There is a great reputation for Lutheran hymnody – renown ever since Luther’s initiative to translate Latin liturgy into the people’s common language to promote wide-spread ministry of God’s Word. So it is similar incentive for producing this collection of Lutheran hymns more related to the English tradition, with explicit purpose to teach what God has accomplished for us, while praising His Name. Interview with Pastor Tapani Simojoki, chairman of the ELCE's Worship Committee.