Resources for Music in the Church

 

 

A full view of music in the Lutheran Church - A great site put out by Thrivent which illustrates the last 500 years of music in the church, provided with commentary by some experts in music. 

 

Music in the Early Lutheran Church - This site is about some of the early composers that gave us some of the classical treasures that are still used today.

 

What is your musical role in worship? - This article talks about the power that a choir and a musical congregation can bring to worship.

 

A teenager/young adult's view on worship - A great article to read, especially for young people, about what your peers are saying about worship.

 

Can young people sing as effectively as adults? - This article talks about how young children can grasp the concepts of liturgy and hymnody.

 

A History of the hymnals in the Lutheran Church - This article goes through the history of hymnody...from 1845 to Hymn Supplement 98.

 

Why can't we just sing the hymns that we know? - A 3 part series into why we should bring in new hymns.

 

Hymns can be used for evangelism?? - A site explaining how can you use your favorite hymns to tell the news of Jesus.

 

The King of Love My Shepherd is - A neat view on the theology behind this hymn

 

The Lutheran Hymnal Database - Contains 6 Lutheran Hymnals with words and MIDI files for basically any hymn that you want.

 

The "old" Lutheran Hymnals - A chance to look up the indexes and words from older hymnals

 

The latest on the hymnal project - A listing of the updates on the new Lutheran Hymnal