The Transfiguration of the Lord 2.15.26
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THE TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD
FEBRUARY 15, 2026
IN THE NAME OF JESUS, WELCOME TO ST. PAUL’S!
8:00 & 10:30 a.m.
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THE ENTRANCE RITE
PRELUDE Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies Setting: Ralph Schultz
WELCOME
ENTRANCE HYMN Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies LSB 873
1 Christ, whose glory fills the skies,
Christ, the true and only light,
Sun of righteousness, arise;
Triumph o’er the shades of night.
Dayspring from on high, be near;
Daystar, in my heart appear.
2 Dark and cheerless is the morn
Unaccompanied by Thee;
Joyless is the day’s return
Till Thy mercy’s beams I see,
Till they inward light impart,
Glad my eyes, and warm my heart.
3 Visit then this soul of mine,
Pierce the gloom of sin and grief;
Fill me, radiancy divine,
Scatter all my unbelief;
More and more Thyself display,
Shining to the perfect day.
CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION LSB 203
In the name of the Father and of the ✠ Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Our help is in the name of the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.
If You, O Lord, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand?
But with You there is forgiveness; therefore You are feared.
Since we are gathered to hear God’s Word, call upon Him in prayer and praise, and receive the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ in the fellowship of this altar, let us first consider our unworthiness and confess before God and one another that we have sinned in thought, word, and deed, and that we cannot free ourselves from our sinful condition. Together as His people let us take refuge in the infinite mercy of God, our heavenly Father, seeking His grace for the sake of Christ, and saying: God, be merciful to me, a sinner.
Almighty God, have mercy upon us, forgive us our sins, and lead us to everlasting life. Amen.
Almighty God, merciful Father, in Holy Baptism You declared us to be Your children and gathered us into Your one, holy Church, in which You daily and richly forgive us our sins and grant us new life through Your Spirit. Be in our midst, enliven our faith, and graciously receive our prayer and praise; through Your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Amen.
KYRIE LSB 204
Lord, have mercy; Christ, have mercy; Lord, have mercy.
GLORIA IN EXCELSIS LSB 204
1 To God on high be glory
And peace to all the earth;
Goodwill from God in heaven
Proclaimed at Jesus’ birth!
We praise and bless You, Father;
Your holy name, we sing—
Our thanks for Your great glory,
Lord God, our heav’nly King.
2 To You, O sole-begotten,
The Father’s Son, we pray;
O Lamb of God, our Savior,
You take our sins away.
Have mercy on us, Jesus;
Receive our heartfelt cry,
Where You in pow’r are seated
At God’s right hand on high—
3 For You alone are holy;
You only are the Lord.
Forever and forever,
Be worshiped and adored;
You with the Holy Spirit
Alone are Lord Most High,
In God the Father’s glory.
“Amen!” our glad reply.
THE PRAYER OF THE DAY
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Let us pray. O God,
in the glorious transfiguration of Your beloved Son You confirmed the mysteries of
the faith by the testimony of Moses and Elijah. In the voice that came from the
bright cloud You wonderfully foreshowed our adoption by grace. Mercifully make
us co-heirs with the King in His glory and bring us to the fullness of our inheritance
in heaven; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You
and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
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THE LITURGY OF THE WORD
FIRST LESSON (Be seated) Exodus 24:8-18
And Moses took the blood and threw it on the people and said, “Behold the blood of the covenant that the Lord has made with you in accordance with all these words.”
Then Moses and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up, and they saw the God of Israel. There was under his feet as it were a pavement of sapphire stone, like the very heaven for clearness. And he did not lay his hand on the chief men of the people of Israel; they beheld God, and ate and drank.
The Lord said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain and wait there, that I may give you the tablets of stone, with the law and the commandment, which I have written for their instruction.” So Moses rose with his assistant Joshua, and Moses went up into the mountain of God. And he said to the elders, “Wait here for us until we return to you. And behold, Aaron and Hur are with you. Whoever has a dispute, let him go to them.”
