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Text: Mark 1
Hymn: 532, The Head that Once Was Crowned With Thorns
Kretzmann Commentary: Mark 1
Bonus Bumper: Cherubini, Requiem, Sanctus

Guests: Anna Baseley and Cantor Jake Weber.

There’s no Christmas for Mark. He fast-forwards to the beginning of Jesus’ ministry. Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Now.

 
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Text: Hosea 2
Hymn: 578, Thy Strong Word
Kretzmann Commentary: Hosea 2
Bonus Bumper: Kevin Boese, Great Is They Faithfulness

Hosea 2 is a little not-safe-for-work-ish in its description of unfaithful Israel. God promises to cut her off from those who take credit for what God has given her, and then he will betroth her to himself. Those who have not received mercy will receive mercy, and those who weren’t His people will be. This is all accomplished through the death and resurrection of Christ Jesus our Lord.

“Thy Strong Word,” is one of Martin Franzmann’s more famous tunes, and Cantor Weber makes this one fly. I particularly like the justification language in verse 3: God bespeaks us righteous, and it is so. Verse 5 is also an acknowledgement that our ability to praise comes first from Him.

Thanks to Anna Baseley and Cantor Jake Weber for their performances on this hymn, and thanks to John Baseley for recording and mixing.

 
Text: © 1969 Concordia Publishing House
Podcast under OneLicense.Net A-718131.
Setting from Lutheran Service Book © 2006 Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission.

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Text: Daniel 9
Hymn: 940, Holy God, We Praise Your Name
Kretzmann Commentary: Daniel 9
Bonus Bumper: Cannonball Adderly Quintet, Mercy Mercy Mercy

Righteousness belongs to God, so he is the one to whom we repent and the one who makes us right on His terms. Like the Israelites, we ask him to turn his wrath not because of anything we have done, but we are counting on Him, trusting in Him to be merciful.

The pew edition of LSB 940 doesn’t have all seven stanzas of this versification of the Te Deum laudamus, but we have them for you here. Anna Baseley and Cantor Jake Weber perform; enjoy!

 
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Text: Isaiah 63
Hymn: 853, How Clear is Our Vocation, Lord
Kretzmann Commentary: Isaiah 63
Bonus Bumper: Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Battle Hymn of the Republic

The holy comes to annihilate the unholy; naturally, we’re the unholy! This is a scary thing, were it not for Christ’s own purchase of us. Dr. Paul E. Kretzmann has a gem at the end of his commentary:

One of the most effective forms of praying is that of taking the Lord aside, as it were, and reminding Him of His promises, to hold Him to His Word.

Anna Baseley and Cantor Jake Weber perform our hymn this week. The text with the melody is a bit tricky; I appreciate their work with this hymn. Note the final prayer; it’s a good one.

 
Text: © 1982 Hope Publishing Co. All rights reserved.
Podcast under OneLicense.Net A-718131.
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