November 8, 2026

Time After Pentecost — Lectionary 32 (Year A)

Worshiping congregations will hear a parable of Jesus this week. We join churches around the world on Sing For Joy as we hear hymns and anthems that explore the theme of staying awake and alert for the coming kingdom of God.

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Scriptures for this Program

  • (1R) Amos 5:18-24 OR Wisdom of Solomon 6:12-26
  • (PS) Psalm 70 OR Wisdom of Solomon 6:17-20
  • (2R) 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
  • (G) Matthew 25:1-13

Wake, Awake (WACHET AUF) — Philipp Nicolai / Philipp Nicolai, lyricist / F. Melius Christiansen, arranger / Catherine Winkworth, translator (G)
The St. Olaf Choir: Northfield, MN / Anton Armstrong
(CD) When In Our Music: A Hymn Festival / ASSOCIATION OF LUTHERAN CHURCH MUSICIANS (ALCM) / CS-1
© 1994 Association of Lutheran Church Musicians (ALCM), 810 Freeman Street, Valparaiso, IN, 46383, USA
www.alcm.org

Cantata 140: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, I: Chorus (WACHET AUFT) (G)
The Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists / John Eliot Gardiner
(CD) Bach: Cantatas, Vol. 12 / SDG RECORDS / SDG171
© 2010 SDG Records, 3402 Woolworth Ave., Omaha, NE, 68105-1944, USA

Keep Your Lamps — African American Spiritual / André Thomas, arranger (G)
Massed Choirs of St. Olaf College: Northfield, MN / Christopher Aspaas
(CD) My Spirit Sings of Wondrous Things / ST. OLAF RECORDS / E-3316/7
© 2008 St. Olaf Records, St. Olaf College 1520 St. Olaf Avenue, Northfield, MN, 55057, USA
www.stolafrecords.com

Lo! He Comes with Clouds Descending (HELMSLEY) — Thomas Olivers / Charles Wesley, lyricist (2R)
The Choir of All Saints' Episcopal Church: Beverly Hills, CA / Craig Phillips, accompanist / Thomas Foster
(CD) Hymns Through the Ages / GOTHIC / G 49074
© 1995 Gothic, Gothic Records, Inc. P.O. Box 414, Orcas, WA, 98280, USA
www.gothicrecords.com

Blessed Assurance (ASSURANCE) — Phoebe P. Knapp / Fanny J. Crosby, lyricist / David Cherwien, arranger (2R, G)
The National Lutheran Choir: Minneapolis, MN / David Cherwien
(CD) Hymns We Love to Sing, Vol. I / NATIONAL LUTHERAN CHOIR RECORDINGS /
© 2005 National Lutheran Choir Recordings, 528 Hennepin Avenue, Suite 302, Minneapolis, MN, 55403, USA
www.nlca.com