Text: 1 Peter 3
Hymn: 467, Awake, My Heart, with Gladness
Kretzmann Commentary: 1 Peter 3
Additional Commentary by Ms. Sandra Ostapowich, “A Woman’s Beauty”
Bonus Bumper 1: “What God Ordains is Always Good,” CPH, Heirs of the Reformation.
Bonus Bumper 2: “Women and Men,” They Might Be Giants
1 Peter 3: Humility and honor never go out of style. Neither does being saved through water.
Thanks to Sam Mussmann for providing vocals on the hymn and to Sandra Ostapowich for her remarks on 1 Peter 3.
Setting from Lutheran Service Book © 2006 Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission.
Awake, My Heart, With Gladness
- Awake, my heart, with gladness,
See what today is done;
Now, after gloom and sadness,
Comes forth the glorious sun.
My Savior there was laid
Where our bed must be made
When to the realms of light
Our spirit wings its flight. - The foe in triumph shouted
When Christ lay in the tomb;
But lo, he now is routed,
His boast is turned to gloom.
For Christ again is free;
In glorious victory
He who is strong to save
Has triumphed o’er the grave. - This is a sight that gladdens–
What peace it does impart!
Now nothing ever saddens
The joy within my heart.
No gloom shall ever shake,
No foe shall ever take
The hope which God’s own Son
In love for me has won. - Now hell, its prince, the devil,
Of all their pow’r are shorn;
Now I am safe from evil,
And sin I laugh to scorn.
Grim death with all its might
Cannot my soul affright;
It is a pow’rless form,
Howe’er it rave and storm. - The world against me rages,
Its fury I disdain;
Though bitter war it wages,
Its work is all in vain.
My heart from care is free,
No trouble troubles me.
Misfortune now is play,
And night is bright as day. - Now I will cling forever
To Christ, my Savior true;
My Lord will leave me never,
Whate’er he passes through.
He rends death’s iron chain;
He breaks through sin and pain;
He shatters hell’s grim thrall;
I follow him through all. - He brings me to the portal
That leads to bliss untold,
Whereon this rhyme immortal
Is found is script of gold:
“Who there My cross has shard
Finds here a crown prepared;
Who there with Me has died
Shall here be glorified.”
