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Office of the Bishop Sermon Series

The Virginia Synod Office of the Bishop will be providing gospel readings and sermons through August 30, 2020 for use in congregations. You can view and download these from either our YouTube Channel, or Vimeo account for use in your congregations Sunday service. You can also view these sermons each Sunday on our Facebook Page.

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Organ Accompaniments for Hymns for Sundays

Below are links to downloadable mp3 audio files providing organ accompaniments for hymns for upcoming Sundays. All tunes are either in the public domain or copyrighted by Augsburg-Fortress, so there are no restrictions on playing the mp3 for your streaming worship or posting the words on your video feed or an accompanying bulletin. (Thanks to Nancy Delaney and Christ Lutheran Church in Roanoke for providing these.)

Hymns for Palm Sunday

All Glory, Laud, and Honor (ELW #344 – introduction plus five stanzas)
In the Cross of Christ I Glory (ELW #324 – introduction plus four stanzas)
My Song is Love Unknown (ELW version #343 – introduction plus six stanzas)
My Song is Love Unknown (LBW version #94 – introduction plus seven stanzas)
O Sacred Head, Now Wounded (ELW #351 – introduction plus four stanzas)
Were You There (ELW #353 – introduction plus five stanzas)

Hymns for Maundy Thursday

Lord, Who the Night You Were Betrayed (ELW #463 – introduction plus four stanzas)
O Bread of Life from Heaven (ELW #480 – introduction plus three stanzas)
Soul, Adorn Yourself With Gladness (ELW #488 – introduction plus four stanzas)

Hymns for Easter Sunday and Easter Season

Alleluia! Jesus is Risen! (ELW #377 – introduction plus five stanzas)
Alleluia! Sing to Jesus (ELW #392 – introduction plus five stanzas)
At the Lamb’s High Feast We Sing (ELW #362 – introduction plus eight stanzas)
Blest Be the Tie that Binds (ELW #656 – introduction plus four stanzas)
Christ is Alive! Let Christians Sing (ELW #389 – introduction plus five stanzas; OneLicense required in order to publish hymn text)
Christ is Risen! Alleluia! (ELW #382 – introduction plus four stanzas)
Christ the Lord Is Risen Today; Alleluia! (ELW #369 – introduction plus four stanzas)
Day of Arising (ELW #374 – introduction plus four stanzas; text and tune (c) Augsburg-Fortress)
Hallelujah! Jesus Lives! (ELW #380 – introduction plus five stanzas)
I Know That My Redeemer Lives! (ELW #619 – introduction plus eight stanzas)
In Christ There Is No East or West (ELW #650 – introduction plus four stanzas)
Jesus Christ Is Risen Today (ELW #365 – introduction plus four stanzas)
Love Consecrates the Humblest Act (ELW #360 – introduction plus three stanzas)
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (ELW #631 – introduction plus four stanzas)
Low in the Grave He Lay (TFF #94 – introduction plus three stanzas)
Now All The Vault of Heaven Resounds (ELW #367 – introduction plus four stanzas)
O Christ Our Hope (ELW #604 – introduction plus five stanzas)
Son of God, Eternal Savior (ELW #655 – introduction plus four stanzas)
That Easter Day with Joy Was Bright (ELW #384 – introduction plus four stanzas)
The Day of Resurrection (ELW #361 – introduction plus four stanzas)
The Strife is O’er; the Battle Done (ELW #366 – introduction plus five stanzas)
Thine Is the Glory (ELW #376 – introduction plus three stanzas)
Thine the Amen (ELW #826 – introduction plus five stanzas; text and music (c) Augsburg-Fortress)
We Praise Thee, O God (Revive Us Again) (TFF #100 – introduction plus four stanzas)
You Are the Way (ELW #758 – introduction plus four stanzas)
You Servants of God (ELW #825 – introduction plus four stanzas

Fourth Sunday of Easter

Have No Fear, Little Flock (Concordia Publishing House) (ELW #764 – introduction plus four stanzas)
My Shepherd You Supply My Need (ELW #782 – introduction plus three stanzas)
Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us (ELW #789 – introduction plus four stanzas)
The King of Love My Shepherd Is (ELW #502 – introduction plus six stanzas)
The Lord’s My Shepherd (ELW #778 – introduction plus five stanzas)
Organ Prelude: J.S. Bach – Sheep May Safely Graze (approx. 5 minutes)

Hymns for Pentecost Sunday

Organ Prelude: Johann Sebastian Bach – Prelude in G (BWV 541) (approx. 3-1/2 minutes)
Creator Spirit, Heavenly Dove (ELW #578 – introduction plus six stanzas)
Holy Spirit, Ever Dwelling (ELW #582 – introduction plus three stanzas)
Holy Spirit, Truth Divine (ELW #398 – introduction plus five stanzas)
O Day Full of Grace (ELW #627 – introduction plus five stanzas)
O Holy Spirit, Enter In (ELW #786 – introduction plus three stanzas)

