Lutheran Music & Worship

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Lutheran Music & Worship

Do you want to include Lutheran music & worship in your homeschooling? Great! Here is what we’ve compiled thus far:

Free Resources

Youtube video: The King of Instruments: History, Science & Music of the Pipe Organ

Hymn-Learning or Study

• Lutheran Hymnody: a collection of public domain Lutheran hymns
• A Weekly Hymn Selection with Accompaniment
• CPH Hymn studies: Hymn of the Day Studies
• The Free Lutheran Chorale Project

Liturgics & Worship

For Younger Kids

• According to Your Word: Draw the Liturgy and Draw the Catechism
• Bethesda: Welcome to My World: An inclusive coloring book from Bethesda Lutheran Communities
• Free coloring pages from CPH
• Kids in the Divine Service for the Lutheran Service Book: Free PDFs!

For Older Kids

• Hymnal 101: Higher Things video playlist

Family Resources

• An Explanation of the Common Service with Appendices on Christian Hymnody and Liturgical Colors and a Glossary of Liturgical Terms
• Audio files to help learn Divine Service liturgy!
• Creed with Bible References and Suggested Hymns
• Equipping Families to Use the Hymnal at Home
• Lambs at Pasture: Daily devotions following the One-Year Lectionary, including weekly readings, a hymn, and a section of the Small Catechism.
• Liturgy Audio Files from LCMS Worship
• Lutheran Service Building app! It’s designed for church workers, but the free trial is not currently time-limited and allows full use of the site, except bulletin-making. AWESOME! For example, search for a Bible verse to see when it shows up in the church year, what prayers and liturgies and hymns are based on it. You can type in a hymn by name or number and then listen to the tune on your computer so you can sing along with it. You can search for a word or phrase and see where it shows up in Scripture, hymns, prayers, and liturgy, etc. WOO HOO! (The search function can be tricky to find on mobile web browsers, but it’s in the upper right corner from a computer.)
• Sanctus.org offers daily Scripture readings based on the historic lectionary. Just click on the calendar day and find the readings with psalms and a collect. You can either choose between ESV, NKJV, and KJV.

For Purchase

(Wittenberg Academy offers classes on this!)

CPH Books

• Whisper, Whisper: Learning about Church by Mary Moerbe
• Worshiping with Angels and Archangels by Scot Kinnaman
• Ordering our Days in His Peace by H. R. Curtis
• Behold the Lamb: An Introduction to the Signs and Symbols of the Church by Deac. Pam Nielsen.

Hymns, Children’s Hymnals, & Hymn Studies

• LCMS Hymn of the Day Studies
• CPH’s My First Hymnal and its student accompaniment version
• Useful Hymns for Worship, Prayer, and Instruction in the Lutheran Church, School, and Home by R. D. Fish
• Liber Hymnorum: The Latin Hymns of the Lutheran Church

Worship and/or Worship Aids

• Whisper, Whisper: Learning about Church by Mary Moerbe
• Lutheran Public Domain Liturgy Project
• Lutheran Service Builder App has a free trial version (not currently time-limited), so you can use the site to search for texts during the church year, find matching prayers, liturgies, and hymns, or search for words or tunes.
• Kids in the Divine Service for the Lutheran Service Book: Free PDFs!
• According to Your Word
• The Divine Service: The Life of the Church