First Reading Amos 5:18-24

Woe to those who desire the day of the Lord; let justice roll like waters

Psalm Psalm 70

Be pleased, O God, to deliver me; Lord, make haste to help me

Second Reading 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Dead in Christ will rise first; always with the Lord

Gospel Matthew 25:1-13

Ten virgins; keep awake for you know not the hour

Hymns connected to the first reading

Inspired by Love and Anger
Inspired by love and anger, disturbed by need and pain,
·1987
Let Justice Roll Like a River
Let justice roll like a river
·1991
O God Empower Us to Stem
O God, empower us to stem
Carl Doving ·1909

Hymns connected to the second reading

A Few More Years Shall Roll
A few more years shall roll
Horatius Bonar ·1843
Asleep in Jesus Blessed Sleep
Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep
Margaret Mackay ·1830
For All Thy Saints O Lord
For all thy saints O Lord
Latimer Humphreys ·1864
Forever with the Lord
Forever with the Lord
James Montgomery ·1821
Great God What do I See and Hear?
Great God, what do I see and hear?
Johann Rahbanus Maurus ·1850
I Know of a Sleep in Jesus' Name
I know of a sleep in Jesus' name
Gottlob Benjamin Sized ·1781
I am Content! My Jesus Ever Lives
I am content! my Jesus ever lives
Martin Behm ·1610
In the Resurrection
In the resurrection
Unknown ·1800
Jesus Thy Church with Longing Eyes
Jesus, thy church with longing eyes
Samuel Francis Smith ·1861
Lo! He Comes with Clouds Descending
Lo! he comes with clouds descending
Charles Wesley ·1758
My Lord What a Morning
My Lord, what a morning, my Lord, what a morning, my Lord, what a morning, when the stars begin to fall.
·1872
Now Lay We Calmly in the Grave
Now lay we calmly in the grave
Martin Behm ·1602
O How Blest Are Ye Whose Toils Are Ended
O how blest are ye whose toils are ended
Heinrich Bone ·1847
O Lord My God When I in Awesome Wonder
O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder consider all the worlds Thy hands have made,
·1886
Oh Happy Day When We Shall Stand
Oh happy day when we shall stand
Unknown ·1800
Oh How Blest Are Ye Whose Toils Are Ended
Oh how blest are ye whose toils are ended
Heinrich Bone ·1847
Oh How Blest Are You Whose Toils Are Ended
Oh how blest are you whose toils are ended
Heinrich Bone ·1847
Once He Came in Blessing
Once He came in blessing, all our ills redressing
Paul Gerhardt ·1653
Soon and Very Soon
Soon and very soon, we are going to see the King,
·1976
Swing Low Sweet Chariot
Swing low, sweet chariot, coming for to carry me home.
·1862
The Advent of Our God
The Advent of our God
Charles Coffin ·1736
The Clouds of Judgment Gather
The clouds of judgment gather
Christian Burkhart Schlegel ·1845
The King Shall Come When Morning Dawns
The King shall come when morning dawns
Latin hymn, attributed to John Brownlie ·1907
The Saints on Earth and Those Above
The saints on earth and those above
Charles Wesley ·1747
There Is an Hour of Peaceful Rest
There is an hour of peaceful rest
William Cowper ·1779
This Body in the Grave We Lay
This body in the grave we lay
Martin Behm ·1610
Why do We Mourn Departing Friends
Why do we mourn departing friends
Nikolai Leonard Zinzendorf ·1737
Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones
Ye watchers and ye holy ones
John Athelstan Laurie Riley ·1909

Hymns connected to the gospel

Arise Sons of the Kingdom
Arise, sons of the kingdom
Philipp Nicolai ·1599
Awake thou spirit of the watchmen
Awake thou spirit of the watchmen
Philip Nicolai ·1599
Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers
Rejoice, rejoice, believers
Laurentius Laurenti ·1700
Rise, My Soul, to Watch and Pray
Rise, my soul, to watch and pray
Christian Furchtegott Gellert ·1757
The Bridegroom Soon Will Call Us
The Bridegroom soon will call us
Philipp Nicolai ·1599
Wait for the Lord
Wait for the Lord, whose day is near.
·1984

LCMS — Proclaim

Hymn of the Day

O God of Earth and Altar
O God of earth and altar
Gilbert Keith Chesterton ·1906

Hymn Suggestions

Come Down, O Love Divine
Come down, O Love divine
Bianco da Siena ·1434
God Whose Giving Knows No Ending
God whose giving knows no ending
Robert Edwards ·1961
Lord Jesus, Think on Me
Lord Jesus, think on me
Synesius of Cyrene ·430
The Day is Surely Drawing Near
The day is surely drawing near
Martin Behm ·1610
The Lord Will Come and Not be Slow
The Lord will come and not be slow
John Milton ·1648

ELCA — Sundays and Seasons

Hymn of the Day

Wake, Awake, for Night Is Flying
Wake, awake, for night is flying, the watchmen on the heights are crying
Philipp Nicolai; tr. Catherine Winkworth ·1599

Gathering

Rise Up O Saints of God
Rise up, O saints of God!
Norman O. Forness ·1959
Nyt ylös sieluni (Arise, my soul, arise!) needs review

Communion

When Peace Like a River
When peace like a river attendeth my way
Horatio Spafford ·1873
Let justice flow like streams needs review

Sending

What a fellowship, what a joy divine needs review

Additional Hymns

Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise
Immortal, invisible, God only wise
Walter Chalmers Smith ·1867