Hymns for Trinity Sunday

All Glory Be to God on High (ELW #410 – introduction plus four stanzas)
Father Most Holy (ELW #415 – introduction plus four stanzas) NOTE: OneLicense subscription required in order to publish hymn text
God, Whose Almighty Word (ELW #673 – introduction plus four stanzas)
Holy God, We Praise Your Name (ELW #414 – introduction plus four stanzas)
Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty! (ELW #413 – introduction plus four stanzas)

Hymns for June 2020

All People That on Earth Do Dwell (ELW #883 – introduction plus five stanzas)
Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Sound (ELW #779 – introduction plus five stanzas)
Awake, My Soul, And With the Sun (ELW #557 – introduction plus five stanzas)
Come, We That Love the Lord (ELW #625 – introduction plus four stanzas)
For the Beauty of the Earth (ELW #879 – introduction plus five stanzas)
How Firm a Foundation (ELW #796 – introduction plus four stanzas)
In Christ Called to Baptize (ELW #575 – introduction plus four stanzas)
Let the Whole Creation Cry (ELW #876 – introduction plus three stanzas)
Let Us Break Bread Together (ELW #471 – introduction plus three stanzas)
Lift Every Voice and Sing (ELW #841 – introduction plus three stanzas)
O God, My Faithful God (ELW #806 – introduction plus four stanzas)
O God Our Help in Ages Past (ELW #632 – introduction plus six stanzas)
This Is My Father’s World (ELW #824 – introduction plus three stanzas)
We All Are One in Mission(ELW #576 – introduction plus three stanzas)
What a Friend We Have in Jesus (ELW #742 – introduction plus three stanzas)
Where Cross the Crowded Ways of Life (ELW #719 – introduction plus six stanzas)

Hymns for July 2020

5th Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 14A)

I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say (ELW #611 – introduction plus three stanzas)
Lord of All Hopefulness (ELW #765 – introduction plus four stanzas – OneLicense required to reprint text)
O Beautiful For Spacious Skies (ELW #888 – introduction plus three stanzas)
O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing (ELW #886 – introduction plus six stanzas)
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty (ELW #858 – introduction plus four stanzas)

6th Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 15A)

As Rain From the Clouds (ELW #508 – introduction plus three stanzas – OneLicense required to reprint text)
For the Fruit of All Creation (ELW #679– introduction plus three stanzas – OneLicense required to reprint text)
Jerusalem, My Happy Home (ELW #628 – introduction plus five stanzas)
On What Has Now Been Sown (ELW #550 – introduction plus three stanzas)

7th Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 16A)

Almighty God, Your Word is Cast (ELW #516– introduction plus three stanzas)
Let All Things Now Living (ELW #881– introduction plus two stanzas – OneLicense required to reprint text)
Praise and Thanksgiving (ELW #689 – introduction plus four stanzas – OneLicense required to reprint text)
We Plow the Fields and Scatter (ELW #681 – introduction plus three stanzas)

8th Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 17A)

Beautiful Savior (ELW #838– introduction plus four stanzas)
God of Grace and God of Glory (ELW #705– introduction plus four stanzas)
Jesus, Priceless Treasure (ELW #775 – introduction plus three stanzas)
The Spirit Sends Us Forth to Serve (ELW #551 – introduction plus four stanzas – OneLicense required to reprint text)

Hymns for August 2020

9th Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 18A) – Aug. 2, 2020

Break Now the Bread of Life (ELW #515– introduction plus three stanzas; 2:21)
O Living Bread From Heaven (ELW #542– introduction plus four stanzas; 3:00)
O Jesus, Joy of Loving Hearts (ELW #658 – introduction plus four stanzas; 2:30)
O Worship the King (ELW #842 – introduction plus five stanzas; 2:37)

10th Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 19A) – Aug. 9, 2020

Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me (ELW #755– introduction plus three stanzas; 2:14)
Eternal Father, Strong to Save (ELW #756– introduction plus four stanzas; 2:28)
Lord, Take My Hand and Lead Me (ELW #767 – introduction plus three stanzas; 2:30)
Oh, Sing to the Lord (ELW #822 – guitar and piano one stanza introduction plus five stanzas; 1:57)

11th Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 20A) – Aug. 16, 2020

Jesus Shall Reign (ELW #434– introduction plus five stanzas; 2:53)
Oh Christ, the Healer, We Have Come (ELW #610 – introduction plus four stanzas – OneLicense required to reprint text; 2:17)
Healer of Our Every Ill (ELW #612 – refrain introduction plus four stanzas – OneLicense required to reprint text; 3:32)
Lord, Whose Love in Humble Service (ELW #712 – introduction plus four stanzas – OneLicense required to reprint text; 3:26)
Lord of All Nations, Grant Me Grace (ELW #716 – introduction plus five stanzas – text: Concordia Publishing House; 2:33)

