The Hymn of the Week Plan

Authors

Ralph D. Gehrke, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

11-1-1961

Document Type

Article

Keywords

hymn of the week, gradual, music, bach, singing, reformation, lutheran, organ, liturgical, cantor

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

A recent development in the field of church music has been the appearance, or better, the reappearance, of the hymn-of-the-week plan, that is, the plan whereby each Sunday or festival has its own particular hymn. Such a hymn is sometimes called the de tempore hymn, that is, a hymn that fits the time, the general season and the specific day of the church year. Such a hymn is also sometimes called the Gradual hymn because the historic place for the chief hymn in the service is between Epistle and Gospel where the Gradual is sung. And such a hymn may also be called the hymn of the week.

Disciplines

Liturgy and Worship

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Gehrke, Ralph D. (1961) "The Hymn of the Week Plan," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 32, Article 71.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol32/iss1/71