{The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge} Hymn Sing with Sarah: Martin Luther and Hymns of the Reformation

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It’s October — almost Reformation Day — and that means Luther hymns!

In this Hymn Sing celebration of Martin Luther the hymnist, Sarah leads Erin, Bri and Rachel in a wide-ranging discussion of Luther’s hymn text, hymn tunes, and liturgies.

Learn about the long list of hymns Luther wrote or translated (some of which may surprise you), how he incorporated hymnody into the Divine Service, and which hymns appeared in the first-ever Lutheran hymnal, published just five years after the state of the Reformation in 1524. Special attention is paid in this episode to the two “hymns of the day” assigned for Reformation Sunday: Paul Speratus’s “Salvation unto Us Has Come” and Luther’s own most beloved hymn, “A Mighty Fortress.”

Connect with the Lutheran ladies—and cast your vote in their ongoing poll of favorite Luther hymns—in The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge Facebook discussion group

Connect with the Lutheran ladies—and cast your vote in their ongoing poll of favorite Luther hymns—in The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge Facebook discussion group (facebook.com/groups/LutheranLadiesLounge) and follow Sarah (@mrsbaseballpants), Rachel (@rachbomberger), Erin (@erin.alter), and Bri (@grrrzevske) on Instagram.

The Lutheran Ladies Lounge is the podcast produced by KFUO Radio and hosted by Sarah Gulseth, Erin Alter, Rachel Bomberger, and Bri Gerzevske. Created for Lutheran ladies to have a place to escape to with inviting conversations, laughter, and fellowship with Lutheran sisters, we invite all of you Lutheran ladies to join Sarah, Erin, Rachel, and Bri on the sofa in the Lutheran Ladies Lounge to sit, rest your feet, and stay a while. If you’re a Lutheran lady, join us in our Facebook group: facebook.com/groups/LutheranLadiesLounge.