Then Moses went up on the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain. The glory of the Lord dwelt on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days. And on the seventh day he called to Moses out of the midst of the cloud. Now the appearance of the glory of the Lord was like a devouring fire on the top of the mountain in the sight of the people of Israel. Moses entered the cloud and went up on the mountain. And Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights.
This is the Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
ANTHEM Jubilation Choir Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven Setting: Mark Andrew
Praise, my soul, the King of heaven; To His feet thy tribute bring.
Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven, Evermore His praises sing:
Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise the everlasting King!
Father-like He tends and spares us; Well our feeble frame He knows;
In His hands He gently bears us, Rescues us from all our foes.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Widely yet His mercy flows.
Angels in the height adore Him! Ye behold Him face to face;
Saints triumphant bow before Him! Gathered in from every place.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise with us the God of grace. Amen, Amen.
SECOND LESSON 2 Peter 1:16-21
For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. For when he received honor and glory from God the Father, and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased,” we ourselves heard this very voice borne from heaven, for we were with him on the holy mountain. And we have something more sure, the prophetic word, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts, knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone’s own interpretation. For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
This is the Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
10:30 CHILDREN’S SERMON
GOSPEL VERSE (Stand) LSB 205
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
These things are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ,
the Son of God.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
GOSPEL Matthew 17:1-9
The Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew, the 17th chapter.
Glory to You, O Lord.
After six days Jesus took with him Peter and James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light. And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him. And Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good that we are here. If you wish, I will make three tents here, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah.” He was still speaking when, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.” When the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces and were terrified. But Jesus came and touched them, saying, “Rise, and have no fear.” And when they lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only.
And as they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Tell no one the vision, until the Son of Man is raised from the dead.”
This is the Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to You, O Christ.
SERMON (Be seated)
Grace, mercy and peace be to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus. Amen. Dear friends in Christ:
On each of the past two Sundays, we heard words from Jesus which come from his Sermon on the Mount. Today, since Easter is early this year and our Epiphany season is short, we’ve pivoted to the Transfiguration celebration and then Lent, which begins on Wednesday. But if we were to read on in that Sermon on the Mount, as we sometimes do, we would hear Jesus say: “If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two.” This is a saying which directs his disciples to extend generous mercy and care, and to endure persecution.
I remember, years ago, preaching on these words of Jesus and then going over them later in the day with my daughter because she had missed church. As I read them to her, she stopped me and said: “Dad, I have to show you something which I just received yesterday from a friend.” She ran to her room and came back with a notebook that said on the cover: “Go the extra mile.” She was really excited about this connection. And I was too.
We then started to discuss whether connections like these are just coincidences or whether they might be acts of God – things that he works in our life to help us and encourage us. We both concluded that God certainly arranges things like this from time to time because he knows that we often need them.
We also agreed, however, that such things are not the ultimate basis of our faith. Our faith comes from hearing the word of God and from the working of the Holy Spirit. The events in which God works some kind of good in our life simply help to confirm our faith. They give us a little more assurance, and they remind us that God is extending his care.
In today’s second reading, Peter shares about an event in his life that provided this same kind of assurance. He even uses the word “confirm” – saying that what he saw “more fully confirmed the prophetic word.”
The event Peter is referring to here was something far greater than just a connected message or an assuring sign. Peter saw the great event which we are celebrating today – the Transfiguration of Jesus. Peter describes it as a time when Jesus “received honor and glory from God the Father, and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory, [saying] “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
Peter went on to say that he and the disciples with him “heard this very voice borne from heaven, for we were with him on the holy mountain.” And all of these details show that Peter was very moved by the experience, which we can certainly understand.
But here Peter mentions the event not to tell of how it helped him with his own faith but rather how it spoke to the credibility of his message. Peter knew that some people were questioning what he taught, thinking that he made it up. Peter refutes this claim by saying: “For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.” Yes, Peter saw these amazing things with his own eyes!
At the same time, Peter is pointing beyond his own testimony too. He also wants to explain that what he saw confirmed the message of God’s earlier scriptures. Note his emphasis on what he calls “the prophetic word.”
