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Text: Galatians 6
Hymn: 471, O Sons and Daughters of the King
Kretzmann Commentary: Galatians 6
Bonus Bumper: Libera, Onward Christian Soldiers

Restore your brother gently — advice in serious need today. Work as though you are working for the God who saved you on the cross, rather than the human “master” or boss to whom you compare your own talents.

The Easter hymns continue with LSB 471, which has a neat tune, slightly older than the one we’re used to singing. Thank you to Anna and John Baseley for contributing their voices and mixing.

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Text: Matthew 17
Hymn: 401, From God the Father, Virgin-Born
Kretzmann Commentary: Matthew 17
Bonus bumper: Sufjan Stevens, Transfiguration

The Son transformed, and his clothes became like light itself. The giver of the Law, Moses, appears, as well as Elijah, no minor prophet in his own right. Peter and the rest want to stay on the mountain forever, forgetting that to do so would condemn everyone for eternity. Tell no one, lest the people know whom they would crucify, and stop.

The text for our hymn has been dated anywhere from the fifth to the tenth century, proving again that the original universal faith still applies to us. Thanks to John Baseley for singing!

Setting from Lutheran Service Book © 2006 Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission.

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