ZACHARY'S NOTES: 

Stanza 1 // This hymn is a prayer, with each stanza addressing a member of the Trinity - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Just as the authorities question Christ’s authority in this weekend’s Gospel reading, so this first stanza helps us pray that the kingdom Christ has won might prevail over all “deceit” and “sword” of the world. The power of God’s Word is in what “[God’s Son] has done” for us.

Stanza 2 // The power [or authority] of Christ is His mercy and forgiveness - an authority the world and “lords” of this world do not know and cannot give. This prayer in defense of the Church is that we might sing praise to our Lord forever, and that this Word might have authority in the Church in preaching and song.

Stanza 3 // This stanza - a prayer to the Holy Spirit - is not simply a stanza about peace and unity, but one that speaks to the “authority” of God’s Word - one that accomplishes what all other words given through history by religious leaders and scholars cannot. It is a Word that leads us “out of death to life” - where we live forever under the gracious authority of a loving and merciful Lord. In this good news, we have peace.

SUGGESTIONS:

• ELW 517 - Lord, Keep Us Steadfast in Your Word - ᴇʀʜᴀʟᴛ ᴜɴꜱ, ʜᴇʀʀ
• ELW 311 - Hail to the Lord’s Anointed - ꜰʀᴇᴜᴛ ᴇᴜᴄʜ, ɪʜʀ ʟɪᴇʙᴇɴ
• ELW 416 - At the Name of Jesus - ᴋɪɴɢ’ꜱ ᴡᴇꜱᴛᴏɴ
• ELW 600 - Out of the Depths - ᴀᴜꜱ ᴛɪᴇꜰᴇʀ ɴᴏᴛ
• ELW 604 - O Christ, Our Hope - ʟᴏʙᴛ ɢᴏᴛᴛ, ɪʜʀ ᴄʜʀɪꜱᴛᴇɴ
• ELW 776 - What God Ordains Is Good Indeed - ᴡᴀꜱ ɢᴏᴛᴛ ᴛᴜᴛ
• ELW 806 - O God, My Faithful God - ᴡᴀꜱ ꜰʀᴀɢ ɪᴄʜ ɴᴀᴄʜ ᴅᴇʀ ᴡᴇʟᴛ
• LBW 87 - Hail to the Lord’s Anointed - ꜰʀᴇᴜᴛ ᴇᴜᴄʜ, ɪʜʀ ʟɪᴇʙᴇɴ
• LBW 179 - At the Name of Jesus - ᴋɪɴɢ’ꜱ ᴡᴇꜱᴛᴏɴ
• LBW 230 - Lord, Keep Us Steadfast In Your Word - ᴇʀʜᴀʟᴛ ᴜɴꜱ, ʜᴇʀʀ
• LBW 295 - Out of the Depths - ᴀᴜꜱ ᴛɪᴇꜰᴇʀ ɴᴏᴛ
• LBW 300 - O Christ, Our Hope - ʟᴏʙᴛ ɢᴏᴛᴛ, ɪʜʀ ᴄʜʀɪꜱᴛᴇɴ
• LBW 446 - What God Ordains Is Good Indeed - ᴡᴀꜱ ɢᴏᴛᴛ ᴛᴜᴛ
• LBW 504 - O God, My Faithful God - ᴡᴀꜱ ꜰʀᴀɢ ɪᴄʜ ɴᴀᴄʜ ᴅᴇʀ ᴡᴇʟᴛ
• LSB 398 - Hail to the Lord’s Anointed - ꜰʀᴇᴜᴛ ᴇᴜᴄʜ, ɪʜʀ ʟɪᴇʙᴇɴ
• LSB 512 - At the Name of Jesus - ᴋɪɴɢ’ꜱ ᴡᴇꜱᴛᴏɴ
• LSB 553 - O Christ, Our Hope - ʟᴏʙᴛ ɢᴏᴛᴛ, ɪʜʀ ᴄʜʀɪꜱᴛᴇɴ
• LSB 607 - From Depths of Woe I Cry to Thee - ᴀᴜꜱ ᴛɪᴇꜰᴇʀ ɴᴏᴛ
• LSB 655 - Lord, Keep Us Steadfast In Your Word - ᴇʀʜᴀʟᴛ ᴜɴꜱ, ʜᴇʀʀ
• LSB 696 - O God, My Faithful God - ᴡᴀꜱ ꜰʀᴀɢ ɪᴄʜ ɴᴀᴄʜ ᴅᴇʀ ᴡᴇʟᴛ
• LSB 760 - What God Ordains Is Good Indeed - ᴡᴀꜱ ɢᴏᴛᴛ ᴛᴜᴛ
• RH 71 - Lord, Keep Us Steadfast In Your Word - ᴇʀʜᴀʟᴛ ᴜɴꜱ, ʜᴇʀʀ
• RH 127 - At the Name of Jesus - ᴋɪɴɢ’ꜱ ᴡᴇꜱᴛᴏɴ
• RH 238 - O God, My Faithful God - ᴡᴀꜱ ꜰʀᴀɢ ɪᴄʜ ɴᴀᴄʜ ᴅᴇʀ ᴡᴇʟᴛ