The prophetic word was that collection of written law and prophecy which we know as the Old Testament. It was symbolized by Moses and Elijah, the lawgiver and a prophet – both of whom appeared with Jesus on the Mount of Transfiguration. These are the scriptures which told the story of God’s people Israel, detailed the law that would separate and keep Israel as a holy people, and gave the promise of a Messianic reign where salvation from sin would be accomplished and the kingdom of heaven would be opened to all people.
Regarding that promise of a Messianic reign, Peter and his fellow disciples were privileged to see this prophecy fulfilled. They saw it unfold as they walked with Jesus of Nazareth and listened to his teachings. Through these they discovered that Jesus’ voice was even greater than the Law and the Prophets. And if they had any doubts about this, those doubts were erased on the Mount of Transfiguration as Jesus stood shining in the center with Moses and Elijah appearing at his sides.
Jesus fulfilled the Old Testament scriptures and added to them. And his words and teachings, along with those of his immediate apostles like Peter, have been recorded for us in a collection of writings known as the New Testament. Together, these scriptures form the foundation of our faith, since they record the testimony of those who saw God’s plan of salvation unfold.
Peter knows how important it is that faith be grounded in words such as these and not just one’s own personal experience. That is why he adds thoughts to this effect in today’s reading. To his own testimony about what he saw with Jesus, he adds: “… knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone’s own interpretation. For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.” Peter’s words here tell how our scriptures have been inspired by God and explain how this inspiration took place.
We must remember, however, that the scriptures are still very much secondary to Jesus himself. And that is because Jesus is our Savior and Redeemer, not the scriptures.
Peter knows this, of course, and his words reflect the proper priority. In today’s reading, Peter says many good things about God’s Word but says even more about Jesus.
Peter first refers to him as “our Lord Jesus Christ,” using two of the most important titles Jesus has been given. Jesus is “Lord” because of his authority and deity. And Jesus is “Christ” because he has been anointed to rule and has fulfilled the scripture’s prophecies.
Peter then goes on to speak about Jesus’ “majesty.” Here he uses a word formed from the root “mega,” meaning “great,” and one which is used only three other times in the New Testament.
The first use of the word comes from a time when Jesus casts out an unclean spirit from a man and “all were astonished at the majesty of God.” Here we observe that the word “majesty” is attributed to God even though it was Jesus who did the miracle, and that such wording suggests the close connection which exists between the two.
The second use of the word comes in the Book of Acts, where it describes the Greek god Artemis, who was said to be the protector of the Ephesians. Chapter nineteen tells how Paul’s teachings in the city upset those who made their living producing images of this god. At one point, one of them got up and addressed a crowd, complaining that “she [meaning Artemis] may even be deposed from her magnificence, she whom all Asia and the world worship” (19:27). One gets the feeling here that Artemis may have been described regularly with this word and that Peter may have chosen it to contrast Jesus with her. The Temple of Artemis was well-known throughout the world at that time, having been one of the ancient wonders, and Peter may have been making the point that Jesus was even more glorious.
The third use of the word comes in our reading today. And here, again, a connection is made between Jesus and God, for right after Peter speaks of Jesus’ majesty, he then tells of God the Father, calling him “the Majestic Glory.” This is a very unique way of referring to God, and one that may reflect the custom of referring to him indirectly as a sign of respect. Through this usage, Peter seems to be hinting, again, at the divine nature of Jesus.
A final way in which Peter extols Jesus in this text is by calling him “the morning star.” Peter does this as he tells his hearers to “pay attention” to the prophetic word that has been given them, and to do so “until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.”
This is a complex thought. And it is situated in the middle of other complex thoughts that Peter strings together. But it reflects, again, the idea that although the word of God is important Jesus is even more important, for it is he who rises in our hearts.
Here we note that the prophetic word is called “a lamp shining in a dark place.” This description echoes the well-known line from Psalm 119 which says that “God’s word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.” Many of us know these words from the beautiful melodies that have been composed to them.