12th Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 21A) – Aug. 23, 2020

My Hope is Built on Nothing Less (ELW #597– introduction plus four stanzas; 2:35)
O Savior, Precious Savior (ELW #820 – introduction plus four stanzas; 3:17)
The Church’s One Foundation (ELW #654 – refrain introduction plus four stanzas; 3:35)
We All Are One in Mission (ELW #576 – introduction plus three stanzas – OneLicense required to reprint text; 2:25)

13th Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 22A) – Aug. 30, 2020

Jesus, Still Lead On (ELW #624– introduction plus four stanzas; 2:19)
Son of God, Eternal Savior (ELW #820 – introduction plus four stanzas; 3:29)
Let Us Ever Walk With Jesus (ELW #802 – refrain introduction plus four stanzas; 4:37)
All People That on Earth Do Dwell (ELW #576 – introduction plus five stanzas – 2:39)
For the Beauty of the Earth (ELW #879 – introduction plus five stanzas – 2:43)

Hymns for September 2020

14th Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 23A) – Sept. 6, 2020

God, When Human Bonds Are Broken (ELW #603– introduction plus five stanzas – 2:16)
In All Our Grief (ELW #615 – introduction plus four stanzas – OneLicense required to reprint text – 2:43 )
Blest Be the Tie That Binds (ELW #656 – introduction plus four stanzas – 1:54)
Earth and All Stars (ELW #731 – introduction plus five stanzas – 3:24)
Give to Our God Immortal Praise! (ELW #848 – introduction plus three stanzas – 1:56)

15th Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 24A) – Sept. 13, 2020

Awake, O Sleeper, Rise from Death (ELW #452– introduction plus five stanzas – 1:53)
I Come with Joy (ELW #482 – introduction plus five stanzas – OneLicense required to reprint text – 1:54)
Forgive Our Sins As We Forgive (ELW #605 – introduction plus four stanzas – OneLicense required to reprint text – 2:04)
Our Father, We Have Wandered (ELW #606 – introduction plus three stanzas – OneLicense required to reprint text – 3:19)
In Thee Is Gladness (ELW #867– introduction plus two stanzas – 2:15)

16th Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 25A) – Sept. 20, 2020

Great God, Your Love Has Called Us (ELW #358– introduction plus five stanzas – OneLicense required to reprint text and/or music – 4:11)
There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy (ELW #588 – introduction plus four stanzas – 3:33)
Will You Let Me Be Your Servant (ELW #659 – introduction plus five stanzas – CCLI required to reprint text and/or music – 2:15)
Lord of Light (ELW #688 – introduction plus four stanzas – OneLicense required to reprint text and/or music – 3:52)
As Saints of Old (ELW #695 – introduction plus three stanzas – OneLicense required to reprint text and/or music – 2:26)

17th Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 26A) – Sept. 27, 2020

Lord, Keep Us Steadfast in Your Word (ELW #517– introduction plus three stanzas – 1:37)
O God, My Faithful God (ELW #806 – introduction plus four stanzas – 3:09)
O Master, Let Me Walk with You (ELW #818 – introduction plus four stanzas – 2:25)
Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee (ELW #836 – introduction plus three stanzas – 2:19)

Hymns for October 2020

18th Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 27A) – Oct. 4, 2020

On What Has Now Been Sown (ELW #550– introduction plus three stanzas – 1:44)
The Church of Christ in Every Age (ELW #729 – introduction plus five stanzas – OneLicense required to reprint text – 2:50 )
Lord Our God, with Praise We Come (ELW #730 – introduction plus three stanzas – 2:15)
Thine the Amen (ELW #826 – introduction plus five stanzas – 3:21)
Rejoice. Ye Pure in Heart (ELW #873 – introduction plus six stanzas – 2:56)

19th Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 28A) – Oct. 11, 2020

As We Gather at Your Table (ELW 582 – Introduction plus three stanzas – 2:47)
At the Lamb’s High Feast We Sing (ELW 362 – Introduction plus eight stanzas – 3:03)
Come with Us, O Blessed Jesus (ELW 501 – Introduction plus one stanza – 2:01)
The King of Love My Shepherd Is (ELW 502 – Introduction plus six stanzas – 3:44)
We Praise You, O God (ELW 870 – Introduction plus three stanzas – 1:55)

