Lord, This Day We've Come to Worship
Lord, this day we've come to worship
The hymn expresses the centrality of corporate worship in Lutheran piety and the believer's response to divine grace. It emphasizes the gathered community's obligation to offer praise and thanksgiving to God.
History & Background
This hymn appears in Lutheran hymnals with limited historical documentation of its original authorship. It was included in The Lutheran Service Book (2006) as hymn 911.
Hymnal Appearances
- Lutheran Service Book — 911
Bulletin Note
This early 20th-century hymn, set to the sturdy tune WEBB, captures the Lutheran emphasis on communal worship as the believer's grateful response to divine grace—not constraint, but freedom.
Preaching Connection
This hymn transforms worship from Law-driven obligation into Gospel response—it beautifully illustrates how encounter with God's grace naturally compels our joyful offering of praise and community.
Themes
Worship Devotion Divine praise Thanksgiving