“From Heaven Above to Earth I Come” (Sermon on Luke 2:1-20, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“From Heaven Above to Earth I Come” (Luke 2:1-20) For our Christmas Eve homily tonight, I thought I’d let Luther lead the way….
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“Who Is This Man?” (Sermon and hymn on Matthew 16:13-20, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“Who Is This Man?” (Matthew 16:13-20) “Who is this man?” Who is this man Jesus? This is the most important question that has…
Hymn for the Presentation of the Augsburg Confession (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
This year, the 500th anniversary year of the Lutheran Reformation (1517), the commemoration of the Presentation of the Augsburg Confession (1530), June 25,…
They Yet Have Nothing Won
Last year our congregation sent out and asked all the congregations in the Wyoming District of the LC-MS for any old copies of…
“The King has Invited, Who then Shall Refuse” — A Hymn for the Church
This hymn is offered here freely for you to use in holy worship. If you do choose to use it, please be kind…
“O, Lazarus, Come Out” — A Hymn for the Church
This hymn is offered here freely for you to use in holy worship. If you do choose to use it, please be kind…
Hymn stanzas based on J.S. Bach’s Cantata for Quasimodo Geniti Sunday
The following stanzas are based on the words from BWV 67 – “Halt im Gedächtnis Jesum Christ“, J.S. Bach’s Cantata for Quasimodo Geniti Sunday….
“Born for You a Savior” (Christmas Eve sermon on Luke 2:1-20, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“Born for You a Savior” (Luke 2:1-20) “For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is…
“Blest Servant of the Master” – A Hymn to Honor a Retiring Pastor
What a joy it is to follow in the footsteps, nay, serve alongside such faithful men whom the Lord has called into the…
“Christ Has Brought Us out of Darkness” (Sermon and hymn on 1 Thess. 5:1-11, Matt. 25:14-30, Zeph. 1:7-16; by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“Christ Has Brought Us out of Darkness” (1 Thessalonians 5:1-11; Matthew 25:14-30; Zephaniah 1:7-16) Well, here we are in the middle of November….
Hymn on the Carmen Christi
The Carmen Christi (Song of Christ) is a song (or hymn) that St. Paul, under inspiration of the Holy Spirit, wrote in the…
A Hymn on Baptism
For K.H. I come, O God, back to this bath, With sorrow for my many sins, To claim the death that stilled Your…
“We Are Baptized for This Moment”: A Hymn (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
To go with this summer’s LCMS Convention theme, Baptized for This Moment: A Bible Study, is being made available for free through the…
Steadfast in Song: An Easter / Quasimodogeniti Hymn
Tune: FAR, VERDEN, FAR VEL (The Sun Has Gone Down, Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary 574) My Savior still lives, And I too will live…
A Hymn on the Sacrament of the Altar
Here is a hymn I wrote for my congregation. A Hymn on the Sacrament of the Altar composed for Faith Lutheran Church,…
“A Lonely Monk, Now Long Ago” (Sermon and hymn for Reformation Day, on Psalm 119:46, by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
“A Lonely Monk, Now Long Ago” (Psalm 119:46) A Lonely Monk, Now Long Ago A lonely monk, now long ago, Nailed truth upon…
Death, and a Hymn
We live in a culture of death. Everybody hides it. They hide their destruction of life beneath the pleasures of sex. They hide…
Justification Central to Lutheran Hymnody
My parents did not teach my siblings and me to be hymn-Nazis. Rather, they simply taught us good hymns and good theology, and…
“Witness, Mercy, Life Together”: A Hymn (by Pr. Charles Henrickson)
President Harrison’s “Emphasis for the Church” is summed up in three terms, “Witness, Mercy, Life Together” (Martyria, Diakonia, Koinonia are the related Greek…
“Alleluia Now Is Our Song,” an Easter hymn by Pr. Charles Henrickson
OK, OK, so I’ll get back to synodical politics in a day or two. But today is Sunday, and it’s still Easter, so…