First Reading Joshua 5:9-12

The disgrace of Egypt rolled away; they ate the produce of the land; the manna ceased

Psalm Psalm 32

Blessed is the one whose sin is forgiven; when I acknowledged my sin, you forgave

Second Reading 2 Corinthians 5:16-21

New creation in Christ; God reconciling world to himself

Gospel Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32

The prodigal son; while still far off father ran to him

Hymns connected to the psalm

Blessed Are They, Forever Blest
Blessed are they, forever blest
Nikolai Fredrik Severin Grundtvig ·1853
Blessed Is The Man, Forever Blest
Blessed is the man, forever blest
Nicolaus Selnecker ·1572
Blest Is the Man Forever Blest
Blest is the man forever blest
Cornelius Elven ·1860
Lord We Confess Our Numerous Faults
Lord, we confess our numerous faults
Dudley Tyng ·1849
Lord When We Bend before Thy Throne
Lord, when we bend before Thy throne
Johann Heermann ·1630
When o'er My Sins I Sorrow
When o'er my sins I sorrow
Heinrich Behm ·1602

Hymns connected to the second reading

All I Have Is Christ
I once was lost in darkest night
Keith Getty and Stuart Townend ·2001
All Who Love and Serve Your City
All who love and serve your city
Erik Routley ·1974
All that I Was My Sin My Guilt
All that I was my sin my guilt
Nikolaus Leonhard Zinzendorf ·1740
As Rebels, Lord, Who Foolishly Have Wandered
As rebels, Lord, who foolishly have wandered
Jaroslav J. Vajda ·1980
Awake, O Sleeper, Rise and See
Awake, O sleeper, rise and see
Unknown
Behold a Stranger at the Door
Behold a stranger at the door
Thomas Hastings ·1830
Create in Me (a Clean Heart)
Create in me a clean heart, O God
David ·950
Fling Out the Banner Let It Float
Fling out the banner, let it float
George Washington Doane ·1848
Forth in the Peace of Christ We Go
Forth in the peace of Christ we go
James Russell Lowell ·1862
Hark the Glad Sound The Savior Comes
Hark the glad sound the Savior comes
Thomas Haweis ·1792
Hark the Voice of Jesus Calling
Hark the voice of Jesus calling
Daniel March ·1868
His Robes for Mine
His robes for mine, O deep exchange
Jonny Hall ·2014
I Lay My Sins on Jesus
I lay my sins on Jesus
Horatius Bonar ·1843
Jesus Pitying the Sighs
Jesus pitying the sighs
John Newton ·1779
Jesus Your Blood and Righteousness
Jesus, your blood and righteousness
Nicolaus Zinzendorf ·1740
Jesus, I Will Ponder Now
Jesus, I will ponder now
Sigmund of Birken ·1661
Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness
Jesus, thy blood and righteousness
Nicolaus Zinzendorf ·1740
Jesus, Your Blood and Righteousness
Jesus, your blood and righteousness
Nicolaus Zinzendorf ·1740
Lord Jesus Christ My Life My Light
Lord Jesus Christ, my life, my light
Nikolai Frederick Severin Grundtvig ·1836
Lord Save Your World in Bitter Need
Lord, save your world in bitter need
Armin Haeussler ·1961
Lord of the Harvest Hear
Lord of the harvest, hear
Henry Alford ·1844
Morning Has Broken
Morning has broken like the first morning
·1931
Now Christ the Sinless Son of God
Now Christ the sinless Son of God
Unknown ·1400
Now Greet the Swiftly Changing Year
Now greet the swiftly changing year
Friedrich Rückert ·1840
O Dearest Jesus, What Law Hast Thou Broken
O dearest Jesus, what law hast thou broken
Johann Heermann ·1630
O Dearest Jesus, What Law Have You Broken
O dearest Jesus, what law have you broken
Johann Heermann ·1630
O Master Let Me Walk With You
O Master, let me walk with you
Washington Gladden ·1879
O Sinner Come Thy Sin to Mourn
O sinner come thy sin to mourn
Unknown
See This Wonder in the Making
See this wonder in the making
Jaroslav J. Vajda ·1978
Son of God, by God Forsaken
Son of God, by God forsaken
Unknown ·1800
Take O Take Me As I Am
Take, O take me as I am;
·1995
The Day Full of Grace
The day full of grace has come to us now
Nikolai Fredrik Severin Grundtvig ·1817
The Happy Christmas Comes Once More
The happy Christmas comes once more
Martin Behm ·1610
The New Church Year Again Is Come
The new church year again is come
Unknown ·1800
The Old Year Now Hath Passed Away
The old year now hath passed away
Friedrich Behm ·1657
The Sun Arises Now
The sun arises now
Lazarus Spengler ·1524
Thy Works, Not Mine, O Christ
Thy works, not mine, O Christ
Horatius Bonar ·1861
To Jordan Came Our Lord the Christ
To Jordan came our Lord, the Christ
Soren Kierkegaard ·1844
We Are Your People
We are your people, called and chosen
Melvin Farmen ·1980
We Are the Lord's His All-Sufficient Merit
We are the Lord's His all-sufficient merit
Erdmann Neumeister ·1714
We Who Once Were Dead
We who once were dead in sin
Jaroslav J. Vajda ·1977
When Sinners See Their Lost Condition
When sinners see their lost condition
Johann Heermann ·1630
You Have Put on Christ
You have put on Christ
John W. Arthur ·1978
Your Works Not Mine O Christ
Your works, not mine, O Christ
Horatius Bonar ·1861