20th Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 29A) – Oct. 18, 2020

Come, Let Us Join Our Cheerful Songs (ELW 847 – Introduction plus four stanzas – 1:48)
God of Grace and God of Glory (ELW 705 – Introduction plus four stanzas – 2:38)
God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending (ELW 678 – Introduction plus three stanzas – 2:52)
When Morning Gilds the Skies (ELW 853 – Introduction plus five stanzas – 2:41)

Reformation Sunday – Oct. 25, 2020

Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Sound (ELW 779 – Introduction plus five stanzas – 3:21)
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (ELW 504 – Introduction plus four stanzas – 4:08)
Christ is Made the Sure Foundation (ELW 645 – Introduction plus four stanzas – 3:28)
Lord, Keep Us Steadfast In Your Word (ELW 517 – Introduction plus three stanzas – 1:37)
The Church’s One Foundation (ELW 654 – Introduction plus five stanzas – 3:36)

Hymns for November 2020

All Saints Sunday – Nov. 1, 2020

For All the Saints (ELW 422 – Brief Introduction plus seven stanzas – 4:01)
Give Thanks for Saints (ELW 428 – Introduction plus four stanzas – 3:04 – OneLicense required to reprint text)
Rejoice in God’s Saints (ELW 418 – Introduction plus four stanzas – 2:26 – OneLicense required to reprint text)
Shall We Gather at the River (ELW 423 – Introduction plus four stanzas – 3:52)
Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones (ELW 424 – Introduction plus four stanzas – 3:45 – OneLicense required to reprint text)

23rd Sunday after Pentecost – Nov. 8, 2020

Blessed Assurance (ELW 638 – Introduction plus three stanzas – 2:57)
For the Fruit of All Creation (ELW 679 – Introduction plus three stanzas – 2:37 – OneLicense required to reprint text)
Wake, Awake, For Night Is Flying (ELW 436 – Introduction plus three stanzas – 3:09 )
When Long Before Time (ELW 861 – Introduction plus six stanzas – 2:57)

24th Sunday after Pentecost – Nov. 15, 2020

Through the Night of Doubt and Sorrow (ELW 327 – Introduction plus four stanzas – 3:39)
God Whose Giving Knows No Ending (ELW 678 – Introduction plus three stanzas – 2:52 – OneLicense required to reprint text)
Lord of Light (ELW #688 – introduction plus four stanzas – OneLicense required to reprint text and/or music – 3:52)
As Saints of Old (ELW #695 – introduction plus three stanzas – OneLicense required to reprint text and/or music – 2:26)
Lord of Glory, You Have Bought Us (ELW 707 – Introduction plus four stanzas – 4:10)

Christ the King Sunday – Nov. 22, 2020

Crown Him with Many Crowns (ELW 855 – Introduction plus five stanzas – 3:21)
Jesus Shall Reign (ELW 253 – Introduction plus five stanzas – 2:52)
For All The Faithful Women (ELW #419 – introduction plus three stanzas – 2:23 – OneLicense required to reprint text and/or music)
O Christ, What Can It Mean for Us (ELW #431 – introduction plus four stanzas – 2:44 – OneLicense required to reprint text and/or music )
Rejoice, for Christ Is King (ELW 430 – Introduction plus four stanzas – 2:30)

First Sunday in Advent – Nov. 29, 2020

Hark! A Thrilling Voice Is Sounding! (ELW 246 – Introduction plus five stanzas – 2:17)
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (ELW 257 – Introduction plus one stanza – 1:26)
O Come, O Come Emmanuel (ELW #257 – introduction plus eight stanzas – 6:15)
The King Shall Come (ELW #260 – introduction plus five stanzas – 2:11 – Include Concordia Publishing permission info)
Wake, Awake, for Night Is Flying (ELW 436 – Introduction plus three stanzas – 3:37)

Hymns for December 2020

Second Sunday in Advent – Dec. 6, 2020

Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers (ELW #244 – Introduction plus four stanzas – 2:37)
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (ELW #257 – Introduction plus two stanzas – 2:08 – see First Sunday in Advent (Nov. 29) for full hymn)
On Jordan’s Bank the Baptist’s Cry (ELW #249 – introduction plus five stanzas- 2:32)
There’s a Voice in the Wilderness (ELW #255 – introduction plus three stanzas – 2:24)
Comfort, Comfort, Now My People (ELW #256 – Introduction plus three stanzas – 2:53)

Third Sunday in Advent – Dec. 13, 2020

Awake! Awake, and Greet the New Morn (ELW #242 – Introduction plus four stanzas – 2:56 – OneLicense required to reprint text)
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (ELW #257 – Introduction plus three stanzas – 2:49 – see First Sunday in Advent (Nov. 29) for full hymn)
O Lord, How Shall I Meet You (ELW #241 – introduction plus four stanzas- 3:17)
Prepare the Royal Highway (ELW #264 – introduction plus four stanzas – 2:52)

