First Reading 2 Samuel 11:26—12:10, 13-15

Nathan confronts David; you are the man; the Lord put away your sin

Psalm Psalm 32

Blessed is the one whose sin is covered; when I kept silent my bones wasted away

Second Reading Galatians 2:15-21

Justified not by works of law but through faith in Christ

Gospel Luke 7:36-8:3

Sinful woman anoints Jesus; forgiven for she loved much

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

Christ Be Beside Me
Christ be beside me, Christ be before me,
·433
Come Follow Me Said Christ the Lord
Come follow me, said Christ the Lord
Nikolai Selnecker ·1570
Come Follow Me the Savior Spake
Come follow me, the Savior spake
John Casper Gehardt ·1653
For Me to Live Is Jesus
For me to live is Jesus
Kristian Ostian Gjellerup ·1889
I Greet Thee Who My Sure Redeemer Art
I greet thee who my sure Redeemer art
Attr. John Calvin / Geneva Psalter ·1545
If Thy Beloved Son O God
If Thy beloved Son, O God
Martin Behm ·1610
If Your Beloved Son, O God
If Your beloved Son, O God
Nicolai Grundtvig ·1844
Jesus I Live to Thee
Jesus I live to Thee
Henry Harbaugh ·1860
Lord I Want to Be a Christian
Lord, I want to be a Christian in my heart, in my heart;
·1750
Not What My Hands Have Done
Not what my hands have done
Horatius Bonar ·1861
Not What These Hands have Done
Not what these hands have done
Horatius Bonar ·1861
On My Heart Imprint Thine Image - Choir
On my heart imprint Thine image
Søren Kierkegaard ·1850
Son of God, Eternal Savior
Son of God, eternal Savior
Somerset Lowry ·1897
Sweet the Moments Rich in Blessing
Sweet the moments rich in blessing
James Allen Madan ·1862
Take O Take Me As I Am
Take, O take me as I am;
·1995
Take Up Your Cross the Savior Said
Take up your cross, the Savior said
Charles William Everest ·1859
The Love of Christ, who Died for Me
The love of Christ, who died for me
Nicolai Grundtvig ·1850
Thy Works, Not Mine, O Christ
Thy works, not mine, O Christ
Horatius Bonar ·1861
Will You Come and Follow Me
Will you come and follow me if I but call your name?
·1987
Your Works Not Mine O Christ
Your works, not mine, O Christ
Horatius Bonar ·1861

LCMS — Proclaim

Hymn of the Day

Let Us Ever Walk with Jesus
Let us ever walk with Jesus
Sigismund von Birken ·1653
Lord of Our Life
Lord of our life, and God of our salvation
Matthias Loy ·1880
Who Trusts in God a Strong Abode
Who trusts in God a strong abode
Joachim Magdeburg ·1572

Hymn Suggestions

Baptized into Your Name Most Holy
Baptized into Your name most holy
Johann Jakob Rambach ·1720
Come Follow Me Said Christ the Lord
Come follow me, said Christ the Lord
Nikolai Selnecker ·1570
In Christ There is No East or West
In Christ there is no East or West
John Oxenham ·1908
May We Your Precepts Lord Fulfill
May we your precepts, Lord, fulfill
Matthias Loy ·1880
Take Up Your Cross the Savior Said
Take up your cross, the Savior said
Charles William Everest ·1859