ZACHARY'S NOTES:

Stanza 1 // The name of Jesus is “sweet” not simply because it has been set to pleasing music, but because by Christ’s name, we are given faith. In Holy Baptism, Christ removes all sorrow and fear in this world with His promise.

Stanza 2 // In what can sound like a long list of blessings, Jesus’ name is always extended to meet the needs of those in the world. It is wholeness for the wounded, calm for those without rest, manna to those who are hungry, and rest for the weary.

Stanza 3 // The name of Jesus is a “shield and hiding place” from all the world would hurl at us. Where the world runs out of grace and favor, Christ’s treasury is filled and overflowing with mercy.

Stanza 4 // Though not perfect by the standards of the world, our prayers and requests are accepted by God through the name of Jesus Christ, who names all children of God.

Stanza 5 // The prophet, priest, and king of the universe accepts the praise we bring in faith. In faith, Jesus is our sheprhd, guardian, and friend - who walks with us through life, death, and beyond the grave.

Stanza 6 // This weekend’s Gospel reading proves how weak the efforts of our heart and how cold the thoughts of the human mind can be. We see only Christ’s disdain for the “dogs” of the world, and resist the reality this text shares. Even those named a dog by the world [and Christ Himself] receive the full blessings of Jesus’ mercy.

Stanza 7 // Such great love is proclaimed whenever and wherever possible, as we trust Jesus’ name will refresh our soul in death. This is music to our ears, and refreshment to our souls, for we have been joined to Jesus’ sweet name now and forever.

OTHER SUGGESTIONS:

ELW 620 - How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds // ST. PETER

ELW 434 - Jesus Shall Reign - DUKE STREET

ELW 520 - How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds - ST. PETER

ELW 587 - There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy - ST. HELENA

ELW 610 - O Christ, the Healer We Have Come - DISTRESS

ELW 675 - O Christ Our Light, O Radiance True - O JESU CHRISTE, WAHRES LICHT

ELW 714 - O God of Mercy, God of Light - JUST AS I AM

ELW 716 - Lord of All Nations, Grant Me Grace - BEATUS VIR

ELW 886 - Oh, for a Thousand Tongues to Sing - AZMON

LBW 290 - There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy - LORD, REVIVE US

LBW 345 - How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds - ST. PETER

LBW 360 - O Christ, the Healer We Have Come - DISTRESS

LBW 380 - O Christ Our Light, O Radiance True - O JESU CHRISTE, WAHRES LICHT

LBW 419 - Lord of All Nations, Grant Me Grace - BEATUS VIR

LBW 425 - O God of Mercy, God of Light - JUST AS I AM

LBW 530 - Jesus Shall Reign - DUKE STREET

LBW 559 - Oh, for a Thousand Tongues to Sing - AZMON

LSB 524 - How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds - ST. PETER

LSB 528 - Oh, for a Thousand Tongues to Sing - AZMON

LSB 839 - O Christ Our True and Only Light - O JESU CHRISTE, WAHRES LICHT

LSB 832 - Jesus Shall Reign - DUKE STREET

LSB 844 - Lord of All Nations, Grant Me Grace - ANGELUS

LSB 852 - O God of Mercy, God of Might - JUST AS I AM

RH 30 - Oh, for a Thousand Tongues to Sing - AZMON

RH 186 - There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy - LORD, REVIVE US

RH 195 - How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds - ST. PETER

RH 268 - Jesus Shall Reign - DUKE STREET

ZACHARY'S NOTES:

Stanza 1 // The book of Hebrews says we make a continual sacrifice to God. This means each day is one lived in the grace of God’s great sacrifice - one in which we sleep and rise in joy - for Christ has paid the price for our sin, and calls us to awake each day in His forgiveness.

Stanza 2 // Just as Christ raises us from death to life in Jesus Christ, so we are given the gift of each day [and the many traditions and routines we enjoy] that God’s work mgiht be done in the refreshment of His promise.

Stanza 3 // This hymn directs our focus to the Lord, who has promised to take away our sin, guard our thoughts, and remove our will by His Spirit, with which we are filled and given forgiveness of sin, new life, and salvation.

Stanza 4 // The confusion of human tradition with God’s commandments and promise are easily seen today - both inside and outside the Church. This prayer asks that all we “design, do, or say” would be offered that God’s glory would be known. Any earthly power or tradition should be united with Christ’s promise.