Fourth Sunday in Advent – Dec. 20, 2020

Fling Wide the Door (ELW #259- Introduction plus four stanzas – 3:11)
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (ELW #257 – Introduction plus four stanzas – 3:31 – see First Sunday in Advent (Nov. 29) for full hymn)
Hark! the Glad Sound! (ELW #239 – introduction plus four stanzas- 1:35)
The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came (ELW #265 – introduction plus four stanzas – 2:52)

Christmas Eve and Sundays of Christmas – Dec. 25, 2020 and following Sundays

Angels, from the Realms of Glory (ELW #275 – Introduction plus four stanzas – 2:11)
Angels We Have Heard on High (ELW #289 – Introduction plus three stanzas – 2:29)
Away in a Manger (ELW #278 – Introduction plus three stanzas – 2:06)
Go Tell It on the Mountain (with voices) (ELW #290 – Introduction, opening refrain, three stanzas and refrains – 2:06)
Go Tell It on the Mountain (organ alone) (ELW #290 – Introduction, opening refrain, three stanzas and refrains – 2:05)
Good Christian Friends, Rejoice (ELW #288 – Introduction plus three stanzas – 2:24)
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (ELW #270 – Introduction plus three stanzas – 2:37)
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly (with voices) (ELW #276 – Introduction plus two stanzas – 2:03)
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly (organ alone) (ELW #276 – Introduction plus two stanzas – 2:10)
It Came upon the Midnight Clear (ELW #282 – Introduction plus four stanzas – 3:56)
Joy to the World (ELW #267 – Introduction plus four stanzas – 2:20)
Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming (with voices) (ELW #272 – Introduction plus four stanzas – 3:24)
Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming (organ alone) (ELW #272 – Introduction plus four stanzas – 3:48)
My Soul Proclaims Your Greatness (with voices) (ELW #251 – Introduction plus three stanzas – 2:28)
My Soul Proclaims Your Greatness (organ alone) (ELW #251 – Introduction plus three stanzas – 2:33)
O Come, All Ye Faithful (ELW #283 – Introduction plus four stanzas – 3:00)
O Little Town of Bethlehem (ELW #279 – Introduction plus four stanzas – 3:11)
Of the Father’s Love Begotten (ELW #295 – Introduction plus five stanzas – 3:20)
Silent Night, Holy Night (ELW #281 – Introduction plus three stanzas – 3:20)
The First Noel (ELW #300 – Introduction plus five stanzas – 3:45)
What Child is This (ELW #296 – Introduction plus three stanzas – 2:58)
“Away in a Manger” “Night of Silence / Silent Night” performed by Luther College Choirs (Youtube – can be streamed or included in videos without further citation)
Video: Organ Prelude / Offertory: “Silent Night” by Robert Hobby (Nancy Delaney, organist)
Nordic Choir Christmas Carols for Church Use
“The Mothers of Jesus” – a service of lessons and carols for the Sundays after Christmas (youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPUJZ5z3QWI)

Hymns for January 2021

Second Sunday of Christmas – Jan. 3, 2021

(See “Hymns for Christmas Eve and Sundays After Christmas” in the December hymn accompaniments folder)

First Sunday after Epiphany (Baptism of Our Lord) – Jan. 10, 2021

Christ, When for Us You Were Baptized (ELW #304 – Introduction plus four stanzas – 2:05 – OneLicense required to reprint lyrics)
When Jesus Came to Jordan (ELW #305 – Introduction plus three stanzas – 2:52 – OneLicense required to reprint lyrics)
Songs of Thankfulness and Praise (ELW #310 – introduction plus four stanzas – 3:09)
Baptized and Set Free (ELW #453 – guitar and piano accompaniment – introduction plus four stanzas – 2:06)
Crashing Waters at Creation (ELW #455 – introduction plus four stanzas – 1:44 – OneLicense required to reprint lyrics)

Second Sunday after Epiphany – Jan. 17, 2021

Here I Am, Lord (ELW #574 – Refrain introduction plus three stanzas – 3:59 – OneLicense required to reprint lyrics)
The Son of God, Our Christ (ELW #584 – Introduction plus five stanzas – 2:47 – OneLicense required to reprint lyrics)
Will You Come and Follow Me (“The Summons”) (ELW #798 – introduction plus four stanzas – 4:17 – OneLicense required to reprint lyrics)
O Jesus, I Have Promised (ELW #810 – Introduction plus four stanzas – 3:11)

Third Sunday after Epiphany – Jan. 24, 2021

Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies (ELW #553 – Introduction plus three stanzas – 1:54)
Jesus Calls Us, o’er the Tumult (ELW #696 – Introduction plus five stanzas – 2:22)
Come, Follow Me, the Savior Spake (ELW #799 – introduction plus four stanzas – 3:11)
I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light (ELW #815 – Introduction plus four stanzas – 3:25 – OneLicense required to reprint lyrics)
You Have Come Down to the Lakeshore (ELW #817 – Refrain Introduction plus four stanzas – 3:19 – OneLicense required to reprint lyrics)

