First Reading Joel 2:1-2, 12-17

Return to the Lord with all your heart; rend your hearts not your garments

Psalm Psalm 51:1-17

Have mercy; create in me a clean heart; a broken spirit you will not despise

Second Reading 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10

Be reconciled to God; now is the acceptable time

Gospel Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

Do not practice piety before others; fasting in secret

Hymns connected to the first reading

Deep Within
Deep within I will plant my law,
·1987
Return to God
Return to God with all your heart,
·1994
To Thee, Our God, We Fly
To Thee, our God, we fly
Martin Behm ·1602
Today Your Mercy Calls Us
Today your mercy calls us
Oswald Allen ·1868
Without Seeing You
Without seeing you, we love you;
·1993

Hymns connected to the psalm

Approach My Soul the Mercy-Seat
Approach my soul the mercy-seat
John Newton ·1779
Attende Domine
Attende Domine, et miserere
Medieval ·1000
Before Thy Throne I Now Appear
Before Thy throne I now appear
Gerhard Tersteegen ·1730
Before You I Kneel
Before You I kneel in the dust
Unknown ·2006
Before You, God, the Judge of All
Before You, God, the Judge of all
Unknown
Come Holy Spirit Come
Come, Holy Spirit, come
Unknown ·1800
Create in Me (a Clean Heart)
Create in me a clean heart, O God
David ·950
Holy Majesty Before You
Holy Majesty before you
Friedrich Rückert ·1839
I Come to Thee O Blessed Lord
I come to Thee, O blessed Lord
Ludwig Helmbold ·1563
Kyrie
Kyrie, God Father in heaven above
Martin Luther ·1526
Kyrie—II
O Lord, have mercy upon us
Unknown ·1500
Lord Have Mercy
Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy, Lord have mercy on us.
·1984
Lord I Want to Be a Christian
Lord, I want to be a Christian in my heart, in my heart;
·1750
Lord Jesus, Think on Me
Lord Jesus, think on me
Synesius of Cyrene ·430
Lord When We Bend before Thy Throne
Lord, when we bend before Thy throne
Johann Heermann ·1630
Lord to Thee I Make Confession
Lord to Thee I make confession
Aurelianus Prudentius Clemens ·405
Lord, Have Mercy
Lord, have mercy
Unknown
Lord, to You I Make Confession
Lord, to You I make confession
Oswald Gerhardt ·1659
O Thou that Hear'st when Sinners Cry
O Thou that hear'st when sinners cry
John Parlour ·1750
Savior When in Dust to Thee
Savior when in dust to thee
Robert Grant ·1815
Savior When in Dust to You
Savior, when in dust to You
Michael Weisse ·1531
Spirit of God Descend Upon My Heart
Spirit of God, descend upon my heart
George Croly ·1840
To Thee, Omniscient Lord of All
To Thee, omniscient Lord of all
Johann Heermann ·1630
To You Omniscient Lord of All
To You, omniscient Lord of all
Martin Behm ·1610
To Your Temple, Lord, I Come
To Your temple, Lord, I come
Karl Mauritz Bellman ·1790
Wilt Thou Forgive that Sin Where I Begun
Wilt thou forgive that sin where I begun
John Donne ·1633
With Broken Heart and Contrite Sigh
With broken heart and contrite sigh
Johann Heermann ·1630

Hymns connected to the gospel

All Depends on Our Possessing
All depends on our possessing
Nikolai Ludwig von Zinzendorf ·1734
Be Thou My Vision
Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart;
·1905
Come, My Soul, with Every Care
Come, my soul, with every care
John Newton ·1779
Lord Teach Us How to Pray Aright
Lord, teach us how to pray aright
James Montgomery ·1818
Lord, Teach Us How to Pray
Lord, teach us how to pray aright
James Montgomery ·1818
My Worth Is Not in What I Own
My worth is not in what I own
Kristian Stanfill ·2014
Where Your Treasure Is
Where your treasure is
Unknown

LCMS — Proclaim

Hymn of the Day

From Depths of Woe I Cry to You
From depths of woe I cry to you
Martin Luther ·1524

Hymn Suggestions

O Lord, Throughout These Forty Days
O Lord, throughout these forty days
Claudia Frances Hernaman ·1873
Savior When in Dust to You
Savior, when in dust to You
Michael Weisse ·1531
Today Your Mercy Calls Us
Today your mercy calls us
Oswald Allen ·1868
To You Omniscient Lord of All needs review
To You, omniscient Lord of all
Martin Behm ·1610

ELCA — Sundays and Seasons

Hymn of the Day

Lord Jesus, Think on Me
Lord Jesus, think on me
Synesius of Cyrene ·430

Sending

Guide Me Ever Great Redeemer
Guide me ever, great Redeemer
William Williams ·1745