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The
Hymns We Sing
Let the Word of Christ dwell in you
richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another
in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with
grace in your hearts to the Lord. [Colossians
3:16]
The
Lutheran Church has, since her birth, been called 'the
singing church.' Luther himself had a very high esteem for
music and church hymns. “Music is an outstanding gift of
God and next to theology.” [What Luther Says,
Plass, CPH, p.979] These short essays extol
the beauty and Scriptural theology our hymnic heritage.
(The files are Adobe .pdf.
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to view them.)
Christ
is Arisen
Unknown Author, c. 1100
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A
Lamb Goes Uncomplaining Forth
Paul Gerhardt, 1648
A
Mighty Fortress is Our God
Martin Luther, 1528
Lord
Keep Us Steadfast in Thy Word
Martin Luther, 1541
Savior
of the Nations, Come
St Ambrose, +397
Songs
of Thankfulness and Praise
Christopher Wordsworth, 1862
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