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"Come to Me, All Pilgrims Thirsty" | Third Sunday in Lent
ELW 777 - Come to Me, All Pilgrims Thirsty - ʙᴇᴀᴄʜ ꜱᴘʀɪɴɢ
ZACHARY'S NOTES:
Stanza 1 // Stanzas are written to be sung by a voice other than the congregation, or at the very least, shared between voices in the congregation, so that the refrain is heard as a response to Christ’s naming us “thirsty, weary, burdened, and sinners.” The first stanza quotes Jesus’ words in this weekend’s Gospel text, placing Christ’s words in the present for those in worship.
Stanza 2 // Just as Christ was weary [and the woman clearly tired from her own need to hide her sin] so this second stanza addresses those singing as “weary trav’lers” in need of rest Christ offers. Specifically, this stanza points to communion and the “cup of life” at our Lord’s table.
Stanza 3 // The living water Christ offers is also for “burdened believers” - those who have heard God’s Word, and yet those who the world nevertheless questions.
Stanza 4 // Christ’s compassion is not for those who arrive without sin, but for those whose sin has been named - that Jesus might forgive! Divine compassion is for God to know everything about us, call out our sin in broad daylight, and yet offer forgiveness and living water to quench our thirst.
Stanza 5 // The gift Jesus offers is for the distressed and needy - those who recognize their own efforts leave them without hope. The woman arrives at the well in need of water - Christ knows she is in need of forgiveness and water that will never run out. This living water is the gift Jesus offers in the promise of Baptism.
Stanza 6 // The woman in this weekend’s Gospel text has no home - no husband, no place in society - and yet Christ offers her living water apart from all the expectations of the world. Those the world abandons are those whom Jesus seeks.
Refrain // The refrain is a prayer, both asking for the water to quench our thirst, while also acknowledging the joy Christ offers - the gift of new life in the Savior of the world.
OTHER SUGGESTIONS:
- ELW 328 - Restore in Us, O God - ʙᴀʏʟᴏʀ
- ELW 332 - I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say - ᴛʜɪʀᴅ ᴍᴏᴅᴇ ᴍᴇʟᴏᴅʏ
- ELW 419 - For All the Faithful Women - ᴋᴜᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴇ [Stanzas 1, 2, 8, and Last]
- ELW 607 - Come, Ye Disconsolate - ᴄᴏɴꜱᴏʟᴀᴛᴏʀ
- ELW 609 - Chief of Sinners Though I Be - ɢᴇᴛʜꜱᴇᴍᴀɴᴇ
- ELW 611 - I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say - ᴋɪɴɢꜱꜰᴏʟᴅ
- ELW 658 - O Jesus, Joy of Loving Hearts - ᴡᴀʟᴛᴏɴ
- ELW 663 - Spread, Oh, Spread, Almighty Word - ɢᴏᴛᴛ ꜱᴇɪ ᴅᴀɴᴋ
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ELW 777 - Come to Me, All Pilgrims Thirsty - ʙᴇᴀᴄʜ ꜱᴘʀɪɴɢ
ZACHARY'S NOTES:
Stanza 1 // Stanzas are written to be sung by a voice other than the congregation, or at the very least, shared between voices in the congregation, so that the refrain is heard as a response to Christ’s naming us “thirsty, weary, burdened, and sinners.” The first stanza quotes Jesus’ words in this weekend’s Gospel text, placing Christ’s words in the present for those in worship.
Stanza 2 // Just as Christ was weary [and the woman clearly tired from her own need to hide her sin] so this second stanza addresses those singing as “weary trav’lers” in need of rest Christ offers. Specifically, this stanza points to communion and the “cup of life” at our Lord’s table.
Stanza 3 // The living water Christ offers is also for “burdened believers” - those who have heard God’s Word, and yet those who the world nevertheless questions.
Stanza 4 // Christ’s compassion is not for those who arrive without sin, but for those whose sin has been named - that Jesus might forgive! Divine compassion is for God to know everything about us, call out our sin in broad daylight, and yet offer forgiveness and living water to quench our thirst.
Stanza 5 // The gift Jesus offers is for the distressed and needy - those who recognize their own efforts leave them without hope. The woman arrives at the well in need of water - Christ knows she is in need of forgiveness and water that will never run out. This living water is the gift Jesus offers in the promise of Baptism.
Stanza 6 // The woman in this weekend’s Gospel text has no home - no husband, no place in society - and yet Christ offers her living water apart from all the expectations of the world. Those the world abandons are those whom Jesus seeks.
Refrain // The refrain is a prayer, both asking for the water to quench our thirst, while also acknowledging the joy Christ offers - the gift of new life in the Savior of the world.
OTHER SUGGESTIONS:
- ELW 328 - Restore in Us, O God - ʙᴀʏʟᴏʀ
- ELW 332 - I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say - ᴛʜɪʀᴅ ᴍᴏᴅᴇ ᴍᴇʟᴏᴅʏ
- ELW 419 - For All the Faithful Women - ᴋᴜᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴇ [Stanzas 1, 2, 8, and Last]
- ELW 607 - Come, Ye Disconsolate - ᴄᴏɴꜱᴏʟᴀᴛᴏʀ
- ELW 609 - Chief of Sinners Though I Be - ɢᴇᴛʜꜱᴇᴍᴀɴᴇ
- ELW 611 - I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say - ᴋɪɴɢꜱꜰᴏʟᴅ
- ELW 658 - O Jesus, Joy of Loving Hearts - ᴡᴀʟᴛᴏɴ
- ELW 663 - Spread, Oh, Spread, Almighty Word - ɢᴏᴛᴛ ꜱᴇɪ ᴅᴀɴᴋ