The Resurrection of Our Lord
Easter Vigil
Genesis 1:1—2:3 (The Creation)
Genesis 7:1–5, 11–18; 8:6–18; 9:8–13 (The Flood)
Genesis 22:1–18 (The Testing of Abraham)
Exodus 14:10—15:1 (Israel’s Deliverance at the Red Sea)
Canticle: Song of Moses and Israel (LSB 925)
Isaiah 55:1–11 (Salvation Offered Freely to All)
Ezekiel 36:24–28 (A New Heart and a New Spirit)
Ezekiel 37:1–14 (The Valley of Dry Bones)
Jonah 3:1–10 (Jonah Preaches to Nineveh)
Daniel 3:1–30 (The Fiery Furnace)
Canticle: All You Works of the Lord (LSB 931)
Romans 6:1–11 (Remembrance and Affirmation of Holy Baptism)
Hymn of Praise: Gloria in Excelsis Deo (LSB 154; 170; or 187)
Mark 16:1–8
Hymns for the Distribution of the Holy Communion
Come, you faithful, raise the strain (LSB 487)
Our Paschal Lamb, that sets us free (LSB 473)
At the Lamb’s high feast we sing (LSB 633)
Processional Out
All the earth with joy is sounding (LSB 462)
Alternative Hymns
Christ is arisen (LSB 459)
Christ Jesus lay in death’s strong bands (LSB 458)
He is arisen! Glorious Word (LSB 488)
Jesus lives! The vict’ry’s won (LSB 490)
Now all the vault of heav’n resounds (LSB 465)
The day of resurrection (LSB 478)
The strife is o’er, the battle done (LSB 464)
With high delight let us unite (LSB 483)
The Resurrection of Our Lord
Easter Sunrise
Job 19:23–27
1 Corinthians 15:51–57
John 20:1–18
Divine Service, Setting Five (LSB 213–218)
Entrance Hymn
Jesus Christ is ris’n today (LSB 457)
Kyrie Hymn
Kyrie! God, Father in heav’n above (LSB 942)
Gloria Hymn
All glory be to God on high (LSB 947)
Gradual Hymn
He is arisen! Glorious Word (LSB 488)
Hymn of the Day
Awake, my heart, with gladness (LSB 467)
Creedal Hymn
We all believe in one true God (LSB 954)
Offertory Hymn
Come, you faithful, raise the strain (LSB 487)
Sanctus Hymn
Isaiah, mighty seer in days of old (LSB 960)
Agnus Dei
O Christ, Thou Lamb of God (LSB 198)
Hymns for the Distribution of the Holy Communion
I am content! My Jesus ever lives (LSB 468)
Christ Jesus lay in death’s strong bands (LSB 458) (Catechetical)
I know that my Redeemer lives (LSB 461)
At the Lamb’s high feast we sing (LSB 633)
Post-Communion Hymn
Thanks to Thee, O Christ, victorious (LSB 548)
Processional Out
The strife is o’er, the battle done (LSB 464)
Alternative Hymns
All the earth with joy is sounding (LSB 462)
Christ is arisen (LSB 459)
Christ, the Life of all the living (LSB 420)
Christ the Lord is ris’n today (LSB 469)
Christ the Lord is risen today; Alleluia (LSB 463)
Christians, to the Paschal Victim (LSB 460)
Good Christian friends, rejoice and sing (LSB 475)
If Christ had not been raised from death (LSB 486)
Jesus Christ, my sure defense (LSB 741)
Jesus lives! The vict’ry’s won (LSB 490)
Lord, enthroned in heav’nly splendor (LSB 534)
Make songs of joy to Christ, our head (LSB 484)
Now all the vault of heav’n resounds (LSB 465)
Our Paschal Lamb, that sets us free (LSB 473)
Scatter the darkness, break the gloom (LSB 481)
Thanks to Thee, O Christ, victorious (LSB 548)
Thee we adore, O hidden Savior (LSB 640)
This joyful Eastertide (LSB 482)
The Resurrection of Our Lord
Easter Day
Isaiah 65:17–25
1 Corinthians 15:19–26
Luke 24:1–12
Processional Hymn
Hail thee, festival day (LSB 489)
Sequence
Christians, to the Paschal Victim (LSB 460)
Hymn of the Day / Catechetical Hymn of the Week
Christ Jesus lay in death’s strong bands (LSB 458)
Hymns for the Distribution of the Holy Communion
Jesus lives! The vict’ry’s won (LSB 490)
Awake, my heart, with gladness (LSB 467)
At the Lamb’s high feast we sing (LSB 633)
Hail, Thou once despised Jesus (LSB 531)
Christ has arisen, Alleluia (LSB 466)
Processional Out
Christ the Lord is risen today; Alleluia (LSB 463)
Alternative Hymns
All the earth with joy is sounding (LSB 462)
Alleluia! Jesus is risen (LSB 474)
Good Christian friends, rejoice and sing (LSB 475)
I am content! My Jesus ever lives (LSB 468)
I know that my Redeemer lives (LSB 461)
If Christ had not been raised from death (LSB 486)
In the shattered bliss of Eden (LSB 572)
Jesus Christ is ris’n today (LSB 457)
Jesus Christ, my sure defense (LSB 741)
Now all the vault of heav’n resounds (LSB 465)
O love, how deep, how broad, how high (LSB 544)
Our Paschal Lamb, that sets us free (LSB 473)
Thanks to Thee, O Christ, victorious (LSB 548)
The day of resurrection (LSB 478)
The strife is o’er, the battle done (LSB 464)
The tree of life with ev’ry good (LSB 561)
Thee we adore, O hidden Savior (LSB 640)
This joyful Eastertide (LSB 482)
We know that Christ is raised (LSB 603)
With high delight let us unite (LSB 483)
The Resurrection of Our Lord
Easter Monday
Exodus 15:1–18
1 Corinthians 5:6b–8
Luke 24:13–35
Processional Hymn / Hymn of Invocation
Christ Jesus lay in death’s strong bands (LSB 458)
Sequence
Christians, to the Paschal Victim (LSB 460)
Hymn of the Day
Christ the Lord is risen today; Alleluia (LSB 463)
Hymns for the Distribution of the Holy Communion
Who are you who walk in sorrow (LSB 476)
The day of resurrection (LSB 478)
Lord Jesus Christ, with us abide (LSB 585)
Processional Out / Hymn of Departure
Come, you faithful, raise the strain (LSB 487)
Alternative Hymns
Abide, O dearest Jesus (LSB 919)
Abide with me, fast falls the eventide (LSB 878)
All the earth with joy is sounding (LSB 462)
Jesus Christ, my sure defense (LSB 741)
Now rest beneath night’s shadow (LSB 880)
O love, how deep, how broad, how high (LSB 544)
Oh, what their joy and their glory must be (LSB 675)
Our Paschal Lamb, that sets us free (LSB 473)
Sing with all the saints in glory (LSB 671)
Thanks to Thee, O Christ, victorious (LSB 548)
The strife is o’er, the battle done (LSB 464)
We are called to stand together (LSB 828)
The Resurrection of Our Lord
Easter Tuesday
Daniel 3:8–28
Acts 13:26–33
Luke 24:36–49
Processional Hymn / Hymn of Invocation
Awake, my heart, with gladness (LSB 467)
Sequence
Christians, to the Paschal Victim (LSB 460)
Hymn of the Day
Jesus lives! The vict’ry’s won (LSB 490)
Hymns for the Distribution of the Holy Communion
We know that Christ is raised (LSB 603)
Christ Jesus lay in death’s strong bands (LSB 458)
All you works of God, bless the Lord (LSB 930)
Processional Out / Hymn of Departure
With high delight let us unite (LSB 483)
Alternative Hymns
All praise to Thee, for Thou, O King divine (LSB 815)
All who believe and are baptized (LSB 601)
Baptismal waters cover me (LSB 616)
Feed Thy children, God most holy (LSB 774)
Good Christian friends, rejoice and sing (LSB 475)
Grant peace, we pray, in mercy, Lord (LSB 777)
I am content! My Jesus ever lives (LSB 468)
Jesus, grant that balm and healing (LSB 421)
Now all the vault of heav’n resounds (LSB 465)
The strife is o’er, the battle done (LSB 464)
This joyful Eastertide (LSB 482)
We are called to stand together (LSB 828)
The Resurrection of Our Lord
Easter Wednesday
Acts 3:1–10
Colossians 3:1–7
John 21:1–14
Processional Hymn / Hymn of Invocation
Christ Jesus lay in death’s strong bands (LSB 458)
Sequence
Christians, to the Paschal Victim (LSB 460)
Hymn of the Day
Long before the world is waking (LSB 485)
Offertory Hymn
Feed Thy children, God most holy (LSB 774)
Hymns for the Distribution of the Holy Communion
Now, my tongue, the myst’ry telling (LSB 630)
At the Lamb’s high feast we sing (LSB 633)
The strife is o’er, the battle done (LSB 464)
Processional Out / Hymn of Departure
In Thee is gladness (LSB 818)
Alternative Hymns
All the earth with joy is sounding (LSB 462)
Awake, my heart, with gladness (LSB 467)
Jesus Christ, my sure defense (LSB 741)
Let all mortal flesh keep silence (LSB 621)
Lord Jesus Christ, with us abide (LSB 585)
O Holy Spirit, grant us grace (LSB 693)
O Lord, we praise Thee (LSB 617)
Once in the blest baptismal waters (LSB 598)
We know that Christ is raised (LSB 603)
Wide open stand the gates (LSB 639)
With high delight let us unite (LSB 483)
Your table I approach (LSB 628)
The Resurrection of Our Lord
Easter Thursday
Psalm 8:1–8 (antiphon: v. 9)
Acts 3:11–26
John 21:15–23
Hymn of the Day
At the Lamb’s high feast we sing (LSB 633)
Alternative Hymns
Christ Jesus lay in death’s strong bands (LSB 458)
