Dear Christians One and All Rejoice

Five centuries of Lutheran hymnals

Post author:Michael D. Schultz
Post published:2024/02/28
Post category:FIC Features Forward in Christ

History winnows the hymns we sing, with half of the hymns from the first Lutheran hymnal still being sung today. Of all the hymns that are printed in hymnals, some…

The gospel in song

Post author:Aaron L. Christie
Post published:2023/07/28
Post category:Forward in Christ FIC Features

Luther’s first congregational hymn puts the gospel right where it belongs: in the mouths of God’s people. Not everyone rejoiced when Luther’s first congregational hymn “Dear Christians, One and All,…