Hymns connected to the gospel

Come Thou Fount (Robin Mark)
Come, Thou Fount of every blessing,
·1758
Jesus Sinners Does Receive
Jesus sinners does receive
Erdmann Neumeister ·1718
Jesus Sinners Doth Receive
Jesus sinners doth receive
Erdmann Neumeister ·1718
Jesus Sinners Will Receive
Jesus sinners will receive
Erdmann Neumeister ·1718
Jesus, Once with Sinners Numbered
Jesus, once with sinners numbered
Nicolai Leonhard Zinzendorf ·1737
My Savior Sinners Doth Receive
My Savior sinners doth receive
Erdmann Neumeister ·1718

LCMS — Proclaim

Hymn Suggestions

Baptized into Your Name Most Holy
Baptized into Your name most holy
Johann Jakob Rambach ·1720
God Loved the World So that He Gave
God loved the world so that He gave
Heilermann ·1630
I Trust, O Christ, in You Alone
I trust, O Christ, in You alone
Martin Behm ·1610
In Adam We Have All Been One
In Adam we have all been one
Heinz Lohmann ·1955
Jesus Sinners Will Receive
Jesus sinners will receive
Erdmann Neumeister ·1718
Lord When We Bend before Thy Throne
Lord, when we bend before Thy throne
Johann Heermann ·1630
Lord, to You I Make Confession
Lord, to You I make confession
Oswald Gerhardt ·1659
Now I have Found the Firm Foundation
Now I have found the firm foundation
Joachim Cochlaeus ·1525
Today Your Mercy Calls Us
Today your mercy calls us
Oswald Allen ·1868
On My Heart Imprint Your Image needs review
On my heart imprint Your image
Albert Knapp ·1823
What Wondrous Love Is This needs review
What wondrous love is this, O my soul
American Folk Hymn ·1835

ELCA — Sundays and Seasons

Hymn of the Day

Our Father, we have wandered
There's a Wideness in God's Mercy needs review
There's a wideness in God's mercy like the wideness of the sea
Frederick William Faber ·1854

Gathering

All who hunger, gather gladly
O Christ Our Light O Radiance True
O Christ, our light, O Radiance true
Latin hymn, traditional ·1200
We sing to you, O God

Communion

Come, ye disconsolate, where'er ye languish
Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling
Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling, calling for you and for me
Will L. Thompson ·1880

Sending

Jesus Still Lead On
Jesus still lead on
Nicolai Ludwig von Zinzendorf ·1721
What Wondrous Love Is This
What wondrous love is this, O my soul
American Folk Hymn ·1835