Feed Thy children, God most holy (LSB 774)
In Thee is gladness (LSB 818)
Jesus Christ, my sure defense (LSB 741)
Jesus, grant that balm and healing (LSB 421)
Jesus, Thy boundless love to me (LSB 683)
Let us ever walk with Jesus (LSB 685)
Shepherd of tender youth (LSB 864)
Since our great High Priest, Christ Jesus (LSB 529)
The gifts Christ freely gives (LSB 602)
The Resurrection of Our Lord
Easter Friday
Psalm 118:22–29 (antiphon: vv. 1–2)
Acts 4:1–12
Matthew 28:1–15
Hymn of the Day
Awake, my heart, with gladness (LSB 467)
Alternative Hymns
All hail the pow’r of Jesus’ name (LSB 549)
At the Lamb’s high feast we sing (LSB 633)
Christ has arisen, Alleluia (LSB 466)
Christ Jesus lay in death’s strong bands (LSB 458)
Hail, Thou once despised Jesus (LSB 531)
Jesus Christ is ris’n today (LSB 457)
Jesus Christ, my sure defense (LSB 741)
Now all the vault of heav’n resounds (LSB 465)
This joyful Eastertide (LSB 482)
With high delight let us unite (LSB 483)
The Resurrection of Our Lord
Easter Saturday
Psalm 118:14–21 (antiphon: vv. 1, 5)
Acts 4:13–21
Mark 16:9–18
Hymn of the Day
Thanks to Thee, O Christ, victorious (LSB 548)
Alternative Hymns
All Christians who have been baptized (LSB 596)
All who believe and are baptized (LSB 601)
Christ Jesus lay in death’s strong bands (LSB 458)
May God bestow on us His grace (LSB 823)
O God, O Lord of heaven and earth (LSB 834)
Once in the blest baptismal waters (LSB 598)
Rise, shine, you people (LSB 825)
We are called to stand together (LSB 828)
We know that Christ is raised (LSB 603)
With high delight let us unite (LSB 483)
Second Sunday of Easter
Acts 5:12–20 (21–32)
Revelation 1:4–18
John 20:19–31
Processional Hymn / Catechetical (odd years)
Come, you faithful, raise the strain (LSB 487)
Sequence
Christians, to the Paschal Victim (LSB 460)
Hymn of the Day
O sons and daughters of the King (LSB 470)
Hymns for the Distribution of the Holy Communion
These things did Thomas count as real (LSB 472) (Catechetical: even)
Awake, my heart, with gladness (LSB 467)
Jesus, grant that balm and healing (LSB 421)
All Christians who have been baptized (LSB 596)
Processional Out
Lo! He comes with clouds descending (LSB 336)
Alternative Hymns
All hail the pow’r of Jesus’ name (LSB 549)
All praise to Thee, for Thou, O King divine (LSB 815)
“As surely as I live,” God said (LSB 614)
At the name of Jesus (LSB 512)
Baptismal waters cover me (LSB 616)
Built on the Rock the Church shall stand (LSB 645)
Grant peace, we pray, in mercy, Lord (LSB 777)
I know that my Redeemer lives (LSB 461)
Jesus lives! The vict’ry’s won (LSB 490)
Jesus, priceless treasure (LSB 743)
Lord, keep us steadfast in Your Word (LSB 655)
O God, O Lord of heaven and earth (LSB 834)
Our Paschal Lamb, that sets us free (LSB 473)
The clouds of judgment gather (LSB 513)
The gifts Christ freely gives (LSB 602)
The Head that once was crowned with thorns (LSB 532)
The strife is o’er, the battle done (LSB 464)
Thee we adore, O hidden Savior (LSB 640)
This joyful Eastertide (LSB 482)
Water, blood, and Spirit crying (LSB 597)
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Hymns for Holy Week Series C
Sunday of the Passion
John 12:12–19 (Palmarum)
Deuteronomy 32:36–39
Philippians 2:5–11
Luke 22:1—23:56
Processional Hymn
All glory, laud, and honor (LSB 442)
Sequence / Catechetical Hymn of the Week in Odd Years
The royal banners forward go (LSB 455)
Hymn of the Day
A Lamb goes uncomplaining forth (LSB 438)
Hymns for the Distribution of the Holy Communion
O Lord, how shall I meet You (LSB 334)
My song is love unknown (LSB 430)
O sacred head, now wounded (LSB 450) (Catechetical in Even Years)
The death of Jesus Christ, our Lord (LSB 634)
Processional Out
Ride on, ride on in majesty (LSB 441)
Alternative Hymns
Alas! And did my Savior bleed (LSB 437)
At the name of Jesus (LSB 512)
Christ is the world’s Redeemer (LSB 539)
Christ, the Life of all the living (LSB 420)
Hail, Thou once despised Jesus (LSB 531)
Hosanna, loud hosanna (LSB 443)
In the shattered bliss of Eden (LSB 572)
Jesus, I will ponder now (LSB 440)
Jesus! Name of wondrous love (LSB 900)
Jesus, refuge of the weary (LSB 423)
Let us ever walk with Jesus (LSB 685)
Lift high the cross (LSB 837)
No tramp of soldiers’ marching feet (LSB 444)
O Christ, our hope, our hearts’ desire (LSB 553)
O darkest woe (LSB 448)
O dearest Jesus, what law hast Thou broken (LSB 439)
Oh, how great is Your compassion (LSB 559)
Since our great High Priest, Christ Jesus (LSB 529)
The Head that once was crowned with thorns (LSB 532)
Upon the cross extended (LSB 453)
Monday in Holy Week (Prayer Office)
Psalm 36:5–12 (antiphon: v. 9)
Isaiah 50:5–10
Hebrews 9:11–15
Matthew 26:1—27:66
Office Hymn
The royal banners forward go (LSB 455) (odd years)
O sacred head, now wounded (LSB 450) (even years)
Alternative Hymns
Christ, the Life of all the living (LSB 420)
Jesus, I will ponder now (LSB 440)
Lamb of God, pure and holy (LSB 434)
My song is love unknown (LSB 430)
O dearest Jesus, what law hast Thou broken (LSB 439)
On my heart imprint Your image (LSB 422)
Rock of ages, cleft for me (LSB 761)
Stricken, smitten, and afflicted (LSB 451)
Monday in Holy Week (Divine Service)
Isaiah 42:1–9
1 Peter 2:21–24
John 12:1–23
Hymn of Invocation
The royal banners forward go (LSB 455)
Hymn of the Day
O sacred head, now wounded (LSB 450)
Hymns for the Distribution of the Holy Communion
In the shattered bliss of Eden (LSB 572)
In God, my faithful God (LSB 745)
Hymn of Departure
No temple now, no gift of price (LSB 530)
Alternative Hymns
Christ, the Life of all the living (LSB 420)
Jesus, grant that balm and healing (LSB 421)
Jesus, refuge of the weary (LSB 423)
Lamb of God, pure and holy (LSB 434)
My song is love unknown (LSB 430)
O dearest Jesus, what law hast Thou broken (LSB 439)
Stricken, smitten, and afflicted (LSB 451)
The death of Jesus Christ, our Lord (LSB 634)
The infant priest was holy born (LSB 624)
The will of God is always best (LSB 758)
Upon the cross extended (LSB 453)
Why should cross and trial grieve me (LSB 756)
Tuesday in Holy Week (Prayer Office)
Psalm 54 (antiphon: v. 4)
Jeremiah 11:18–20
1 Timothy 6:12–14
Mark 14:1—15:47
Office Hymn
The royal banners forward go (LSB 455) (odd years)
O sacred head, now wounded (LSB 450) (even years)
Alternative Hymns
A Lamb goes uncomplaining forth (LSB 438)
Dear Christians, one and all, rejoice (LSB 556)
Jesus, I will ponder now (LSB 440)
Lamb of God, pure and holy (LSB 434)
O dearest Jesus, what law hast Thou broken (LSB 439)
On my heart imprint Your image (LSB 422)
The Son of God goes forth to war (LSB 661)
Upon the cross extended (LSB 453)
Tuesday in Holy Week (Divine Service)
Isaiah 49:1–7
1 Corinthians 1:18–25 (26–31)
John 12:23–50
Hymn of Invocation
O God, forsake me not (LSB 731)
Hymn of the Day
Upon the cross extended (LSB 453)
Hymns for the Distribution of the Holy Communion
A Lamb goes uncomplaining forth (LSB 438)
The royal banners forward go (LSB 455)
Hymn of Departure
In the cross of Christ I glory (LSB 427)
Alternative Hymns
All depends on our possessing (LSB 732)
Christ, the Life of all the living (LSB 420)
Dear Christians, one and all, rejoice (LSB 556)
Jesus, grant that balm and healing (LSB 421)
Jesus, refuge of the weary (LSB 423)
Let us ever walk with Jesus (LSB 685)
My song is love unknown (LSB 430)
O sacred head, now wounded (LSB 450)
On my heart imprint Your image (LSB 422)
The death of Jesus Christ, our Lord (LSB 634)
We sing the praise of Him who died (LSB 429)
When I survey the wondrous cross (LSB 425)
Wednesday in Holy Week (Prayer Office)
Psalm 70 (antiphon: v. 5)
Isaiah 62:11—63:7
Revelation 1:5b–7
Luke 22:1—23:56
Office Hymn
The royal banners forward go (LSB 455) (odd years)
O sacred head, now wounded (LSB 450) (even years)
Alternative Hymns
Christ, the Life of all the living (LSB 420)
Jesus, grant that balm and healing (LSB 421)
Jesus, in Your dying woes (LSB 447)
Jesus, refuge of the weary (LSB 423)
Lamb of God, pure and holy (LSB 434)
O Jesus so sweet, O Jesus so mild (LSB 546)
Oh, how great is Your compassion (LSB 559)