Fourth Sunday after Epiphany – Jan. 31, 2021

Hail to the Lord’s Anointed (ELW #311 – Introduction plus four stanzas – 2:59)
Healer of Our Every Ill (ELW #612 – refrain introduction plus four stanzas – OneLicense required to reprint text; 3:32)
There Is a Balm in Gilead (ELW #614 – refrain introduction plus three stanzas and final refrain – 3:05)
Rise, Shine, You People (ELW #665 – Introduction plus four stanzas – 2:11)
O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing (ELW #886 – Refrain Introduction plus six stanzas – 2:11)

Hymns for February 2021

Fifth Sunday after Epiphany – Feb. 7, 2021

Arise, Your Light Has Come (ELW #314 – Introduction plus four stanzas – OneLicense required to reprint text; 1;32)
We Come to You for Healing, Lord (ELW #617 – Introduction plus five stanzas – OneLicense required to reprint text; 3:04)
God, Whose Almighty Word (ELW #673 – refrain introduction plus four stanzas – 2:03)
O Worship the King (ELW #842 – Introduction plus five stanzas – 2:37)
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty (ELW #858 – Introduction plus four stanzas – 2:39)

Transfiguration of our Lord – Feb. 14, 2021

How Good Lord to Be Here (ELW #315 – Introduction plus five stanzas; 1:51)
Alleluia, Song of Gladness (ELW #318 – Introduction plus four stanzas; 2:30)
Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies (ELW #553 – refrain introduction plus three stanzas – 1:54)
Beautiful Savior (ELW #838 – Introduction plus four stanzas – 3:30)

Ash Wednesday – Feb. 17, 2021

Restore in Us, O God (ELW #328 – Introduction plus four stanzas; 1:51; OneLicense required to reprint text)
Lord Jesus, Think on Me (ELW #599 – Introduction plus four stanzas; 1:53)
Savior, When in Dust to You (ELW #601 – refrain introduction plus four stanzas – 4:39)
Our Father, We Have Wandered (ELW #606 – introduction plus three stanzas – OneLicense required to reprint text – 3:19)

First Sunday in Lent – Feb. 21, 2021

O Lord, Throughout These Forty Days (ELW #319 – Introduction plus four stanzas – 1:56)
In the Cross of Christ, I Glory (ELW #324 – Introduction plus four stanzas – 2:08)
Bless Now, O God, the Journey (ELW #326 – introduction plus four stanzas – 2:52; OneLicense required to reprint text)
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (ELW 504 – Introduction plus four stanzas – 4:08)

Second Sunday in Lent – Feb. 28, 2021

Take Up Your Cross, the Savior Said (ELW #667 – Introduction plus four stanzas – 2:24)
All My Hope on God Is Founded (ELW #757 – Introduction plus four stanzas – 2:56)
If You But Trust in God to Guide You (ELW #769 – introduction plus four stanzas – 3:18)
Come Follow Me, the Savior Spake (ELW #799 – Introduction plus four stanzas – 3:11)
Let Us Ever Walk With Jesus (ELW #802 – refrain introduction plus four stanzas; 4:37)

Hymns for March 2021

Third Sunday in Lent – March 7, 2021

God of Grace and God of Glory (ELW #705 – Introduction plus four stanzas – 2:56)
Be Thou My Vision (ELW #793 – Introduction plus four stanzas – 2:49)
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (ELW #803 – introduction plus four stanzas – 2:55)
O God, My Faithful God (ELW #806 – Introduction plus four stanzas – 3:28)

Fourth Sunday in Lent – March 14, 2021

Eternal Lord of Love, Behold Your Church (ELW #321 – Introduction plus three stanzas – 3:12; OneLicense required to reprint words)
God Loved the World (ELW #323 – Introduction plus five stanzas – 3:15)
Beneath the Cross of Jesus (ELW #338 – introduction plus three stanzas – 2:59)
What Wondrous Love Is This (ELW #666 – Introduction plus four stanzas – 3:56)

Fifth Sunday in Lent – March 21, 2021

Restore in Us, O God (ELW #328 – Introduction plus four stanzas – 1:46; OneLicense required to reprint words)
God Loved the World (ELW #330 – Introduction plus three stanzas – 2:46; OneLicense required to reprint words)
My Faith Looks Up to Thee (ELW #759 – Introduction plus four stanzas – 3:08)
Jesus, Priceless Treasure (ELW #775 – introduction plus three stanzas – 3:12)