The world, as Peter describes, is often a very dark place. And we know this well, for deception and evil run rampant and often seem to prevail.
But the Word of God brings light to this darkness by telling of God’s salvation. This salvation is not just our rescue from the world but also an improvement of the world, for the light of God’s Word makes this world better.
Jesus makes the world better too. In fact, he is the ultimate light of the world. And Jesus does more than this as well. Jesus also saves the people of the world from their sins. This is a salvation he made possible by dying on the cross and paying the price of human sin, and which is given to us through the Holy Spirit.
Peter puts these thoughts together when he calls us to “pay attention” to the Word of God “as a lamp shining in a dark place… until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.”
And about that “dawning day,” Luther believed that the phrase refers to the time when Christ will come again in glory on the day of judgment. His interpretation is built on solid ground, for the end-time return of Christ is often referred to as “the day,” and Peter speaks about this day two chapters later.
However, the fact that the reading in our chapter tells of the morning star “rising in our hearts” suggests that the interpretation should probably be a bit broader. Paul used the language of Christ “shining in our hearts” in his second letter to the Corinthians (4:4,6) – where it describes our conversion to faith. And in Peter’s next chapter, he makes a reference to the present condition of our hearts, urging us to have a right one (2:14).
When we think of Jesus rising in our hearts, we should think then of scenarios, too, where our meditation upon God’s word brings us relief from a trouble we are facing. Such relief lifts our spirits and causes our faith to rise.
As well, the rising of Christ in our hearts also describes the daily encouragement we receive when we begin our day with prayer. When God’s word tells us that the Morningstar will rise in our hearts, is this not his promise that he will give us daily encouragement, just as the sun rises each day?
Here we can also think of the new start we receive each day by virtue of our forgiveness. Luther shared of this in the Small Catechism when speaking about Baptism. There he said that it “indicates that the Old Adam in us should by daily contrition and repentance be drowned and die with all sins and evil desires, and that a new man should daily emerge and arise to live before God in righteousness and purity forever.”
Luther’s wording of the daily dying and rising pushes us towards our tasks of contrition and repentance. And these tasks are necessary for sure. The upcoming season of Lent will remind us of their importance and give us extra help as well.
At the same time, Luther finishes his thoughts by quoting from Romans chapter six – a passage about baptism where the dying and rising is first that of Christ. Luther asks: “Where is this written?” and then answers: “St. Paul writes in Romans chapter six: ‘We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life’ (Romans 6:4).”
And here it’s always good to read the next verse too, which states: “For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his” (6:5). These words give us far more assurance than any sign we might perceive. And that’s because these words give the promise of God, grounded in the death and resurrection of Jesus, his Son.
When we were baptized, God’s face shined upon us, and we were connected to Christ. And this shining and connection never leave us. In fact, they get repeated each day as we remember our Baptism and give thanks for what was given there.
As God’s people, redeemed and washed clean, let us continue to pay attention to God’s prophetic word so that we may remember its messages and learn to better shine God’s light. And let us give thanks, too, for the times when God confirms our faith and when we feel the great warmth of his light rising in our hearts. God has promised to be with us, and we know this because of Jesus.
In his holy name. Amen.
HYMN OF THE DAY (Stand) O Wondrous Type! O Vision Fair LSB 413
1 O wondrous type! O vision fair
Of glory that the Church may share,
Which Christ upon the mountain shows,
Where brighter than the sun He glows!
2 With Moses and Elijah nigh
The_incarnate Lord holds converse high;
And from the cloud the Holy One
Bears record to the only Son.
3 With shining face and bright array
Christ deigns to manifest today
What glory shall be theirs above
Who joy in God with perfect love.
4 And faithful hearts are raised on high
By this great vision’s mystery,
For which in joyful strains we raise
The voice of prayer, the hymn of praise.
5 O Father, with the_eternal Son
And Holy Spirit ever one,
We pray Thee, bring us by Thy grace
To see Thy glory face to face.
APOSTLES’ CREED Hymnal, back cover
I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth.
And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died and was buried.