On my heart imprint Your image (LSB 422)
Wednesday in Holy Week (Divine Service)
Isaiah 50:4–9a
Romans 5:6–11
John 13:16–38
Hymn of Invocation
My song is love unknown (LSB 430)
Hymn of the Day
Jesus, grant that balm and healing (LSB 421)
Hymns for the Distribution of the Holy Communion
O sacred head, now wounded (LSB 450)
When I survey the wondrous cross (LSB 425)
Hymn of Departure
Jesus, refuge of the weary (LSB 423)
Alternative Hymns
Chief of sinners though I be (LSB 611)
Christ, the Life of all the living (LSB 420)
Draw near and take the body of the Lord (LSB 637)
Jesus, I will ponder now (LSB 440)
O dearest Jesus, what law hast Thou broken (LSB 439)
O Jesus so sweet, O Jesus so mild (LSB 546)
Oh, how great is Your compassion (LSB 559)
The death of Jesus Christ, our Lord (LSB 634)
The royal banners forward go (LSB 455)
Upon the cross extended (LSB 453)
Maundy Thursday Morning
The Litany (LSB 288–289)
Corporate Confession and Absolution (LSB 290–291)
Office Hymn
Jesus, I will ponder now (LSB 440)
Alternative Hymns
Baptismal waters cover me (LSB 616)
No temple now, no gift of price (LSB 530)
The gifts Christ freely gives (LSB 602)
Maundy Thursday Evening (Divine Service)
Exodus 12:1–14
1 Corinthians 11:23–32
John 13:1–17, 31b–35
Processional Hymn
Now, my tongue, the myst’ry telling (LSB 630)
Hymn of the Day
O Lord, we praise Thee (LSB 617)
Offertory Hymn
Where charity and love prevail (LSB 845)
Hymns for the Distibution of the Holy Communion
The death of Jesus Christ, our Lord (LSB 634)
Wide open stand the gates (LSB 639)
Jesus Christ, our blessed Savior (LSB 627)
Father most holy, merciful and tender (LSB 504)
Alternative Hymns
A Lamb goes uncomplaining forth (LSB 438)
All Christians who have been baptized (LSB 596)
Feed Thy children, God most holy (LSB 774)
In the shattered bliss of Eden (LSB 572)
Jesus, greatest at the table (LSB 446)
Jesus, I will ponder now (LSB 440)
Jesus, refuge of the weary (LSB 423)
Jesus, Thy blood and righteousness (LSB 563)
Jesus, Thy boundless love to me (LSB 683)
Let us ever walk with Jesus (LSB 685)
My song is love unknown (LSB 430)
O sacred head, now wounded (LSB 450)
Once in the blest baptismal waters (LSB 598)
Son of God, eternal Savior (LSB 842)
When You woke that Thursday morning (LSB 445)
Additional Lord’s Supper Hymns
Draw near and take the body of the Lord (LSB 637)
I come, O Savior, to Thy table (LSB 618)
Let all mortal flesh keep silence (LSB 621)
Lord Jesus Christ, life-giving bread (LSB 625)
Lord Jesus Christ, You have prepared (LSB 622)
O living Bread from heaven (LSB 642)
Soul, adorn yourself with gladness (LSB 636)
The infant priest was holy born (LSB 624)
Thee we adore, O hidden Savior (LSB 640)
Thy body, giv’n for me, O Savior (LSB 619)
Good Friday
Isaiah 52:13—53:12
Hebrews 4:14–16; 5:7–9
John 18:1—19:42
Hymn preceding the Passion
Jesus, I will ponder now (LSB 440)
Hymn interspersed with the Reading of the Passion
O sacred head, now wounded (LSB 450)
Hymn of the Day
A Lamb goes uncomplaining forth (LSB 438)
Hymn for the Reproaches
Lamb of God, pure and holy (LSB 434)
Offertory Hymn
Sing, my tongue, the glorious battle (LSB 454)
Hymns for the Distribution of the Holy Communion
O darkest woe (LSB 448)
O dearest Jesus, what law hast Thou broken (LSB 439)
The death of Jesus Christ, our Lord (LSB 634)
Hymn of Departure
The royal banners forward go (LSB 455)
Alternative Hymns
Cross of Jesus, cross of sorrow (LSB 428)
Go to dark Gethsemane (LSB 436)
In silent pain the eternal Son (LSB 432)
In the shattered bliss of Eden (LSB 572)
Jesus, grant that balm and healing (LSB 421)
Jesus, in Your dying woes (LSB 447)
Lord Jesus Christ, the Church’s head (LSB 647)
No temple now, no gift of price (LSB 530)
On my heart imprint Your image (LSB 422)
Stricken, smitten, and afflicted (LSB 451)
Thy works, not mine, O Christ (LSB 565)
Upon the cross extended (LSB 453)
We sing the praise of Him who died (LSB 429)
When I survey the wondrous cross (LSB 425)
Holy Saturday Morning (Simplified Matins)
Psalm 16 (antiphon: v. 10)
Daniel 6:1–24
1 Peter 4:1–8
Matthew 27:57–66
Office Hymn
Oh, what their joy and their glory must be (LSB 675)
Alternative Hymns
I lie, O Lord, within Your care (LSB 885)
I walk in danger all the way (LSB 716)
If God Himself be for me (LSB 724)
In God, my faithful God (LSB 745)
Jesus, refuge of the weary (LSB 423)
My song is love unknown (LSB 430)
O darkest woe (LSB 448)
O God, my faithful God (LSB 696)
O little flock, fear not the foe (LSB 666)
Once in the blest baptismal waters (LSB 598)
Savior, when in dust to Thee (LSB 419)
This body in the grave we lay (LSB 759)
What God ordains is always good (LSB 760)
When in the hour of deepest need (LSB 615)
John 12:12–19 (Palmarum)
Deuteronomy 32:36–39
Philippians 2:5–11
Luke 22:1—23:56
Processional Hymn
All glory, laud, and honor (LSB 442)
Sequence / Catechetical Hymn of the Week in Odd Years
The royal banners forward go (LSB 455)
Hymn of the Day
A Lamb goes uncomplaining forth (LSB 438)
Hymns for the Distribution of the Holy Communion
O Lord, how shall I meet You (LSB 334)
My song is love unknown (LSB 430)
O sacred head, now wounded (LSB 450) (Catechetical in Even Years)
The death of Jesus Christ, our Lord (LSB 634)
Processional Out
Ride on, ride on in majesty (LSB 441)
Alternative Hymns
Alas! And did my Savior bleed (LSB 437)
At the name of Jesus (LSB 512)
Christ is the world’s Redeemer (LSB 539)
Christ, the Life of all the living (LSB 420)
Hail, Thou once despised Jesus (LSB 531)
Hosanna, loud hosanna (LSB 443)
In the shattered bliss of Eden (LSB 572)
Jesus, I will ponder now (LSB 440)
Jesus! Name of wondrous love (LSB 900)
Jesus, refuge of the weary (LSB 423)
Let us ever walk with Jesus (LSB 685)
Lift high the cross (LSB 837)
No tramp of soldiers’ marching feet (LSB 444)
O Christ, our hope, our hearts’ desire (LSB 553)
O darkest woe (LSB 448)
O dearest Jesus, what law hast Thou broken (LSB 439)
Oh, how great is Your compassion (LSB 559)
Since our great High Priest, Christ Jesus (LSB 529)
The Head that once was crowned with thorns (LSB 532)
Upon the cross extended (LSB 453)
Monday in Holy Week (Prayer Office)
Psalm 36:5–12 (antiphon: v. 9)
Isaiah 50:5–10
Hebrews 9:11–15
Matthew 26:1—27:66
Office Hymn
The royal banners forward go (LSB 455) (odd years)
O sacred head, now wounded (LSB 450) (even years)
Alternative Hymns
Christ, the Life of all the living (LSB 420)
Jesus, I will ponder now (LSB 440)
Lamb of God, pure and holy (LSB 434)
My song is love unknown (LSB 430)
O dearest Jesus, what law hast Thou broken (LSB 439)
On my heart imprint Your image (LSB 422)
Rock of ages, cleft for me (LSB 761)
Stricken, smitten, and afflicted (LSB 451)
Monday in Holy Week (Divine Service)
Isaiah 42:1–9
1 Peter 2:21–24
John 12:1–23
Hymn of Invocation
The royal banners forward go (LSB 455)
Hymn of the Day
O sacred head, now wounded (LSB 450)
Hymns for the Distribution of the Holy Communion
In the shattered bliss of Eden (LSB 572)
In God, my faithful God (LSB 745)
Hymn of Departure
No temple now, no gift of price (LSB 530)
Alternative Hymns
Christ, the Life of all the living (LSB 420)
Jesus, grant that balm and healing (LSB 421)
Jesus, refuge of the weary (LSB 423)
Lamb of God, pure and holy (LSB 434)
My song is love unknown (LSB 430)
O dearest Jesus, what law hast Thou broken (LSB 439)
Stricken, smitten, and afflicted (LSB 451)
The death of Jesus Christ, our Lord (LSB 634)
The infant priest was holy born (LSB 624)
The will of God is always best (LSB 758)
Upon the cross extended (LSB 453)
Why should cross and trial grieve me (LSB 756)
Tuesday in Holy Week (Prayer Office)
Psalm 54 (antiphon: v. 4)
Jeremiah 11:18–20
1 Timothy 6:12–14
Mark 14:1—15:47
Office Hymn
The royal banners forward go (LSB 455) (odd years)
O sacred head, now wounded (LSB 450) (even years)
Alternative Hymns
A Lamb goes uncomplaining forth (LSB 438)
Dear Christians, one and all, rejoice (LSB 556)
Jesus, I will ponder now (LSB 440)
Lamb of God, pure and holy (LSB 434)
O dearest Jesus, what law hast Thou broken (LSB 439)
