Rise Children of the Kingdom
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History & Background
Unable to locate this hymn in standard Lutheran hymnological resources or major English hymn databases.
Bulletin Note
A modern hymn emphasizing the vocation of baptized Christians. Its central image—rising to new life and purpose—reflects Lutheran teaching on Christian freedom and the active love that flows from justification by grace through faith.
Preaching Connection
This hymn transforms the Gospel's declaration of grace into a call to witness and service, showing how the indicative of salvation ('you are God's children') becomes the imperative of mission ('rise and serve').