Hymns

Come, Holy Spirit, Shake Us — by Bill Pasch — August 24, 2007

A hymn by Bill Pasch

Come, Holy Spirit, Shake Us — by Bill Pasch — August 23, 2007

Bill Pasch wrote this hymn, set to the same tune as "O Day of Rest and Gladness," directing our prayers and praise to the oft-neglected third person of the Holy Trinity.

In Christ, the Heavens Came to Earth — by Gracia Grindal and Robert Buckley Farlee — February 12, 2008

Gracia Grindal's hymn from our Winter 2007 issue.

In Christ, the Heavens Came to Earth — by Gracia Grindal — February 12, 2008

Gracia Grindal's hymn from our Winter 2007 issue.

That They May Be One — by Sarah Wilson — March 16, 2008

 

That They May Be One — by Charles Strietelmeier, Sally Messner, and Mark Sedio — March 16, 2008

Our spring 2008 hymn.

O Lord, Our Lord, Your Excellent Name — by Kile Smith — August 03, 2008

 

O Lord, Our Lord, Your Excellent Name — by Kile Smith — June 26, 2008

The hymn from our Summer 2008 issue.

"See and Tell" — by Sarah Wilson — August 27, 2007

 

See and Tell — by W. L. Karsten — December 05, 2008

The hymn from our Fall 2008 issue.

For the Last Day in Hope We Wait — by Sarah Wilson —

 

For the Last Day in Hope We Wait — by Christoper Jackson — March 03, 2009

The hymn from our Winter 2008 issue.

Helmuth Rilling, in His Own Words — by Sally Messner — March 02, 2009

Helmuth Rilling, the preeminent Bach scholar and conductor, was born in Stuttgart, Germany, in 1933. After years of study in Germany and Italy, he founded the Gächinger Kantorei in 1953 and the Bach Collegium Stuttgart (the Kantorei’s orchestra) in 1965. With Royce Saltzman he co-founded the Oregon Bach Festival in 1970 and still serves as artistic director of the festival. In 1981 he founded the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart, an institution committed to education. Rilling was the first German conductor to conduct the Israeli Philharmonic in Israel after World War II and has appeared as a guest conductor with many major orchestras throughout the world. He has recorded the complete works of Bach with Hänssler Verlag, which released all of them on 172 compact discs to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Bach’s death in 2000. This interview took place at the Oregon Bach Festival in July 2008...

On My Heart, German PDF — by Sarah Wilson —

 

On My Heart, Norwegian PDF — by Sarah Wilson —

 

On My Heart, French PDF — by Sarah Wilson —

 

Highben Hymn — by Sarah Wilson —

 

Lord, Teach Us How to Pray Aright — by Sarah Wilson —

 

When Israel Came Out of Egypt PDF — by Sarah Wilson —

 

When Israel Came Out of Egypt — by Sarah Wilson — June 01, 2009

The hymn from the Spring 2009 issue of LF.

Kingo Times Three — by Sally Messner — October 01, 2009

Three musical settings of the beloved hymn "On My Heart Imprint Your Image" by Thomas Hansen Kingo from the Summer 2009 issue of LF.

Peace, to Soothe Our Bitter Woes — by Zebulon M. Highben — December 01, 2009

The hymn from the Fall 2009 issue of LF.

Lord, Teach Us How to Pray — by Sarah Wilson —

 

Lord, Teach Us How to Pray — by M. Thomas Brooks — March 25, 2010

The hymn from our winter 2009 issue.