On my heart imprint Your image (LSB 422)
The Son of God goes forth to war (LSB 661)
Upon the cross extended (LSB 453)
Tuesday in Holy Week (Divine Service)
Isaiah 49:1–7
1 Corinthians 1:18–25 (26–31)
John 12:23–50
Hymn of Invocation
O God, forsake me not (LSB 731)
Hymn of the Day
Upon the cross extended (LSB 453)
Hymns for the Distribution of the Holy Communion
A Lamb goes uncomplaining forth (LSB 438)
The royal banners forward go (LSB 455)
Hymn of Departure
In the cross of Christ I glory (LSB 427)
Alternative Hymns
All depends on our possessing (LSB 732)
Christ, the Life of all the living (LSB 420)
Dear Christians, one and all, rejoice (LSB 556)
Jesus, grant that balm and healing (LSB 421)
Jesus, refuge of the weary (LSB 423)
Let us ever walk with Jesus (LSB 685)
My song is love unknown (LSB 430)
O sacred head, now wounded (LSB 450)
On my heart imprint Your image (LSB 422)
The death of Jesus Christ, our Lord (LSB 634)
We sing the praise of Him who died (LSB 429)
When I survey the wondrous cross (LSB 425)
Wednesday in Holy Week (Prayer Office)
Psalm 70 (antiphon: v. 5)
Isaiah 62:11—63:7
Revelation 1:5b–7
Luke 22:1—23:56
Office Hymn
The royal banners forward go (LSB 455) (odd years)
O sacred head, now wounded (LSB 450) (even years)
Alternative Hymns
Christ, the Life of all the living (LSB 420)
Jesus, grant that balm and healing (LSB 421)
Jesus, in Your dying woes (LSB 447)
Jesus, refuge of the weary (LSB 423)
Lamb of God, pure and holy (LSB 434)
O Jesus so sweet, O Jesus so mild (LSB 546)
Oh, how great is Your compassion (LSB 559)
On my heart imprint Your image (LSB 422)
Wednesday in Holy Week (Divine Service)
Isaiah 50:4–9a
Romans 5:6–11
John 13:16–38
Hymn of Invocation
My song is love unknown (LSB 430)
Hymn of the Day
Jesus, grant that balm and healing (LSB 421)
Hymns for the Distribution of the Holy Communion
O sacred head, now wounded (LSB 450)
When I survey the wondrous cross (LSB 425)
Hymn of Departure
Jesus, refuge of the weary (LSB 423)
Alternative Hymns
Chief of sinners though I be (LSB 611)
Christ, the Life of all the living (LSB 420)
Draw near and take the body of the Lord (LSB 637)
Jesus, I will ponder now (LSB 440)
O dearest Jesus, what law hast Thou broken (LSB 439)
O Jesus so sweet, O Jesus so mild (LSB 546)
Oh, how great is Your compassion (LSB 559)
The death of Jesus Christ, our Lord (LSB 634)
The royal banners forward go (LSB 455)
Upon the cross extended (LSB 453)
Maundy Thursday Morning
The Litany (LSB 288–289)
Corporate Confession and Absolution (LSB 290–291)
Office Hymn
Jesus, I will ponder now (LSB 440)
Alternative Hymns
Baptismal waters cover me (LSB 616)
No temple now, no gift of price (LSB 530)
The gifts Christ freely gives (LSB 602)
Maundy Thursday Evening (Divine Service)
Exodus 12:1–14
1 Corinthians 11:23–32
John 13:1–17, 31b–35
Processional Hymn
Now, my tongue, the myst’ry telling (LSB 630)
Hymn of the Day
O Lord, we praise Thee (LSB 617)
Offertory Hymn
Where charity and love prevail (LSB 845)
Hymns for the Distibution of the Holy Communion
The death of Jesus Christ, our Lord (LSB 634)
Wide open stand the gates (LSB 639)
Jesus Christ, our blessed Savior (LSB 627)
Father most holy, merciful and tender (LSB 504)
Alternative Hymns
A Lamb goes uncomplaining forth (LSB 438)
All Christians who have been baptized (LSB 596)
Feed Thy children, God most holy (LSB 774)
In the shattered bliss of Eden (LSB 572)
Jesus, greatest at the table (LSB 446)
Jesus, I will ponder now (LSB 440)
Jesus, refuge of the weary (LSB 423)
Jesus, Thy blood and righteousness (LSB 563)
Jesus, Thy boundless love to me (LSB 683)
Let us ever walk with Jesus (LSB 685)
My song is love unknown (LSB 430)
O sacred head, now wounded (LSB 450)
Once in the blest baptismal waters (LSB 598)
Son of God, eternal Savior (LSB 842)
When You woke that Thursday morning (LSB 445)
Additional Lord’s Supper Hymns
Draw near and take the body of the Lord (LSB 637)
I come, O Savior, to Thy table (LSB 618)
Let all mortal flesh keep silence (LSB 621)
Lord Jesus Christ, life-giving bread (LSB 625)
Lord Jesus Christ, You have prepared (LSB 622)
O living Bread from heaven (LSB 642)
Soul, adorn yourself with gladness (LSB 636)
The infant priest was holy born (LSB 624)
Thee we adore, O hidden Savior (LSB 640)
Thy body, giv’n for me, O Savior (LSB 619)
Good Friday
Isaiah 52:13—53:12
Hebrews 4:14–16; 5:7–9
John 18:1—19:42
Hymn preceding the Passion
Jesus, I will ponder now (LSB 440)
Hymn interspersed with the Reading of the Passion
O sacred head, now wounded (LSB 450)
Hymn of the Day
A Lamb goes uncomplaining forth (LSB 438)
Hymn for the Reproaches
Lamb of God, pure and holy (LSB 434)
Offertory Hymn
Sing, my tongue, the glorious battle (LSB 454)
Hymns for the Distribution of the Holy Communion
O darkest woe (LSB 448)
O dearest Jesus, what law hast Thou broken (LSB 439)
The death of Jesus Christ, our Lord (LSB 634)
Hymn of Departure
The royal banners forward go (LSB 455)
Alternative Hymns
Cross of Jesus, cross of sorrow (LSB 428)
Go to dark Gethsemane (LSB 436)
In silent pain the eternal Son (LSB 432)
In the shattered bliss of Eden (LSB 572)
Jesus, grant that balm and healing (LSB 421)
Jesus, in Your dying woes (LSB 447)
Lord Jesus Christ, the Church’s head (LSB 647)
No temple now, no gift of price (LSB 530)
On my heart imprint Your image (LSB 422)
Stricken, smitten, and afflicted (LSB 451)
Thy works, not mine, O Christ (LSB 565)
Upon the cross extended (LSB 453)
We sing the praise of Him who died (LSB 429)
When I survey the wondrous cross (LSB 425)
Holy Saturday Morning (Simplified Matins)
Psalm 16 (antiphon: v. 10)
Daniel 6:1–24
1 Peter 4:1–8
Matthew 27:57–66
Office Hymn
Oh, what their joy and their glory must be (LSB 675)
Alternative Hymns
I lie, O Lord, within Your care (LSB 885)
I walk in danger all the way (LSB 716)
If God Himself be for me (LSB 724)
In God, my faithful God (LSB 745)
Jesus, refuge of the weary (LSB 423)
My song is love unknown (LSB 430)
O darkest woe (LSB 448)
O God, my faithful God (LSB 696)
O little flock, fear not the foe (LSB 666)
Once in the blest baptismal waters (LSB 598)
Savior, when in dust to Thee (LSB 419)
This body in the grave we lay (LSB 759)
What God ordains is always good (LSB 760)
When in the hour of deepest need (LSB 615)
15 March 2010
Lost and Found
The Lord Jesus invites you to gather together with Him, in His house, to rejoice with Him over the repentance and recovery of the lost. For He has become your neighbor, and He has made you His friend; and He is truly happy over over those who were lost, whom He has found and restored to His flock.
In fact, He is happier about those who were lost and are found, than He would be if none of the sheep had ever been lost. Because His joy and His glory are found in His free and full salvation of sinners by His grace.
He does not intend that you, nor anyone, should be self-righteous, but that you be righteous by His mercy, by His gracious forgiveness, by His own righteousness.
What Man among you is like that? There is only the one Man, this Man, who receives sinners and eats with them. More than that, this one Man goes looking for sinners and finds them; He lays them upon His shoulders and brings them home, rejoicing over them in love; and He feeds them at His Table.
He is not only the only Man like this, but He is the only true God, the Father's Son, who has compassion upon you and all; who does not retain anger but passes over rebellion; who treads iniquities under His wounded feet, and who pardons iniquity by His grace.
Do not pass judgment on those whom He receives. You are not more just or righteous than God. And do not grumble against the Lord Jesus on account of His mercy toward sinners. For He is so merciful toward you, and He would have you rejoice in His mercy.
He would have you rejoice, likewise, in your fellow sinners, whom His mercy has found and brought home to Himself.
As He receives sinners and eats with them, so does He receive you at His Table and eat with you; and so do you, His friend and neighbor, receive sinners and eat with them in His house.