Passion / Palm Sunday – March 28, 2021

See hymn postings for Passion / Palm Sunday 2020

Hymns for April 2021

Maundy Thursday – April 1, 2021

See hymn postings for Maundy Thursday 2020

Easter Sunday – April 4, 2021 (See also hymn postings for Easter Sunday and Easter Season 2020)

Jesus Christ Is Risen Today (ELW #365 – introduction plus four stanzas; 3:15)
Alleluia! Jesus is Risen! (ELW #377 – introduction plus five stanzas; 3:16; text and tune (c) Augsburg-Fortress)
Good Christian Friends, Rejoice and Sing! (ELW #385 – introduction plus four stanzas; 2:13; OneLicense required to reprint text)

Second Sunday of Easter – April 11, 2021 (See also hymn postings for Easter Sunday and Easter Season 2020)

Thine Is the Glory (ELW #376 – introduction plus three stanzas; 3:27)
Christ is Risen! Alleluia! (ELW #382 – introduction plus four stanzas; 4:08)
We Walk By Faith (ELW #635 – introduction plus five stanzas; 2:31; OneLicense required to reprint tune)

Third Sunday of Easter – April 18, 2021 (See also hymn postings for Easter Sunday and Easter Season 2020)

The Day of Resurrection (ELW #361 – introduction plus four stanzas; 2:51)
Day of Arising (ELW #374 – introduction plus four stanzas; 2:27; text and tune (c) Augsburg-Fortress)
This Joyful Eastertide (ELW #391 – introduction plus three stanzas; 3:00)

Fourth Sunday of Easter – April 25, 2021 (See also hymn postings for Easter Sunday and Easter Season 2020)

Christ the Lord Is Risen Today; Alleluia! (ELW #369 – introduction plus four stanzas; 2:47)
I Know That My Redeemer Lives! (ELW #619 – introduction plus eight stanzas; 4:20)
My Shepherd You Supply My Need (ELW #782 – introduction plus three stanzas; 4:13)
Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us (ELW #789 – introduction plus four stanzas; 3:17)

Hymns for May 2021

Fifth Sunday of Easter – May 2, 2021 (See also hymn postings for Easter Sunday and Easter Season 2020)

Hallelujah! Jesus Lives! (ELW #380 – introduction plus five stanzas; 2:57)
Blest Be the Tie that Binds (ELW #656 – introduction plus four stanzas; 1:56)
Awake, O Sleeper, Rise from Death (ELW #452– introduction plus five stanzas – 1:53)

Sixth Sunday of Easter – May 9, 2021 (See also hymn postings for Easter Sunday and Easter Season 2020)

That Easter Day with Joy Was Bright (ELW #384 – introduction plus four stanzas; 2:08)
Great God, Your Love Has Called Us (ELW #358– introduction plus five stanzas – OneLicense required to reprint text and/or music – 4:11)
Christ is Alive! Let Christians Sing (ELW #389 – introduction plus five stanzas; OneLicense required in order to publish hymn text; 2:32)

Seventh Sunday of Easter – May 16, 2021 (See also hymn postings for Easter Sunday and Easter Season 2020)

Alleluia! Sing to Jesus (ELW #392 – introduction plus five stanzas; 5:02)
The Head That Once Was Crowned (ELW #432 – introduction plus six stanzas; 2:18)
Son of God, Eternal Savior (ELW #655 – introduction plus four stanzas3:38)

The Day of Pentecost – May 23, 2021

Creator Spirit, Heavenly Dove (ELW #578 – introduction plus six stanzas; 2:39)
Holy Spirit, Ever Dwelling (ELW #582 – introduction plus three stanzas; 2:47)
Holy Spirit, Truth Divine (ELW #398 – introduction plus five stanzas; 2:20)
O Day Full of Grace (ELW #627 – introduction plus five stanzas; 3:03)
O Holy Spirit, Enter In (ELW #786 – introduction plus three stanzas; 3:00)

The Holy Trinity – May 30, 2021

All Glory Be to God on High (ELW #410 – introduction plus four stanzas; 3:17)
Father Most Holy (ELW #415 – introduction plus four stanzas; OneLicense subscription required in order to publish hymn text; 2:34)
God, Whose Almighty Word (ELW #673 – introduction plus four stanzas; 1:48)
Holy God, We Praise Your Name (ELW #414 – introduction plus four stanzas; 2:54)
Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty! (ELW #413 – introduction plus four stanzas; 2:31)

Hymns for June 2021

Second Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 10B) – June 6, 2021

For the Beauty of the Earth (ELW #879 – introduction plus five stanzas; 2:43)
Build Us Up, Lord (ELW 670 – refrain intro plus two stanzas; 2:42)
Great Is Thy Faithfulness (ELW 733 – refrain intro plus three stanzas; 3:16

