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Document Type
Devotion
Publication Date
11-22-2024
Description
Hymnody has a knack for proclaiming the gospel to us anew in such a way that is both simple and profound. When we join our voices in song to our Triune God, we join the voices of countless generations praising Him and singing once more the story of His salvation in Jesus Christ. These beloved hymns of the Church are a powerful vehicle by which the gospel is once more placed upon our lips, heard with our ears, and inwardly digested in our hearts, so that we might know once more the saving work of Jesus Christ for us.
The Advent and Christmas seasons are especially a time where gathering together around word and song are of utmost importance to God’s people. The birth of Christ, once surrounded by so much song, continues to be surrounded today by the cries of God’s faithful people, praising Him for His promises fulfilled in this babe lying in a manger and hoping in His promises which will be fulfilled at His second coming in glory.
This devotion, going through the month of December, will guide us through many of our beloved hymns of Advent and Christmas, each of which point us once more to our Lord Jesus Christ, who comes to dwell among his people in the flesh so that we might dwell with him forever. Students from both our seminary communities have come together to write these devotions, each day focusing on a different hymn in our Lutheran Service Book, focusing on either a particular verse of the hymn, the hymn’s flow as a whole, or a Scripture passage it is based on.
We encourage you to make use of this devotion for yourself and your family, following along with the hymn in the hymnal (and even singing it together!). May we join Mary, Zechariah, Simeon, the angels, all the heavenly host, and all God’s people throughout the world as we sing once more:
“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!” (Luke 2:14).
Keywords
advent, devotions
Disciplines
Practical Theology
Submission Type
Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep
Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)
Luke 2:14; Revelation 1:7; Revelation 22:1-5; Matthew 21:9-11; Luke 21:27-28; Luke 1:52; Psalm 24:7-10; 2 Corinthians 1:3; Revelation 22:17, 20; Luke 2:12; John 14:23; John 6:44; Colossians 1:15-17; Romans 8:20-21; Revelation 22:16; Genesis 3:15; John 8:44; Romans 6:23; Matthew 1:23; Isaiah 40:3-5; Mark 3:1-3; Isaiah 40:6-8; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; 1 Corinthians 1:24; Romans 1:22; Matthew 28:18; Exodus 3:7; Hebrews 2:14; Philippians 2:7-9; 1 John 2:17; 2 Corinthians 8:9; Ecclesiastes 3:17; Isaiah 11:1-3a; 2 Kings 6:16-17; Luke 2:15; Hebrews 2:9; Revelation 1:8; John 1:3; Romans 5:8; Ephesians 2:4-5;
Submission Audience
Laity; Ministers; Scholars
Submission Cost
Free
Recommended Citation
Teggatz, Joshua; Tritch, Nathan; Landrey, Jonathan; Koch, Cindy; Deiss, Wesley; Reynolds, Abigail; Hiles, Adam; Horst, Joshua; Skove, Ryan; Fry, Rory; Mcguire, Brenna; Bublitz, Nathan; Innvaer, Gunstein; Fields, Joshua; Greenhagen, Chase; Witt, Julia; Bergstedt, Jacob; Ferguson, Travis; Williams, Peter; Vue, Pamela; Rakotonirina, Solomona; Grabau, Lydia; Demlow, Nathaniel; Atlee, Chris; Raugutt, Nathan; Burnham, Grant; Pohlod, Peter; Bear, Eric; Norton, Philip; Eggerman, Joseph; Turner, Rowan; and Crowder, Sarah, "God Loves Me Dearly: An Advent Meditation on Hymnody" (2024). Other Student Publications. 26.
https://scholar.csl.edu/osp/26
