“Lord Jesus, You Shall Be My Song” (ELW 808)
Devotion
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This hymn tells once more the story of our God's deliverance and grace—of release from captivity, hearts caught on fire in the Spirit, prophets proclaiming divine intervention and finally the gift of Jesus, the "best gift divine." In response to God's great works, we sing along with the psalms of David and Mary's Magnificat, and ultimately through our own songs of praise. All of our singing is for one purpose, to give glory to God. On Christ the King Sunday it is tempting to focus on hymns of triumph with triumphal marches and trumpet tunes of glory and power. Yet our king humbled himself for us to the point of death on a cross. We must take care to understand that today’s celebration is not about our own glory. Instead it is a happy exchange of our death for God's life. God's desire for all creation is that we be joined together in praise for the one who gives us all life. Soli Deo Gloria!
Prayer
Christ our king, reign in our hearts. Turn us from selfish desire to serve you alone. Strengthen us so that we may proclaim your good news in our words and our deeds and give glory to God alone. All this we ask in the name of the triune God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen.