Thursday, February 25, 2016

Liturgical and ELH Graphic Resources/Lead Sheets


A list of links to posts containing graphics of my lead sheet settings to the liturgical parts, canticles, Psalms, and Hymns of  the Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary. These are my own settings and may be used by any congregation which owns the ELH.

This list also contains links to other resources.

The links in this list may be expanded as I make more available. They may also be changed when/if I post corrections.

Rite I


Rite II

Divine Service Parts In Hymns

The Offices

Matins



Vespers




Psalms


Hymns


Post List:

ELH: Gloria In Excelis Deo, Rite II, p. 64 Lead Sheet


ELH 35 All Glory Be To God On High: Lead Sheet Graphic


The Kyrie, ELH Lead Sheet Settings

Printable Copies for Bulletins





Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Luther's Notes on the Gospel: Third Sunday in Lent: Oculi – Triumph over Satan: Jesus Casts Out A Demon

Sun February 28, 2016
Luke 11:14-28
14 And He was casting out a demon, and it was mute. So it was, when the demon had gone out, that the mute spoke; and the multitudes marveled. 15 But some of them said, “He casts out demons by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.”
16 Others, testing Him, sought from Him a sign from heaven. 17 But He, knowing their thoughts, said to them: “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and a house divided against a house falls. 18 If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? Because you say I cast out demons by Beelzebub. 19 And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges. 20 But if I cast out demons with the finger of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you. 21 When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are in peace. 22 But when a stronger than he comes upon him and overcomes him, he takes from him all his armor in which he trusted, and divides his spoils. 23 He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
24 “When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ 25 And when he comes, he finds it swept and put in order. 26 Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter and dwell there; and the last state of that man is worse than the first.”
27 And it happened, as He spoke these things, that a certain woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and the breasts which nursed You!”
28 But He said, “More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”

Luther's Notes

Vs. 14-28, see Matthew 12:22-30.
14 And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered. 15 But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils. 
A dumb devil. The man was blind, as Matthew says, dumb, and also deaf, and possessed of a devil, as Luke says here. Therewith the Lord draws us to himself, so that we shall expect every thing good from him.