Stanza 5 // This familiar stanza was part of this morning hymn from its inception. We recognize it today as the “doxology.” In the original context, it was praise for God at the start of the day.

OTHER SUGGESTIONS:

ELW 557 - Awake, My Soul, and with the Sun // MORNING HYMN

ELW 328 - Restore In Us, O God - BAYLOR

ELW 517 - Lord, Keep Us Steadfast In Your Word - ERHALT UNS, HERR

ELW 520 - Dearest Jesus, at Your Word - LIEBESTER JESU, WIR SIND HIER

ELW 527 - Lord Jesus Christ, Be Present Now - HERR JESU CHRIST, DICH ZU UNS WEND

ELW 557 - Awake, My Soul, and with the Sun - MORNING HYMN

ELW 772 - Oh, That the Lord Would Guide My Ways - EVAN

ELW 806 - O God, My Faithful God - WAS FRAG ICH NACH DER WELT

LBW 230 - Lord, Keep Us Steadfast In Your Word - ERHALT UNS, HERR

LBW 248 - Dearest Jesus, at Your Word - LIEBESTER JESU, WIR SIND HIER

LBW 253 - Lord Jesus Christ, Be Present Now - HERR JESU CHRIST, DICH ZU UNS WEND

LBW 269 - Awake, My Soul, and with the Sun - MORNING HYMN

LBW 480 - Oh, That the Lord Would Guide My Ways - EVAN

LBW 504 - O God, My Faithful God - WAS FRAG ICH NACH DER WELT

LSB 655 - Lord, Keep Us Steadfast In Your Word - ERHALT UNS, HERR

LSB 696 - O God, My Faithful God - O GOTT, DU FROMMER GOTT

LSB 707 - Oh, That the Lord Would Guide My Ways - EVAN

LSB 868 - Awake, My Soul, and with the Sun - MORNING HYMN

LSB 902 - Lord Jesus Christ, Be Present Now - HERR JESU CHRIST, DICH ZU UNS WEND

LSB 904 - Blessed Jesus, at Your Word - LIEBESTER JESU, WIR SIND HIER

RH 44 - Lord Jesus Christ, Be Present Now - HERR JESU CHRIST, DICH ZU UNS WEND

RH 60 - Awake, My Soul, and with the Sun - MORNING HYMN

RH 71 - Lord, Keep Us Steadfast In Your Word - ERHALT UNS, HERR

RH 203 - Dearest Jesus, at Your Word - LIEBESTER JESU, WIR SIND HIER

RH 235 - Oh, That the Lord Would Guide My Ways - EVAN

RH 238 - O God, My Faithful God - WAS FRAG ICH NACH DER WELT

ZACHARY'S NOTES:

Stanza 1 // The world God has made gives us many great gifts - all of which leave us unfilled apart from Jesus Christ. The call of Christ comes from one who has the “words of eternal life” - greater than all gifts of the world, even the most miraculous manna given to God’s people in the Old Testament.

Stanza 2 // Those who know Jesus Christ have nowhere else to go! When we “taste the ever-living bread” and quench our “thirsting souls” with our Lord’s mercy and forgiveness, we cling to these words in faith.

Stanza 3 // Our “changing lot” in life is the seemingly random decisions and happenings in life we experience apart from Christ. “Where is God in all of this?” is solved in this hymn when Christ “smiles on us in love” and “holds us fast in faith.”

Stanza 4 // The final stanza is a prayer. When Christ promises to be with us in flesh and blood, the “night of sin” is “chased away” by the holy, perfect light of our Lord, by which we have eternal life today - here and now.

OTHER SUGGESTIONS:

ELW 658 - O Jesus, Joy of Loving Hearts // WALTON

ELW 474 - Bread of Life from Heaven - ARGENTINE SANTO - BREAK NOW THE BREAD OF LIFE

ELW 476 - Thee We Adore, O Savior - ADORO TE DEVOTE

ELW 658 - O Jesus, Joy of Loving Hearts - WALTON

ELW 758 - You are the Way - DUNDEE

LBW 199 - Thee We Adore, O Hiden Savior, Thee - ADORO TE DEVOTE

LBW 356 - O Jesus, Joy of Loving Hearts - WALTON

LBW 464 - You Are the Way - DUNDEE

LSB 526 - You Are the Way; through You Alone - DUNDEE

LSB 640 - Thee We Adore, O Hiden Savior, Thee - ADORO TE DEVOTE