Lecture by Rev. Dr. John Kleinig on the Liturgy given at the Australian Lutheran College in 2009

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1

Jesus, who for my transgression

Didst the shameful cross endure,

And didst there the blest possession

Of Thy joys for me secure:

May my praise be ever telling

Of Thy love, all love excelling.

2

Wondrous woes that brought salvation!

Wondrous grace to sinners shown!

Heaven is wrapt in contemplation

Of His love, whom men disown.

O my soul, wilt thou disown Him?

Wilt not thou, my heart, enthrone Him?

3

Who but He can bless thy weeping?

Who but He can soothe thy grief?

Only safe beneath His keeping,

Thou in Him hast sure relief:

To the cross He came to bless thee;

Let His love, my soul, possess thee.

4

Lord, each thought and inclination,

All my heart and will inspire,

That my soul, Thy new creation,

Thee may serve with pure desire;

Daily Thy great love renewing,

Daily thus my sins subduing.

Lecture by Rev. Dr. John Kleinig on the Liturgy given at the Australian Lutheran College in 2009

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One thing more than all my heart is craving

As my food by night and day;

Blest with this, all ills and trials braving,

Through this wilderness I stray:

Ever on the Man to gaze adoring,

Who, with blood-sweat and with tears imploring,

On His face submissive sank,

And the Father’s chalice drank.

2

Ever shall mine eyes, His form retaining,

View the Lamb once slain for me,

As He yonder, pale and uncomplaining,

Hangs upon the bitter tree;

As He, thirsting, wrestled in His anguish,

That in hell my soul might never languish,

Of me thinking, when His cry,

“It is finished!” rose on high.

3

O my Saviour, never shall Thy kindness

Nor my guilt forgotten be:

When I sat a stranger in my blindness,

Thou didst still remember me;

For Thy sheep Thou long hadst interceded

Ere the shepherd’s gentle voice was heeded,

And-a costly ransom price! –

Bought me with Thy sacrifice.

4

I am Thine; say Thou, “Amen for ever!”

Blessed Jesus, mine Thou art!

Let Thy precious name escape me never;

Stamp it burning on my heart.

Here to live and die, in Thee believing,

With Thee all things bearing and achieving:

This my solemn promise be,

Till in heaven Thy face I see.

Lecture by Rev. Dr. John Kleinig on the Liturgy given at the Australian Lutheran College in 2009

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Lecture by Rev. Dr. John Kleinig on the Liturgy given at the Australian Lutheran College in 2009

For more content check out John's website:

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Gathered here, O gracious Lord and Saviour,

We would pledge our love to Thee;

Trusting in Thy death, we will endeavour

True and faithful e’er to be.

As united here we sing Thy praises,

Lord, accept the hymn Thy Church now raises,

And affirm Thy love so true,

Saying, “Peace I give to you.”

Sermon by Rev. Jake Zabel of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Dalby, Queensland, Australia on James 5:7-11

1

We sing the praise of Him who died,

Of Him who died upon the cross;

The sinner’s hope let men deride,

For this we count the world but loss.

2

Inscribed upon the cross we see,

In shining letters, “God is love”;

He bears our sins upon the tree;

He brings us mercy from above.

3

The cross! it takes our guilt away;

It holds the fainting spirit up;

It cheers with hope the gloomy day,

And sweetens every bitter cup.

4

It makes the coward spirit brave,

And nerves the feeble arm for fight;

It takes its terror from the grave,

And gilds the bed of death with light.

5

The balm of life, the cure of woe,

The measure and the pledge of love,

The sinner’s refuge here below,

The angels’ theme in heaven above.

Lecture by Rev. Dr. John Kleinig on the Liturgy given at the Australian Lutheran College in 2009

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