Shall you look askance at them, or truly rejoice over them, as the angels of God rejoice?
Or who is that woman who searches so carefully all day long to find the one lost coin? Is she not the Bride of this Man, bone of His bone and flesh of His flesh, who bears His Name and lives by His Word and Spirit, having in her the heart and mind of Christ?
If you belong to her -- and you do, by the grace and mercy of Christ -- then do not merely tolerate the neighbors who sit in the other pews within the House of Christ, who kneel with you at His Altar, but love them with the heart of Christ, and rejoice in them as precious to Him.
Dearly beloved, you also are precious to Him, and He rejoices over you in His great love for you. You are in His house, not only by invitation, but because the Lord has sought you out and found you. He has borne you and all your burdens, all your sins and griefs and sorrows upon His shoulders, and He has brought you here -- which is now also your home in Him -- to eat with Him, and to live. And all of heaven rejoices over you.
In the Name + of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
In fact, He is happier about those who were lost and are found, than He would be if none of the sheep had ever been lost. Because His joy and His glory are found in His free and full salvation of sinners by His grace.
He does not intend that you, nor anyone, should be self-righteous, but that you be righteous by His mercy, by His gracious forgiveness, by His own righteousness.
What Man among you is like that? There is only the one Man, this Man, who receives sinners and eats with them. More than that, this one Man goes looking for sinners and finds them; He lays them upon His shoulders and brings them home, rejoicing over them in love; and He feeds them at His Table.
He is not only the only Man like this, but He is the only true God, the Father's Son, who has compassion upon you and all; who does not retain anger but passes over rebellion; who treads iniquities under His wounded feet, and who pardons iniquity by His grace.
Do not pass judgment on those whom He receives. You are not more just or righteous than God. And do not grumble against the Lord Jesus on account of His mercy toward sinners. For He is so merciful toward you, and He would have you rejoice in His mercy.
He would have you rejoice, likewise, in your fellow sinners, whom His mercy has found and brought home to Himself.
As He receives sinners and eats with them, so does He receive you at His Table and eat with you; and so do you, His friend and neighbor, receive sinners and eat with them in His house.
Shall you look askance at them, or truly rejoice over them, as the angels of God rejoice?
Or who is that woman who searches so carefully all day long to find the one lost coin? Is she not the Bride of this Man, bone of His bone and flesh of His flesh, who bears His Name and lives by His Word and Spirit, having in her the heart and mind of Christ?
If you belong to her -- and you do, by the grace and mercy of Christ -- then do not merely tolerate the neighbors who sit in the other pews within the House of Christ, who kneel with you at His Altar, but love them with the heart of Christ, and rejoice in them as precious to Him.
Dearly beloved, you also are precious to Him, and He rejoices over you in His great love for you. You are in His house, not only by invitation, but because the Lord has sought you out and found you. He has borne you and all your burdens, all your sins and griefs and sorrows upon His shoulders, and He has brought you here -- which is now also your home in Him -- to eat with Him, and to live. And all of heaven rejoices over you.
In the Name + of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
13 March 2010
Good God
God is gracious, God is good
Christ the King is compassionate and kind
The Lord loves you, and His Messiah has mercy upon you
Jesus justifies you
His Father forgives you, and His house is a haven, where
His Holy Spirit sanctifies you wholly, and He saves you
by the grace of God
Christ the King is compassionate and kind
The Lord loves you, and His Messiah has mercy upon you
Jesus justifies you
His Father forgives you, and His house is a haven, where
His Holy Spirit sanctifies you wholly, and He saves you
by the grace of God
28 February 2010
See How He Gathers You to Himself in Love
Self-preservation makes sense. It is reasonable and understandable. It’s even legal.
But it is not the way of Christ the Crucified. He is not masochistic or suicidal, but He does go knowingly and willingly to His death. He not only puts Himself in harm’s way, as a risk, but He offers Himself in voluntary sacrifice for sinners.
The Lord Jesus does not defend Himself. He neither fights nor flees. When He is reviled, He does not revile in return, but continues to entrust Himself to God the Father. He turns the other cheek to those who strike Him, to the point of handing Himself over to the Cross. Even then, He forgives those who sin against Him.
It is for this that He pours out His innocent blood — for you, and for all; for this city and all its inhabitants: To atone for the sins of the world, and to reconcile the world to God.
This way of the Cross is the pattern and example of Christ and His Gospel, of His Ministers and His disciples, that is to say, His Christians. It is the way that you are called to live.
You receive and bear the Cross, which kills you, and you follow in the way of the Cross, because it is the way of life in Christ. Not self-preservation, but self-sacrifice. Not selfishness, but selfless loving service. You lose yourself in love for others, friend and foe, because your life is found in Christ the Crucified. If you perish, you perish; so be it, but no matter. For as Christ has died, and Christ is risen, so shall you. Though you die, yet shall you live.
You live, because you are forgiven all your sin by the atoning death and sacrificial blood of Christ. Your neighbor also is forgiven by Christ’s bloody death.
Therefore, this also is the Cross you bear: To forgive your neighbor his trespasses against you. To bear his burdens gladly and patiently, in love. To suffer his insults and persecutions without becoming defensive, and without striking back. To love him who hurts you, to pray for him, and even to lay down your life for him.
What have you lost, even if you die in the process of loving?
Your citizenship, your house and home and city, are in heaven, where your life is hidden with Christ in God. You live here on earth as a sojourner, as a pilgrim. You journey today and tomorrow, and maybe another (maybe not), but you are perfected by your Baptism into the Cross and Resurrection of Christ Jesus. By your death with Him, you live with Him.
It is by His Cross that He has not only atoned for your sin, and redeemed you from death forever, and reconciled you to His God and Father, but He has also accomplished the Exodus for you, so that the death of His Cross is the way through death into life. It is the way of repentance, of faith and new life in Christ.
If you would live, therefore, take up the Cross of Christ and follow Him to Jerusalem in faith and love. Serve your neighbor, even to the point of perishing, in the vocation to which the Lord has called you in your life on earth.
There are those who do not follow this pattern and example, but who walk as enemies of the Cross. And be warned, that is your sinful inclination, too: To fight or flee, to preserve yourself.
There are those, of course, who sneer at Christ Jesus, who despise and ridicule His Church and religion; who mock and blaspheme His Cross and His Gospel and all the signs and symbols of Christianity; who laugh and make fun of the rites and ceremonies of the Word and Sacraments.
But the worst enemies of the Cross of Christ are those driven by selfish self-preservation; who preserve their own lives in this world at the expense of others; who shed innocent blood for their own benefit; who hold bitter grudges and seek revenge, refusing to forgive; who commit murder in countless ways against the neighbor for whom the Son of God has given Himself; and who use even the means of grace, the Church and Ministry, the Temple and Priesthood, as means of self-preservation, self-promotion, and self-righteousness.
Brothers and sisters in Christ, I warn you in the name and stead of that same Lord, Jesus Christ, that you not walk according to such selfishness. It is the very opposite of faith and love. It is not only sinful, but self-destructive.
That is the great irony and paradox: The one who seeks to save his life, loses it. The one who sets himself against the Cross, in order to protect and preserve his own skin, perishes not only here in time, but hereafter in eternity.
To make a god out of this world, is to perish, finally and forever, with your god. To be driven about, to and fro, by your belly and its rumbling appetite, is to perish like the very food you eat. That is reason enough to consider fasting, which is a fine outward discipline. To glory in this earthly life and earthly things, is finally to be put to shame.
Remember Shiloh, where Eli and his sons once abused their priestly office and the Lord’s House. They stole the sacrificial meat for their own gluttony. And they attempted to use the Ark of the Covenant of Yahweh Sabaoth as a weapon of war. But they were put to shame and death, and their family was removed from office.
Remember Jerusalem, the city of the great King, where the Lord caused His Name and His Glory to dwell; yet the people hid behind the sacrifices and in the Temple like a den of thieves, daring God to discipline them, even stoning His Prophets and killing those He sent to them.
There were some notable exceptions, but most of the people of Jerusalem failed to recognize the Lord’s visitation in Christ Jesus. Whatever good they thought of Him, they did not receive Him as God, their Lord and Savior. And while some of them plotted to trap Him, to destroy Him, and at the last to crucify Him, none of them understood His Cross. No, not even His disciples, until afterwards. No, not even you, except by His grace, by the catechesis of His Word and Spirit.
He comes to you with but one purpose, one goal, one holy desire: that is, to love you, to save you, to gather you to Himself. He would make you His own dear child. He would nestle you close to Himself, to His heart, under His wings of mercy. He would shelter you, protect you, feed and comfort you.
He comes to do all this by the way of the Cross; and you would not have it.
But He comes to you anyway, for the sake of His love. He bears your reproach — not only that which you suffer, but that which you inflict (even against Him). He bears your reviling in peace. He bears your sin and death, and thus removes them from you forever.
And by loving you, forgiving you, saving you, and coming to you in His selfless loving service, He reveals Himself to you by the Cross:
Blessed is He who comes in the Name of the Lord!
He is the true Passover Lamb, whose blood now marks the door of His House. You look at this House, cornerstoned upon the Cross of Christ, and it is desolate, a desert wasteland. But it has been left for you in mercy, and in this House you live; not by self-preservation, but by grace.
Here is where, at last, you see Him as He is: In the Gospel of His Cross, which forgives you. In His self-sacrificing love for you, even unto death. In His holy body given for you, and in His holy, precious blood poured out for you.
Behold the Lamb of God, who has taken upon Himself the sins of the world, and who takes away all of your sins.
See His strong arms stretched out in love, to gather you to Himself and to shelter you in peace.
