2016 GSI Hymn Festival “Rejoice, Give Thanks, and Sing of God’s Gifts”

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Hymn Festival
Concordia Theological Seminary
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Rejoice, Give Thanks, and Sing of God’s Gifts
7 November 2016
7:30 p.m.

1 Invocation, Collect, and Welcome
2 Motet: One Thing Have I Desired – Heinrich Schütz
3 Commentary: “God’s Gifts”
4 Hymn: Though All Our Life Is Like a Scroll –
5 Hymn: 561 The Tree of Life
6 Commentary: “Rejoice”
7 Hymn: 515 Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers
8 Hymn: 556 Dear Christians, One and All, Rejoice

9 Commentary: “Give Thanks”
10 Hymn: 894 For the Fruits of His Creation
11 Hymn: 947 All Glory Be to God on High
12 Commentary: “And Sing”
13 Hymn: 377 On Christmas Night All Christians Sing
14 Hymn: 633 At the Lamb’s High Feast We Sing

15 Collect and Blessing
16 Hymn: 813 Rejoice, O Pilgrim Throng