI 145445
Open Our Hearts, Jim Strathdee
Pentecost Hymn, Ken Bible 
River Running in You and Me (River Run Deep), Ian Macdonald/Gordon Light
Send Your Holy Spirit, Jim Strathdee
*Soaring Spirit, Set Us Free, Carl P. Daw CCLI 1706144
Spirit God, Be Our Breath (Embracing Change), Bruce Harding
Spirit of God, Unseen as the Wind, Margaret Olds
*Spirit of Holiness, Christopher Idle CCLI 4751168
Spirit, Now Live in Me, Bryan Jeffery Leech CCLI 212299 
Spirit, Spirit of Gentleness, James Manley CCLI 101393 
The Lone, Wild Bird, Henry McFadyen/Marty Haugen 
*There’s a Spirit in the Air, Brian Wren CCLI 133165
*Through Our Fragmentary Prayers, Thomas Troeger
*Travel On, Travel On, Sydney Carter CCLI 513369  
*Unbounded Spirit, Breath of God, Brian Wren CCLI 5645620
We Are God’s People, Bryan Jeffery Leech CCLI 5710414
*We are the Church, Richard Avery
Wind Who Makes All Winds, Thomas Troeger 

For other worship resources for Pentecost, click on Pentecost in the list of “Labels” at the lower right.


Well-known Praise & Worship Songs for Pentecost

Here are some suggestions for older Praise & Worship songs you might consider using on Pentecost Sunday (June 12, 2011). I’ve included CCLI numbers wherever possible, as well as whatever other links I could find to lyrics, scores and audio.

Most of these older choruses have been around for 20-30 years. If you’re looking for more contemporary songs, check out Contemporary Praise & Worship songs for Pentecost.

Be Still, David Evans CCLI 120824  
Come and Move Holy Spirit, Shirley Powell CCLI 200593
Come Holy Spirit, Malcolm Fletcher CCLI 189535 
Come, Holy Spirit (hear us calling), Mark Foreman CCLI 26351 
Come Holy Spirit, John W. Peterson CCLI 2306 
Come, Holy Spirit, I Need You, Gloria & Bill Gaither CCLI 10934 
Come Holy Spirit, I Need Thee, Gloria & Bill Gaither CCLI 2222091
Fear Not, Rejoice and Be Glad, Priscilla Wright Porter CCLI 136289 
Give Me Life, Holy Spirit, Danny Daniels CCLI 212701   
Holy Spirit, Ken Canedo CCLI 451037
Holy Spirit, Come, Ron Fordyce CCLI 43279
Holy Spirit, Descend on Me, Louie Salazar CCLI 4469
Holy Spirit, Have Thy Way, Mildred Cope CCLI 4476
Holy Spirit, Thou Art Welcome, Dottie Rambo/David Huntsinger CCLI 12994 
Holy Spirit, We Welcome You, Chris Bowater CCLI 215942 
Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying, Ken Medema CCLI 22829 
Spirit of the Living God, Daniel Iverson CCLI 23488
Spirit of God, Robin Mann CCLI 1272252   
Spirit Song, John Wimber CCLI 27824 
Sweet, Sweet Spirit, Doris Akers CCLI 18204
There’s a Quiet Understanding, Tedd Smith CCLI 15135 
You Have Been GoodTwila Paris CCLI 59452
Where the Spirit of the Lord Is, Stephen Adams CCLI 27484 

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Songs from the Gobal Church for Pentecost

Here are some suggestions for songs from the global Christian church you might consider using on Pentecost (June 12, 2011).  They’re all under copyright, so I’m not able to include music or lyrics here.  But I’ve included as many links as I could find to help you in your search!

For more song suggestions for Pentecost, check out these other posts:

Come Now, Holy Spirit, Malawi (Tom Colvin) CCLI 1243078
Come Now, O God of Peace (O-So-So), Geonyong Lee
Come, O Holy Spirit, Come (Wa wa wa Emimimo), Yoruba traditional/I-to Loh
Like a Tender Breath, Stirring (Comme un soufflé fragile), P. Jacob/Kenneth Nafziger & Randall Spaulding
Gracious Spirit, Heed Our Pleading (Njoo kwetu, Roho mwema), Swahili/Wilson Niwagila 
Holy Spirit, You’re Like the Wind (Sheng ling ru feng), Wei-fan Wang
If You Believe and I Believe, traditional Zimbabwean 
O Let the Power Fall on Me, Birchfield Aymer/Carribean traditional
O Living Breath of God (Soplo de Dios viviente), Osvaldo Catena/Gerhard Cartford
You Are Holy (Hamba nathi), traditional Zulu

For other worship resources for Pentecost, click on Pentecost in the list of “Labels” at the lower right.


Songs from the Iona Community for Pentecost

Here are some suggestions for songs from the Iona Community you might consider using on Pentecost (June 12, 2011).  They’re all under copyright, so I’m not able to include music or lyrics here.  But I’ve included as many links as I could find to help you in your search!

For more song suggestions for Pentecost, check out these other posts:

Enemy of Apathy (She sits like a bird)
Heaven on Earth
Pentecost (God’s Spirit came at Pentecost)
The Love of God Comes Close

For other worship resources for Pentecost, click on Pentecost in the list of “Labels” at the lower right.


Songs from Taize for Pentecost

Here are some suggestions for Taize songs you might consider using on Pentecost (June 12, 2011).  I’ve included links to the chants on the Taize website so that you can hear them and see the scores.

For more song suggestions for Pentecost, check out these other posts:

Come and pray in us, Holy Spirit (Vieni Spirito creatore) 
Holy Spirit, come to us (Tui amoris ignem)
Nada te turbe (Nothing can trouble)
Veni Creator (Come, Creator, Holy Spirit)
Veni Creator (litany)
Veni Lumen (Come, Holy Spirit, Comforter)
Veni Sancte Spiritus (Come, Holy Spirit)
Veni Sancte Spiritus (Holy Spirit, come to us)


For other worship resources for Pentecost, click on Pentecost in the list of “Labels” at the lower right.