Fix your eyes on Jesus, here at His Altar, by hearing and heeding the voice of the Lord:
"Take, eat; Drink of it, all of you."
This is where you, little bird, little raven or sparrow, find your nesting place, under the Lord’s wings. For this is the pattern of Christ, the Image of God. This is the way of His Cross, which is the way of life. This is your Savior from heaven, who is given for you here on earth, that you might share His Glory.
This is the House of the Lord in the City of God, and here, by His grace, shall you abide forever.
In the Name + of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
But it is not the way of Christ the Crucified. He is not masochistic or suicidal, but He does go knowingly and willingly to His death. He not only puts Himself in harm’s way, as a risk, but He offers Himself in voluntary sacrifice for sinners.
The Lord Jesus does not defend Himself. He neither fights nor flees. When He is reviled, He does not revile in return, but continues to entrust Himself to God the Father. He turns the other cheek to those who strike Him, to the point of handing Himself over to the Cross. Even then, He forgives those who sin against Him.
It is for this that He pours out His innocent blood — for you, and for all; for this city and all its inhabitants: To atone for the sins of the world, and to reconcile the world to God.
This way of the Cross is the pattern and example of Christ and His Gospel, of His Ministers and His disciples, that is to say, His Christians. It is the way that you are called to live.
You receive and bear the Cross, which kills you, and you follow in the way of the Cross, because it is the way of life in Christ. Not self-preservation, but self-sacrifice. Not selfishness, but selfless loving service. You lose yourself in love for others, friend and foe, because your life is found in Christ the Crucified. If you perish, you perish; so be it, but no matter. For as Christ has died, and Christ is risen, so shall you. Though you die, yet shall you live.
You live, because you are forgiven all your sin by the atoning death and sacrificial blood of Christ. Your neighbor also is forgiven by Christ’s bloody death.
Therefore, this also is the Cross you bear: To forgive your neighbor his trespasses against you. To bear his burdens gladly and patiently, in love. To suffer his insults and persecutions without becoming defensive, and without striking back. To love him who hurts you, to pray for him, and even to lay down your life for him.
What have you lost, even if you die in the process of loving?
Your citizenship, your house and home and city, are in heaven, where your life is hidden with Christ in God. You live here on earth as a sojourner, as a pilgrim. You journey today and tomorrow, and maybe another (maybe not), but you are perfected by your Baptism into the Cross and Resurrection of Christ Jesus. By your death with Him, you live with Him.
It is by His Cross that He has not only atoned for your sin, and redeemed you from death forever, and reconciled you to His God and Father, but He has also accomplished the Exodus for you, so that the death of His Cross is the way through death into life. It is the way of repentance, of faith and new life in Christ.
If you would live, therefore, take up the Cross of Christ and follow Him to Jerusalem in faith and love. Serve your neighbor, even to the point of perishing, in the vocation to which the Lord has called you in your life on earth.
There are those who do not follow this pattern and example, but who walk as enemies of the Cross. And be warned, that is your sinful inclination, too: To fight or flee, to preserve yourself.
There are those, of course, who sneer at Christ Jesus, who despise and ridicule His Church and religion; who mock and blaspheme His Cross and His Gospel and all the signs and symbols of Christianity; who laugh and make fun of the rites and ceremonies of the Word and Sacraments.
But the worst enemies of the Cross of Christ are those driven by selfish self-preservation; who preserve their own lives in this world at the expense of others; who shed innocent blood for their own benefit; who hold bitter grudges and seek revenge, refusing to forgive; who commit murder in countless ways against the neighbor for whom the Son of God has given Himself; and who use even the means of grace, the Church and Ministry, the Temple and Priesthood, as means of self-preservation, self-promotion, and self-righteousness.
Brothers and sisters in Christ, I warn you in the name and stead of that same Lord, Jesus Christ, that you not walk according to such selfishness. It is the very opposite of faith and love. It is not only sinful, but self-destructive.
That is the great irony and paradox: The one who seeks to save his life, loses it. The one who sets himself against the Cross, in order to protect and preserve his own skin, perishes not only here in time, but hereafter in eternity.
To make a god out of this world, is to perish, finally and forever, with your god. To be driven about, to and fro, by your belly and its rumbling appetite, is to perish like the very food you eat. That is reason enough to consider fasting, which is a fine outward discipline. To glory in this earthly life and earthly things, is finally to be put to shame.
Remember Shiloh, where Eli and his sons once abused their priestly office and the Lord’s House. They stole the sacrificial meat for their own gluttony. And they attempted to use the Ark of the Covenant of Yahweh Sabaoth as a weapon of war. But they were put to shame and death, and their family was removed from office.
Remember Jerusalem, the city of the great King, where the Lord caused His Name and His Glory to dwell; yet the people hid behind the sacrifices and in the Temple like a den of thieves, daring God to discipline them, even stoning His Prophets and killing those He sent to them.
There were some notable exceptions, but most of the people of Jerusalem failed to recognize the Lord’s visitation in Christ Jesus. Whatever good they thought of Him, they did not receive Him as God, their Lord and Savior. And while some of them plotted to trap Him, to destroy Him, and at the last to crucify Him, none of them understood His Cross. No, not even His disciples, until afterwards. No, not even you, except by His grace, by the catechesis of His Word and Spirit.
He comes to you with but one purpose, one goal, one holy desire: that is, to love you, to save you, to gather you to Himself. He would make you His own dear child. He would nestle you close to Himself, to His heart, under His wings of mercy. He would shelter you, protect you, feed and comfort you.
He comes to do all this by the way of the Cross; and you would not have it.
But He comes to you anyway, for the sake of His love. He bears your reproach — not only that which you suffer, but that which you inflict (even against Him). He bears your reviling in peace. He bears your sin and death, and thus removes them from you forever.
And by loving you, forgiving you, saving you, and coming to you in His selfless loving service, He reveals Himself to you by the Cross:
Blessed is He who comes in the Name of the Lord!
He is the true Passover Lamb, whose blood now marks the door of His House. You look at this House, cornerstoned upon the Cross of Christ, and it is desolate, a desert wasteland. But it has been left for you in mercy, and in this House you live; not by self-preservation, but by grace.
Here is where, at last, you see Him as He is: In the Gospel of His Cross, which forgives you. In His self-sacrificing love for you, even unto death. In His holy body given for you, and in His holy, precious blood poured out for you.
Behold the Lamb of God, who has taken upon Himself the sins of the world, and who takes away all of your sins.
See His strong arms stretched out in love, to gather you to Himself and to shelter you in peace.
Fix your eyes on Jesus, here at His Altar, by hearing and heeding the voice of the Lord:
"Take, eat; Drink of it, all of you."
This is where you, little bird, little raven or sparrow, find your nesting place, under the Lord’s wings. For this is the pattern of Christ, the Image of God. This is the way of His Cross, which is the way of life. This is your Savior from heaven, who is given for you here on earth, that you might share His Glory.
This is the House of the Lord in the City of God, and here, by His grace, shall you abide forever.
