Sing to the Lord
"Next to the word of God, the art of music is the greatest treasure in the world." -Martin Luther. To understand the importance of hymnody in the Lutheran church, Luther House of Study's Mason Van Essen and Lars Olson sit down with Zachary Brockhoff each week to discuss the lectionary's hymns, their meaning and history, and how the music preaches the Gospel.
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Sing to the Lord
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"How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds” | Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost
ZACHARY'S NOTES: Stanza 1 // The name of Jesus is “sweet” not simply because it has been set to pleasing music, but because by Christ’s name, we are given faith. In Holy Baptism, Christ removes all sorrow and fear in this world with...
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"Awake, My Soul, and with the Sun” | Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost
ZACHARY'S NOTES: Stanza 1 // The book of Hebrews says we make a continual sacrifice to God. This means each day is one lived in the grace of God’s great sacrifice - one in which we sleep and rise in joy - for Christ has paid the pri...
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"O Jesus, Joy of Loving Hearts” | Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost
ZACHARY'S NOTES: Stanza 1 // The world God has made gives us many great gifts - all of which leave us unfilled apart from Jesus Christ. The call of Christ comes from one who has the “words of eternal life” - greater than all gifts o...
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"I Am the Bread of Life” | Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost
ZACHARY'S NOTES: Stanza 1 // Christ’s words are sung by Christians to one another - perhaps most effectively when led by a choir, cantor, or small group of singers. Jesus gives us these words, and we come to Christ because Go...
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"Lord, Enthroned in Heavenly Splendor” | Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost
ZACHARY'S NOTES: Stanza 1 // This hymn provides remarkable contrast between the questions in this weekend’s Gospel text. Here, Christ - enthroned in heavenly splendor - is the same Lord who comes down from heaven to give us “...
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