First Reading Isaiah 50:4-9a

The Lord gives me the tongue of a teacher; I was not rebellious; he vindicates me

Psalm Psalm 116:1-9

I love the Lord; he inclined his ear to me; I walk in the land of the living

Second Reading James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a

Wisdom from above pure peaceable; draw near God and he will draw near

Gospel Mark 9:30-37

Son of Man delivered; whoever wants to be great be servant

Hymns connected to the psalm

O Lord My God I Cry to Thee
O Lord my God, I cry to Thee
Martin Behm ·1610

LCMS — Proclaim

Hymn of the Day

Lord of Glory, You have Bought Us
Lord of glory, You have bought us
Berthold Nicolai ·1599
Salvation unto Us Has Come needs review
Salvation unto us has come by God's free grace and favor
Paul Speratus; tr. Richard Massie ·1523

Hymn Suggestions

A Lamb alone bears willingly
A Lamb alone bears willingly
Nicolai Grundtvig ·1844
Children of the Heavenly Father
Children of the heavenly Father safely in his bosom gather
Carolina Sandell Berg ·1858
Christ is Alive Let Christians Sing
Christ is alive! Let Christians sing
Brian A. Wren ·1974
O God of Every Nation
O God of every nation
William Walter Reid ·1958
Where Charity and Love Prevail
Where charity and love prevail
Latin hymn traditionally attributed to St. Ignatius of Antioch, English text by Omer Westendorf ·1960

ELCA — Sundays and Seasons

Hymn of the Day

Children of the Heavenly Father
Children of the heavenly Father safely in his bosom gather
Carolina Sandell Berg ·1858
Lift High the Cross
Lift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim
George William Kitchin ·1873

Alternate Hymn of the Day

Lord, Whose Love in Humble Service
Lord, whose love in humble service
Albert Frederick Bayly ·1961
O Jesus, King Most Wonderful
O Jesus, King most wonderful
Bernard of Clairvaux ·1153
Once He Came in Blessing
Once He came in blessing, all our ills redressing
Paul Gerhardt ·1653

Gathering

Built on the Rock
Built on the Rock the Church doth stand
Nikolai Fredrik Severin Grundtvig ·1844
O Day of Rest and Gladness
O day of rest and gladness
Christopher Wordsworth ·1862

Communion

In the morning when I rise needs review

Sending

O Jesus I Have Promised
O Jesus I have promised to serve Thee to the end
John Ernest Bode ·1866
What a fellowship, what a joy divine needs review