“Were You There”
The Concordia Seminary choir Laudamus sings the timeless spiritual
“My Song is Love Unknown”
A Concordia Seminary choir sings the beloved hymn
“O Sacred Head, Now Wounded”
A Concordia Seminary choir sings the classic Passion hymn
“Adoramus Te, Christe”
The choir Laudamus sings the chant often sung on Good Friday
“Christ, the Life of All the Living”
A Concordia Seminary choir sings the classic Lenten hymn
In Memoriam: Carl Schalk (1929–2021)
James Brauer remembers the life of one of the church’s great composers
Music in Our Devotional Life
Jim Marriott and Dale Meyer talk about how to use hymns and songs in our devotional practices
Two Advent Hymns
James Marriott plays organ overtures to “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” and “Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates.”
The Music of Advent
Jim Marriott dives into the rich hymnody of Advent
“A Mighty Fortress” Organ Overture
Jim Marriott playing his own overture to the Reformation hymn
More Bach from the Organ Bench
David Maxwell reflects on – and plays – the Bach hymn “Lord Jesus Christ, Be Present Now.”
J. S. Bach on the Holy Spirit
How Bach transforms, as only Bach can, an ancient hymn to the Holy Spirit
Luther’s Hymn Melodies
Concordia Seminary Professor Emeritus James Brauer provides a comprehensive study of how Luther used tunes in Reformation hymnody