Third Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 11B) – June 13, 2021

As Rain From the Clouds (ELW #508 – introduction plus three stanzas – OneLicense required to reprint text)
Almighty God, Your Word is Cast (ELW #516– introduction plus three stanzas)
For the Fruit of All Creation (ELW #679– introduction plus three stanzas – OneLicense required to reprint text)

Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 12B) – June 20, 2021

O God Our Help in Ages Past (ELW #632 – introduction plus six stanzas; 2:21)
Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me (ELW #755– introduction plus three stanzas; 2:14)
Eternal Father, Strong to Save (ELW #756– introduction plus four stanzas; 2:28)
Evening and Morning (ELW 761 – introduction plus four stanzas; text: Augsburg-Fortress; 3:08)

Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 13B) – June 27, 2021

Draw Us in the Spirit’s Tether (ELW #470 – introduction plus three stanzas; OneLicense required to reprint text and/or music; 2:49)
We Come to You for Healing, Lord (ELW #617 – Introduction plus five stanzas – OneLicense required to reprint text; 3:04)
God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending (ELW 678 – Introduction plus three stanzas – 2:52)
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty (ELW #858 – introduction plus four stanzas)

Hymns for July 2021

Sixth Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 14B) – July 4, 2021

We All Are One in Mission (ELW #576 – introduction plus three stanzas; OneLicense required to reprint text; 2:23)
O Beautiful for Spacious Skies (ELW #888 – Introduction plus three stanzas; 2:41)
Before You, Lord, We Bow (ELW 893 – Introduction plus four stanzas; 2:10)

Seventh Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 15B) – July 11, 2021

Holy God, We Praise Your Name (ELW #414 – introduction plus four stanzas; 2:54)
Let Justice Flow like Streams (ELW #717 – Introduction plus three stanzas; OneLicense required to reprint text; 1:16)
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty (ELW #858 – introduction plus four stanzas; 2:57)

Eighth Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 16B) – July 18, 2021

O God Our Help in Ages Past (ELW #632 – introduction plus six stanzas; 2:21)
The Church’s One Foundation (ELW #654 – refrain introduction plus four stanzas; 3:35)
O Christ, Your Heart Compassionate (ELW #722 – introduction plus four stanzas; OneLicense required to reprint text; 2:51)

Ninth Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 17B) – July 25, 2021

Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (ELW #631 – introduction plus four stanzas; 3:58)
Break Now the Bread of Life (ELW #515– introduction plus three stanzas; 2:21)
Give to Our God Immortal Praise! (ELW #848 – introduction plus three stanzas – 1:56)

Hymns for August 2021

Tenth Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 18B) – Aug 1, 2021

Guide Me Ever, Great Redeemer (ELW #618 – introduction plus four stanzas; 2:04)
Bread of Life from Heaven (ELW #474 – refrain intro + refrain plus five stanzas and closing refrain – OneLicense required to reprint text and music; 4:38)
Sent Forth By God’s Blessing (ELW #547– introduction plus two stanzas – OneLicense required to reprint text; 2:11)

Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 19B) – Aug 8, 2021

O Living Bread From Heaven (ELW #542– introduction plus four stanzas; 3:00)
All Who Hunger, Gather Gladly (ELW #461 – intro plus three stanzas – OneLicense required to reprint text; 2:28)
O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing (ELW #886 – introduction plus six stanzas; 1:53)

Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 20B) – Aug 15, 2021

As We Gather at Your Table (ELW #522 – introduction plus three stanzas; OneLicense required to reprint text; 2:47)
We Who Once Were Dead (ELW #495 – introduction plus three stanzas; OneLicense required to reprint text and/or music; 2:03)
Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee (ELW #836 – introduction plus three stanzas – 2:19)

Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 21B) – Aug 22, 2021

Dearest Jesus, at Your Word (ELW #520 – introduction plus four stanzas; 2:45)
O Bread of Life from Heaven (ELW #480 – introduction plus three stanzas; 3:09)
On Our Way Rejoicing (ELW #537 – introduction plus three stanzas – 1:47

Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 22B) – Aug 29, 2021

This Is My Father’s World (ELW #824 – introduction plus three stanzas; 2:32)
Oh, That the Lord Would Guide My Way (ELW #772 – introduction plus three stanzas; 1:57)
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty (ELW #858 – introduction plus four stanzas; 2:57)

Online Worship Experiences and Liturgies

There are several online worship experiences and liturgies happening all around the Virginia Synod. Below we’ve collected a list of worship opportunities and included where you can participate with a worship experience, and what time these experiences are being held if they are live-streamed. If you would like your congregation online worship experience shared in this listing, please contact Pastor John Wertz Jr. at wertz@vasynod.org. We will be regularly updating this list as needed.

Online Worship