Singing With All the Saints
During the Divine Service you probably hear your pastor say or chant these words: “Therefore with angels and archangels and all the company of heaven we laud and magnify Your glorious name, evermore praising you and saying . . . “ Have the import of those words sunk in? What follows, the Sanctus, is not [...]
“There’s Just Too Many Hymn Stanzas”
How many times have you heard this: There’s just too many hymn stanzas? Or for that matter, how many times have you thought this on a Sunday morning?
I remember as a teenager reading TLH #315. (While I haven’t been at a congregation that uses The Lutheran Hymnal for a few years now, [...]
Sanctus: Singing With All the Saints
During my lunch time for the past few weeks, I have been reading The Blessings of Weekly Communion by Kenneth Wieting. As the name of the book suggests, the author explores and encourages the practice of weekly communion. He definitely makes a compelling case based on history, scripture, and the Lutheran Confessions.
In today’s [...]
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