He descended into hell.
The third day He rose again from the dead.
He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand
of God the Father Almighty.
From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy Christian Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life ✠ everlasting. Amen.
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PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH
In peace, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
For holy fear as we hear the very words of Christ who is both God and man, that in our hearing we would see His salvation, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
For all Christians, that they may faithfully confess their Lord’s name and receive His Word and blessed Sacraments; and for our Synod in its time of nominations and for our congregation in its time of planning and change, that we may be granted wisdom and discernment for the good of the Church, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
For families, that parents would teach the faith to their children and that the forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in all households; and for all expectant mothers, that they and their babies would be kept safe and healthy throughout their pregnancies, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
For all who make, administer and judge our laws, that rightly fearing God, they would work to establish justice and equity in this land, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
For all those in need of Christ’s healing touch, especially those on our prayer list and all those we name in our hearts at this time… that they would receive His comfort amidst their fears and a wholeness of body and soul, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
For all who drink from the cup of the new covenant, that Christ’s blood, shed for us, would make us worthy to recline with saints and angels in heaven, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
For faith to reverently receive the Word of Christ, that we who have heard His voice would live our lives gladly according to His way, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
Lord God, heavenly Father, we gratefully remember on this day the glorious manifestation of Your Son’s divinity on the Mount of Transfiguration. Teach us to listen to Jesus and ever fix our eyes on Him and His innocent suffering and death for our forgiveness. By Your grace and mercy, strengthen us to remain faithful in all circumstances of trial, temptation and persecution. Preserve us to the end, that we may die a blessed death believing in Your beloved Son with whom You are well pleased. We ask this through the same Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
OFFERTORY VERSE Let the Vineyards Be Fruitful LSB 955
1 Let the vineyards be fruitful, Lord,
And fill to the brim our cup of blessing.
Gather a harvest from the seeds that were sown,
That we may be fed with the bread of life.
Gather the hopes and the dreams of all;
Unite them with the prayers we offer now.
Grace our table with Your presence, and give us
A foretaste of the feast to come.
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SERVICE OF THE SACRAMENT
PREFACE (Stand) LSB 208-210
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give Him thanks and praise.
It is truly good, right, and salutary … Therefore with angels and archangels and with all the company of heaven we laud and magnify Your glorious name, evermore praising You and saying:
SANCTUS LSB 208
Holy, holy, holy Lord God of Sabaoth adored;
Heav’n and earth with full acclaim shout the glory of Your name.
Sing hosanna in the highest, sing hosanna to the Lord;
Truly blest is He who comes in the name of the Lord!
PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father who art in heaven,
hallowed be Thy name,
Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done on earth
as it is in heaven;
give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those
who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the kingdom
and the power and the glory
forever and ever. Amen.
THE WORDS OF OUR LORD
PAX DOMINI
The peace of the Lord be with you always.
Amen.
AGNUS DEI LSB 210
1 O Jesus Christ, true Lamb of God,
You take the sin of the world away;
O Jesus Christ, true Lamb of God,
Have mercy on us, Lord, we pray.
2 O Jesus Christ, true Lamb of God,
You take the sin of the world away;
Have mercy on us, Jesus Christ,
And grant us peace, O Lord, we pray.
DISTRIBUTION (Be seated)
Those wishing to commune at the foot of the steps should come forward first. Those wishing to commune at the altar rail should come forward after these, front rows first, from both sides of the aisle. After receiving, all should return to their seats. A common dismissal will be given at the end.
COMMUNION HYMN Beautiful Savior LSB 537
1 Beautiful Savior,
King of creation,
Son of God and Son of Man!
Truly I’d love Thee,
Truly I’d serve Thee,
Light of my soul, my joy, my crown.
2 Fair are the meadows,
Fair are the woodlands,
Robed in flow’rs of blooming spring;
Jesus is fairer,
Jesus is purer,
He makes our sorr’wing spirit sing.
3 Fair is the sunshine,
Fair is the moonlight,
Bright the sparkling stars on high;
Jesus shines brighter,
Jesus shines purer
Than all the angels in the sky.