In the Name + of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
08 February 2010
Hymns for Lent Series C
Ash Wednesday
Joel 2:12–19
2 Corinthians 5:20b—6:10
Matthew 6:1–6, 16–21
Hymn of Invocation / Catechetical Hymn of the Week
Lord, to You I make confession (LSB 608)
Hymn of the Day
From depths of woe I cry to Thee (LSB 607)
Hymns for the Distribution of the Holy Communion
A Lamb goes uncomplaining forth (LSB 438)
When in the hour of deepest need (LSB 615)
Jesus, grant that balm and healing (LSB 421)
Lord, keep us steadfast in Your Word (LSB 655)
Hymn of Departure
Lord of our life and God of our salvation (LSB 659)
Alternative Hymns
All mankind fell in Adam’s fall (LSB 562)
"As surely as I live," God said (LSB 614)
Baptismal waters cover me (LSB 616)
Before the throne of God above (LSB 574)
Christ, mighty Savior, Light of all creation (LSB 881)
"Forgive our sins as we forgive" (LSB 843)
Hear us, Father, when we pray (LSB 773)
I will sing my Maker’s praises (TLH 25; LW 439; LSB 977e)
In the shattered bliss of Eden (LSB 572)
Jesus Christ, our blessed Savior (LSB 627)
Jesus sinners doth receive (LSB 609)
Lord Jesus, think on me (LSB 610)
My soul, now praise your maker (LSB 820)
Now rest beneath night’s shadow (LSB 880)
O Christ, who art the Light and Day (LSB 882)
O Lord, throughout these forty days (LSB 418)
Our Father, who from heav’n above (LSB 766)
Savior, when in dust to Thee (LSB 419)
Soul, adorn yourself with gladness (LSB 636)
To Thee, omniscient Lord of all (LSB 613)
Today Your mercy calls us (LSB 915)
First Sunday in Lent
Deuteronomy 26:1–11
Romans 10:8b–13
Luke 4:1–13
Hymn of Invocation
Triune God, be Thou our stay (LSB 505)
Hymn of the Day
A mighty fortress is our God (LSB 656)
Hymns for the Distribution of the Holy Communion
I walk in danger all the way (LSB 716)
O Lord, throughout these forty days (LSB 418)
Sing, my tongue, the glorious battle (LSB 454)
O love, how deep, how broad, how high (LSB 544)
Hymn of Departure / Catechetical Hymn of the Week
Abide, O dearest Jesus (LSB 919)
Alternative Hymns
A Lamb goes uncomplaining forth (LSB 438)
All mankind fell in Adam’s fall (LSB 562)
Christ sits at God’s right hand (LSB 564)
Christ, the Lord of hosts, unshaken (LSB 521)
God loved the world so that He gave (LSB 571)
God’s own child, I gladly say it (LSB 594)
Grant peace, we pray, in mercy, Lord (LSB 777)
Hear us, Father, when we pray (LSB 773)
If God Himself be for me (LSB 724)
In the shattered bliss of Eden (LSB 572)
Jesus, lead Thou on (LSB 718)
Lord, keep us steadfast in Your Word (LSB 655)
Lord of our life and God of our salvation (LSB 659)
Once He came in blessing (LSB 333)
Preserve Your Word, O Savior (LSB 658)
Since our great High Priest, Christ Jesus (LSB 529)
The tree of life with ev’ry good (LSB 561)
To God the Holy Spirit let us pray (LSB 768)
What is the world to me (LSB 730)
Who trusts in God a strong abode (LSB 714)
Second Sunday in Lent
Jeremiah 26:8–15
Philippians 3:17—4:1
Luke 13:31–35
Hymn of Invocation
When in the hour of deepest need (LSB 615)
Hymn of the Day / Catechetical Hymn of the Week
Lord, Thee I love with all my heart (LSB 708)
Hymns for the Distribution of the Holy Communion
In the shattered bliss of Eden (LSB 572)
Baptismal waters cover me (LSB 616)
Salvation unto us has come (LSB 555)
Upon the cross extended (LSB 453)
Hymn of Departure
Lord Jesus Christ, the Church’s head (LSB 647)
Alternative Hymns
Children of the heav’nly Father (LSB 725)
Father, we praise Thee (LSB 875)
From God can nothing move me (LSB 713)
Grant peace, we pray, in mercy, Lord (LSB 777)
I will sing my Maker’s praises (TLH 25; LW 439; LSB 977e)
In God, my faithful God (LSB 745)
Jerusalem, my happy home (LSB 673)
Jerusalem, O city fair and high (LSB 674)
My soul, now praise your maker (LSB 820)
No temple now, no gift of price (LSB 530)
O little flock, fear not the foe (LSB 666)
On my heart imprint Your image (LSB 422)
Rise, shine, you people (LSB 825)
Sing, my tongue, the glorious battle (LSB 454)
The day is surely drawing near (LSB 508)
The Law of God is good and wise (LSB 579)
The will of God is always best (LSB 758)
What is the world to me (LSB 730)
Who trusts in God a strong abode (LSB 714)
Wide open stand the gates (LSB 639)
Third Sunday in Lent
Ezekiel 33:7–20
1 Corinthians 10:1–13
Luke 13:1–9
Hymn of Invocation / Catechetical Hymn of the Week
"As surely as I live," God said (LSB 614)
Hymn of the Day
May God bestow on us His grace (LSB 823)
Hymns for the Distribution of the Holy Communion
In the very midst of life (LSB 755)
The tree of life with ev’ry good (LSB 561)
Lord of our life and God of our salvation (LSB 659)
Water, blood, and Spirit crying (LSB 597)
Hymn of Departure
All who believe and are baptized (LSB 601)
Alternative Hymns
Christ be my leader by night as by day (LSB 861)
Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father (LSB 809)
Guide me, O Thou great Redeemer (LSB 918)
I walk in danger all the way (LSB 716)
In God, my faithful God (LSB 745)
Jesus Christ, our blessed Savior (LSB 627)
Jesus, grant that balm and healing (LSB 421)
Jesus, lead Thou on (LSB 718)
Jesus sinners doth receive (LSB 609)
Lord, to You I make confession (LSB 608)
O dearest Jesus, what law hast Thou broken (LSB 439)
O God, my faithful God (LSB 696)
Preach you the Word, and plant it home (LSB 586)
Rise, my soul, to watch and pray (LSB 663)
Rock of ages, cleft for me (LSB 761)
The Law of God is good and wise (LSB 579)
The will of God is always best (LSB 758)
There is a time for ev’rything (LSB 762)
What God ordains is always good (LSB 760)
When aimless violence takes those we love (LSB 764)
Fourth Sunday in Lent
Isaiah 12:1–6
2 Corinthians 5:16–21
Luke 15:1–3, 11–32
Hymn of Invocation / Catechetical Hymn of the Week
All mankind fell in Adam’s fall (LSB 562)
Hymn of the Day
God loved the world so that He gave (LSB 571)
Hymns for the Distribution of the Holy Communion
The Gospel shows the Father’s grace (LSB 580)
Dear Christians, one and all, rejoice (LSB 556)
Jesus, priceless treasure (LSB 743)
Rejoice, my heart, be glad and sing (LSB 737)
Hymn of Departure
Why should cross and trial grieve me (LSB 756)
Alternative Hymns
As rebels, Lord, who foolishly have wandered (LSB 612)
Chief of sinners though I be (LSB 611)
Children of the heav’nly Father (LSB 725)
Come, Thou Fount of ev’ry blessing (LSB 686)
Entrust your days and burdens (LSB 754)
Father most holy, merciful and tender (LSB 504)
God’s own child, I gladly say it (LSB 594)
I will sing my Maker’s praises (TLH 25; LW 439; LSB 977e)
In Adam we have all been one (LSB 569)
In God, my faithful God (LSB 745)
Jesus, grant that balm and healing (LSB 421)
Jesus sinners doth receive (LSB 609)
Just as I am, without one plea (LSB 570)
Lord, to You I make confession (LSB 608)
My soul, now praise your maker (LSB 820)
Oh, how great is Your compassion (LSB 559)
Open now thy gates of beauty (LSB 901)
Soul, adorn yourself with gladness (LSB 636)
Today Your mercy calls us (LSB 915)
Upon the cross extended (LSB 453)
Fifth Sunday in Lent
Isaiah 43:16–21
Philippians 3:(4b–7) 8–14
Luke 20:9–20
Hymn of Invocation
Jesus, grant that balm and healing (LSB 421)
Hymn of the Day / Catechetical Hymn of the Week
My song is love unknown (LSB 430)
Hymns for the Distribution of the Holy Communion
Stricken, smitten, and afflicted (LSB 451)
Sing, my tongue, the glorious battle (LSB 454)
O sacred head, now wounded (LSB 450)
Christ, the Life of all the living (LSB 420)
Hymn of Departure
Let us ever walk with Jesus (LSB 685)
Alternative Hymns
A Lamb goes uncomplaining forth (LSB 438)
Behold a host, arrayed in white (LSB 676)
Christ is made the sure foundation (LSB 909)
Christ is our cornerstone (LSB 912)
Christ sits at God’s right hand (LSB 564)
Glory be to Jesus (LSB 433)
God loved the world so that He gave (LSB 571)
Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father (LSB 809)
Guide me, O Thou great Redeemer (LSB 918)
In the cross of Christ I glory (LSB 427)
In the shattered bliss of Eden (LSB 572)
Jesus Christ, my sure defense (LSB 741)
Lord Jesus Christ, the Church’s head (LSB 647)
My hope is built on nothing less (LSB 575)
No temple now, no gift of price (LSB 530)
Seek where you may to find a way (LSB 557)
The Church’s one foundation (LSB 644)
The royal banners forward go (LSB 455)
Thy works, not mine, O Christ (LSB 565)
When I survey the wondrous cross (LSB 425)
Joel 2:12–19
2 Corinthians 5:20b—6:10
Matthew 6:1–6, 16–21
Hymn of Invocation / Catechetical Hymn of the Week
Lord, to You I make confession (LSB 608)
Hymn of the Day
From depths of woe I cry to Thee (LSB 607)
Hymns for the Distribution of the Holy Communion
A Lamb goes uncomplaining forth (LSB 438)
When in the hour of deepest need (LSB 615)
Jesus, grant that balm and healing (LSB 421)
Lord, keep us steadfast in Your Word (LSB 655)
Hymn of Departure
Lord of our life and God of our salvation (LSB 659)
Alternative Hymns
All mankind fell in Adam’s fall (LSB 562)
"As surely as I live," God said (LSB 614)
Baptismal waters cover me (LSB 616)
Before the throne of God above (LSB 574)
Christ, mighty Savior, Light of all creation (LSB 881)
"Forgive our sins as we forgive" (LSB 843)
Hear us, Father, when we pray (LSB 773)
I will sing my Maker’s praises (TLH 25; LW 439; LSB 977e)
In the shattered bliss of Eden (LSB 572)
Jesus Christ, our blessed Savior (LSB 627)
Jesus sinners doth receive (LSB 609)
Lord Jesus, think on me (LSB 610)
My soul, now praise your maker (LSB 820)
Now rest beneath night’s shadow (LSB 880)
