March 9, 2025

First Sunday in Lent (Year C)

This week, churches around the world began the season of Lent. Join us on Sing For Joy as we hear music for this first Sunday of Lent, where we hear the story of Jesus' temptation in the wilderness.

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Scriptures for this Program

  • (1R) Deuteronomy 26:1-11
  • (PS) Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16
  • (2R) Romans 10:8b-13
  • (G) Luke 4:1-13

Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days (DETROIT) — Kentucky Harmony / Claudia Hernaman, lyricist / Zebulon Highben, arranger (G)
Duke University Chapel Schola Cantorum / Zebulon Highben
(CD) MorningStar Archives / MORNINGSTAR / Not For Resale
© MorningStar, 2117 59th Street, St. Louis, MO, 63110-2800, USA
www.morningstarmusic.com

I Want Jesus to Walk With Me (SOJOURNER) — African American Spiritual / Edward Boatner, arranger (G)
Barbara Conrad, soprano / Patricia Sage, piano
(CD) Spirituals / NAXOS / 8.553036
© 1995 Naxos, Naxos of America, Inc., Suite 28, 1810 Columbia Avenue, Franklin, TN, 37067, USA
www.naxos.com

The God of Abraham Praise (YIGDAL or LEONI) — Hebrew Traditional / Thomas Olivers, lyricist (1R)
The Carnival Band, ensemble / Maddy Prior, soloist
(CD) Sing Lustily & With Good Courage / SAYDISC RECORDS / CD-SDL 383
© 1990 Saydisc Records, Chipping Manor The Chipping Wotton-Under Edge, Gloucestershire, GL12 7AD, England

For God Commanded Angels to Watch Over You — Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy / Kenneth Jennings, arranger / Kenneth Jennings, translator (2R)
The St. Olaf Choir: Northfield, MN / Anton Armstrong
(CD) Advance Australia Fair / ST. OLAF RECORDS / E-2173
© 1997 St. Olaf Records, St. Olaf College 1520 St. Olaf Avenue, Northfield, MN, 55057, USA
www.stolafrecords.com

True Witness: A Civil Rights Cantata - VI. Lament (SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE A MOTHERLESS CHILD) — African American Spiritual / Jodi Goble / African American Spiritual, lyricist (G)
St. Olaf Manitou Singers: Northfield, MN / Emery Stephens, baritone / April Ryun Kim, piano / Therees Tkach Hibbard
(CD) Sing For Joy Archives / ST. OLAF COLLEGE / Not For Resale
© St. Olaf College, 1520 St. Olaf Avenue, Northfield, MN, 55057, USA
stolaf.edu

Guide Me Ever, Great Redeemer (CWM RHONDDA) — John Hughes / William Williams, lyricist / William Williams, translator / Peter Williams, translator (G)
The St. Olaf Choir: Northfield, MN / John Ferguson, organ / Anton Armstrong
(CD) Great Hymns of Faith: Volume III / ST. OLAF RECORDS / E-3386
© 2011 St. Olaf Records, St. Olaf College 1520 St. Olaf Avenue, Northfield, MN, 55057, USA
www.stolafrecords.com