4 Beautiful Savior,
Lord of the nations,
Son of God and Son of Man!
Glory and honor,
Praise, adoration
Now and forevermore be Thine!
Tis Good, Lord, to Be Here LSB 414
1 ’Tis good, Lord, to be here!
Thy glory fills the night;
Thy face and garments, like the sun,
Shine with unborrowed light.
2 ’Tis good, Lord, to be here,
Thy beauty to behold
Where Moses and Elijah stand,
Thy messengers of old.
3 Fulfiller of the past
And hope of things to be,
We hail Thy body glorified
And our redemption see.
4 Before we taste of death,
We see Thy kingdom come;
We long to hold the vision bright
And make this hill our home.
5 ’Tis good, Lord, to be here!
Yet we may not remain;
But since Thou bidst us leave the mount,
Come with us to the plain.
BLESSING
NUNC DIMITTIS (Stand) LSB 211
1 O Lord, now let Your servant
Depart in heav’nly peace,
For I have seen the glory
Of Your redeeming grace:
A light to lead the Gentiles
Unto Your holy hill,
The glory of Your people,
Your chosen Israel.
2 All glory to the Father,
All glory to the Son,
All glory to the Spirit,
Forever Three in One;
For as in the beginning,
Is now, shall ever be,
God’s triune name resounding
Through all eternity.
PRAYER
BENEDICTION
SENDING HYMN Alleluia, Song of Gladness LSB 417
1 Alleluia, song of gladness,
Voice of joy that cannot die;
Alleluia is the anthem
Ever raised by choirs on high;
In the house of God abiding
Thus they sing eternally.
2 Alleluia, thou resoundest,
True Jerusalem and free;
Alleluia, joyful mother,
All thy children sing with thee,
But by Babylon’s sad waters
Mourning exiles now are we.
3 Alleluia cannot always
Be our song while here below;
Alleluia, our transgressions
Make us for a while forgo;
For the solemn time is coming
When our tears for sin must flow.
4 Therefore in our hymns we pray Thee,
Grant us, blessèd Trinity,
At the last to keep Thine Easter
With Thy faithful saints on high;
There to Thee forever singing
Alleluia joyfully.
DISMISSAL
Go in peace. Serve the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
POSTLUDE Alleluia, Song of Gladness
FELLOWSHIP: Board of Education
FLOWERS: To the glory of God and in celebration of family birthdays.
Vic and Janet Poore
Those serving:
8:00 a.m.
Greeter: Kim Follin
Comm. assist: David Oaks
Reader: Norm Williams
10:30 a.m.
Greeter:
Comm. assist: Dede Dixon
Reader: Dede Dixon
Acolyte: Joshua Wang
AV Assist.: Hannes Buuck, Andreas Buuck
French Horn: A’Nia Williams
Acknowledgments
Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Created by Lutheran Service Builder © 2025 Concordia Publishing House.
955 Let the Vineyards Be Fruitful Text: John W. Arthur, 1922–80 Tune: Richard W. Hillert, 1923–2010 Text and tune: © 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License no. 110005326
873 Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies Text: Charles Wesley, 1707–88 Tune: attr. Johann G. Werner, 1777–1822 Text and tune: Public domain
413 O Wondrous Type! O Vision Fair Text: Sarum Breviary, 1495, Salisbury; tr. John Mason Neale, 1818–66, alt. Tune: English, 15th cent. Text and tune: Public domain
537 Beautiful Savior Text: Münsterisch Gesangbuch, 1677, Münster; tr. Joseph A. Seiss, 1823–1904 Tune: Silesian, 19th cent. Text and tune: Public domain
414 ’Tis Good, Lord, to Be Here Text: Joseph A. Robinson, 1858–1933, alt. Tune: Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685–1750, adapt. Text and tune: Public domain
417 Alleluia, Song of Gladness Text: Latin, c. 11th cent.; tr. John Mason Neale, 1818–66, alt. Tune: John Goss, 1800–80 Text and tune: Public domain
