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In the Resurrection

In the resurrection

The hymn expresses Lutheran confidence in bodily resurrection and eternal life through Christ's victory, grounded in the promise of Job 19:25-27. It reflects Lutheran emphasis on the concrete, bodily nature of resurrection rather than mere spiritual immortality.

History & Background

This hymn appears in The Lutheran Hymnal (1941) as hymn 603, likely derived from 19th-century German Lutheran hymnody. Its precise authorship and original composition date remain uncertain in standard hymnological references.

Hymnal Appearances

  • The Lutheran Hymnal — 603

Bulletin Note

An 1800 hymn of Lutheran inheritance, 'In the Resurrection' echoes Job 19:25—'I know that my Redeemer lives'—expressing the Reformation's recovery of bodily resurrection as the heart of Christian hope, not mere immortal soul.

Preaching Connection

This hymn transforms the Law's sentence of death into the Gospel's proclamation of bodily resurrection, anchoring our hope not in spiritual escape but in Christ's concrete, physical victory and our promised participation in it.

Catechism & Confessional Connections

Themes

Resurrection of the dead Eternal life Christian hope Judgment Day Redemption

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