O Christ, who art the Light and Day (LSB 882)
O Lord, throughout these forty days (LSB 418)
Our Father, who from heav’n above (LSB 766)
Savior, when in dust to Thee (LSB 419)
Soul, adorn yourself with gladness (LSB 636)
To Thee, omniscient Lord of all (LSB 613)
Today Your mercy calls us (LSB 915)
First Sunday in Lent
Deuteronomy 26:1–11
Romans 10:8b–13
Luke 4:1–13
Hymn of Invocation
Triune God, be Thou our stay (LSB 505)
Hymn of the Day
A mighty fortress is our God (LSB 656)
Hymns for the Distribution of the Holy Communion
I walk in danger all the way (LSB 716)
O Lord, throughout these forty days (LSB 418)
Sing, my tongue, the glorious battle (LSB 454)
O love, how deep, how broad, how high (LSB 544)
Hymn of Departure / Catechetical Hymn of the Week
Abide, O dearest Jesus (LSB 919)
Alternative Hymns
A Lamb goes uncomplaining forth (LSB 438)
All mankind fell in Adam’s fall (LSB 562)
Christ sits at God’s right hand (LSB 564)
Christ, the Lord of hosts, unshaken (LSB 521)
God loved the world so that He gave (LSB 571)
God’s own child, I gladly say it (LSB 594)
Grant peace, we pray, in mercy, Lord (LSB 777)
Hear us, Father, when we pray (LSB 773)
If God Himself be for me (LSB 724)
In the shattered bliss of Eden (LSB 572)
Jesus, lead Thou on (LSB 718)
Lord, keep us steadfast in Your Word (LSB 655)
Lord of our life and God of our salvation (LSB 659)
Once He came in blessing (LSB 333)
Preserve Your Word, O Savior (LSB 658)
Since our great High Priest, Christ Jesus (LSB 529)
The tree of life with ev’ry good (LSB 561)
To God the Holy Spirit let us pray (LSB 768)
What is the world to me (LSB 730)
Who trusts in God a strong abode (LSB 714)
Second Sunday in Lent
Jeremiah 26:8–15
Philippians 3:17—4:1
Luke 13:31–35
Hymn of Invocation
When in the hour of deepest need (LSB 615)
Hymn of the Day / Catechetical Hymn of the Week
Lord, Thee I love with all my heart (LSB 708)
Hymns for the Distribution of the Holy Communion
In the shattered bliss of Eden (LSB 572)
Baptismal waters cover me (LSB 616)
Salvation unto us has come (LSB 555)
Upon the cross extended (LSB 453)
Hymn of Departure
Lord Jesus Christ, the Church’s head (LSB 647)
Alternative Hymns
Children of the heav’nly Father (LSB 725)
Father, we praise Thee (LSB 875)
From God can nothing move me (LSB 713)
Grant peace, we pray, in mercy, Lord (LSB 777)
I will sing my Maker’s praises (TLH 25; LW 439; LSB 977e)
In God, my faithful God (LSB 745)
Jerusalem, my happy home (LSB 673)
Jerusalem, O city fair and high (LSB 674)
My soul, now praise your maker (LSB 820)
No temple now, no gift of price (LSB 530)
O little flock, fear not the foe (LSB 666)
On my heart imprint Your image (LSB 422)
Rise, shine, you people (LSB 825)
Sing, my tongue, the glorious battle (LSB 454)
The day is surely drawing near (LSB 508)
The Law of God is good and wise (LSB 579)
The will of God is always best (LSB 758)
What is the world to me (LSB 730)
Who trusts in God a strong abode (LSB 714)
Wide open stand the gates (LSB 639)
Third Sunday in Lent
Ezekiel 33:7–20
1 Corinthians 10:1–13
Luke 13:1–9
Hymn of Invocation / Catechetical Hymn of the Week
"As surely as I live," God said (LSB 614)
Hymn of the Day
May God bestow on us His grace (LSB 823)
Hymns for the Distribution of the Holy Communion
In the very midst of life (LSB 755)
The tree of life with ev’ry good (LSB 561)
Lord of our life and God of our salvation (LSB 659)
Water, blood, and Spirit crying (LSB 597)
Hymn of Departure
All who believe and are baptized (LSB 601)
Alternative Hymns
Christ be my leader by night as by day (LSB 861)
Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father (LSB 809)
Guide me, O Thou great Redeemer (LSB 918)
I walk in danger all the way (LSB 716)
In God, my faithful God (LSB 745)
Jesus Christ, our blessed Savior (LSB 627)
Jesus, grant that balm and healing (LSB 421)
Jesus, lead Thou on (LSB 718)
Jesus sinners doth receive (LSB 609)
Lord, to You I make confession (LSB 608)
O dearest Jesus, what law hast Thou broken (LSB 439)
O God, my faithful God (LSB 696)
Preach you the Word, and plant it home (LSB 586)
Rise, my soul, to watch and pray (LSB 663)
Rock of ages, cleft for me (LSB 761)
The Law of God is good and wise (LSB 579)
The will of God is always best (LSB 758)
There is a time for ev’rything (LSB 762)
What God ordains is always good (LSB 760)
When aimless violence takes those we love (LSB 764)
Fourth Sunday in Lent
Isaiah 12:1–6
2 Corinthians 5:16–21
Luke 15:1–3, 11–32
Hymn of Invocation / Catechetical Hymn of the Week
All mankind fell in Adam’s fall (LSB 562)
Hymn of the Day
God loved the world so that He gave (LSB 571)
Hymns for the Distribution of the Holy Communion
The Gospel shows the Father’s grace (LSB 580)
Dear Christians, one and all, rejoice (LSB 556)
Jesus, priceless treasure (LSB 743)
Rejoice, my heart, be glad and sing (LSB 737)
Hymn of Departure
Why should cross and trial grieve me (LSB 756)
Alternative Hymns
As rebels, Lord, who foolishly have wandered (LSB 612)
Chief of sinners though I be (LSB 611)
Children of the heav’nly Father (LSB 725)
Come, Thou Fount of ev’ry blessing (LSB 686)
Entrust your days and burdens (LSB 754)
Father most holy, merciful and tender (LSB 504)
God’s own child, I gladly say it (LSB 594)
I will sing my Maker’s praises (TLH 25; LW 439; LSB 977e)
In Adam we have all been one (LSB 569)
In God, my faithful God (LSB 745)
Jesus, grant that balm and healing (LSB 421)
Jesus sinners doth receive (LSB 609)
Just as I am, without one plea (LSB 570)
Lord, to You I make confession (LSB 608)
My soul, now praise your maker (LSB 820)
Oh, how great is Your compassion (LSB 559)
Open now thy gates of beauty (LSB 901)
Soul, adorn yourself with gladness (LSB 636)
Today Your mercy calls us (LSB 915)
Upon the cross extended (LSB 453)
Fifth Sunday in Lent
Isaiah 43:16–21
Philippians 3:(4b–7) 8–14
Luke 20:9–20
Hymn of Invocation
Jesus, grant that balm and healing (LSB 421)
Hymn of the Day / Catechetical Hymn of the Week
My song is love unknown (LSB 430)
Hymns for the Distribution of the Holy Communion
Stricken, smitten, and afflicted (LSB 451)
Sing, my tongue, the glorious battle (LSB 454)
O sacred head, now wounded (LSB 450)
Christ, the Life of all the living (LSB 420)
Hymn of Departure
Let us ever walk with Jesus (LSB 685)
Alternative Hymns
A Lamb goes uncomplaining forth (LSB 438)
Behold a host, arrayed in white (LSB 676)
Christ is made the sure foundation (LSB 909)
Christ is our cornerstone (LSB 912)
Christ sits at God’s right hand (LSB 564)
Glory be to Jesus (LSB 433)
God loved the world so that He gave (LSB 571)
Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father (LSB 809)
Guide me, O Thou great Redeemer (LSB 918)
In the cross of Christ I glory (LSB 427)
In the shattered bliss of Eden (LSB 572)
Jesus Christ, my sure defense (LSB 741)
Lord Jesus Christ, the Church’s head (LSB 647)
My hope is built on nothing less (LSB 575)
No temple now, no gift of price (LSB 530)
Seek where you may to find a way (LSB 557)
The Church’s one foundation (LSB 644)
The royal banners forward go (LSB 455)
Thy works, not mine, O Christ (LSB 565)
When I survey the wondrous cross (LSB 425)
06 February 2010
Two Dozen of My Favorite Guitarists
Not necessarily the greatest guitarists ever (though many of these guys surely are), but here are two dozen of the guitarists (or guitarist pairs) that I most enjoy listening to. I've tweaked the list since I first posted it, removing a couple, adding a couple, and shifting the order a bit. As it is, these two dozen are listed more or less in order of preference, but the lines blur often enough, depending on my mood and a host of other factors.
Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin)
Randy Rhoads (Ozzy Osbourne)
Joe Satriani
Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi)
Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath)
Paul Gilbert
Slash (Guns 'n' Roses, Velvet Revolver)
Zakk Wylde (Ozzy Osbourne, Black Label Society)
Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen)
Joe Walsh (The Eagles)
Malcom & Angus Young (AC/DC)
Steve Clark & Phil Collen (Def Leppard)
Glenn Tipton & K.K. Downing (Judas Priest)
Vivian Campbell (Dio, Whitesnake, Def Leppard)
Chris Robertson & Ben Wells (Black Stone Cherry)
Rudolf & Michael Schenker (The Scorpions)
The Brothers Van Zant (Lynyrd Skynyrd, .38-Special, Van Zant)
Steve Vai
George Harrison (The Beatles)
Eric Clapton
Keith Richards (The Rolling Stones)
Mark Tremonti (Alter Bridge, Creed)
Kirk Hammett & James Hetfield (Metallica)
George Lynch (Dokken)
Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin)
Randy Rhoads (Ozzy Osbourne)
Joe Satriani
Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi)
Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath)
Paul Gilbert
Slash (Guns 'n' Roses, Velvet Revolver)
Zakk Wylde (Ozzy Osbourne, Black Label Society)
Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen)
Joe Walsh (The Eagles)
Malcom & Angus Young (AC/DC)
Steve Clark & Phil Collen (Def Leppard)
Glenn Tipton & K.K. Downing (Judas Priest)
Vivian Campbell (Dio, Whitesnake, Def Leppard)
Chris Robertson & Ben Wells (Black Stone Cherry)
Rudolf & Michael Schenker (The Scorpions)
The Brothers Van Zant (Lynyrd Skynyrd, .38-Special, Van Zant)
Steve Vai
George Harrison (The Beatles)
Eric Clapton
Keith Richards (The Rolling Stones)
Mark Tremonti (Alter Bridge, Creed)
Kirk Hammett & James Hetfield (Metallica)
George Lynch (Dokken)
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