Calendar
Lent, A Religious Christmas and Advent, Agnus Day: The Lectionary Comic, All Saints Day: Who are the Saints?, Blessed be The Lord!, Christmas Celebrates What Is and What Can Be, Epiphany: The Magi, Lutheran Calendar, Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays?, The Advent Wreath, The Church Year
Hymns
Early Lutheran Hymn Writers, Ein Feste Burg, Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary, Hymns of Gerhardt Ter Steegen, Heinrich Suso, and , Lutheran Hymnals, Martynas Mazvydas, The Hymnal: A Lutheran Legacy Through the Ages, The Lutheran Hymnal (1941), The Lutheran Hymnal: Texts, The Lutheran Sources of the Common Service
Liturgics
Anointing the Sick: Origins, Catholic and Lutheran Liturgy, Commentary on the Liturgy, God's Children: Teaching Liturgy to Children, Lutheran Worship at St. Francis, Six Worship Theses, Society for the Preservation of the Evangelical Lu, The Lutheran Liturgy, Through All Generations, Ukrainian Lutheran Divine Liturgy: Text
Bach and Dürer: Passion Music and Imagery
Series of woodcuts matched with selections from the St. Matthew Passion. Includes scenes from late in the life of Christ, his suffering, death, burial.
Bach: Fugue No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor
Theological connotations of the piece from the Well-Tempered Clavier Book I with an analysis and performance in Shockwave format. From Sojourn by Timothy A. Smith.
Evangelical Church Music
Links to biographies of composers of early Lutheran religious music, including hymns, chorales, motets, and masses. From the Here of a Sunday Morning radio program.
Good News for a Singing Church
Article about ELCA hymnals and supplements building on the Lutheran Book of Worship. From The Lutheran, April 1998.
Hymnal Supplement 98
Introduction to and resources for new Missouri Synod volume, intended to test new hymns and introduce new worship orders aid in development of a new LCMS hymnal
Hymnology: Lutheran Hymnody
A collection of essays and etexts at Smith Creek Music covering the music of historic and contemporary Lutheranism including Luther, Bach, chorales, liturgical reforms, collections of works, and links to related religious material.
Kids in the Divine Service
Series of copy-ready documents from the LCMS Commission on Worship designed to explain liturgics, hymnody, and other parts of Lutheran worship to young people. Ordering information and price included.
LCMS Commission on Worship
Offers a sizeable library of articles for pastors, church musicians, and interested laity, as well as information on the Lutheran Hymnal Project and Lutheran Musician Enrichment.
Lift Up Your Hearts
Worship and spirituality site of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada. Includes many Revised Common Lectionary resources, over 1,850 links and 300 documents.
Liturgy: Original Services, Worship Ideas and Arti
Rev. Thomas L. Weitzel collection of worship materials.
Lutheran Music Missions
Providing alternative worship forms and hymnody for established congregations and to aid in outreach.
Lutheran Summer Music
A national youth music festival, held each summer on a different Lutheran college campus. Includes program information, registration forms, financial aid, contacts, and links.
Music in Early Lutheranism
Outline of a book by Carl Schalk with biographical sketches of Walter, Rhau, Hassler, Praetorius, Schein, Scheidt, and Schuetz. Summarizes the book and gives pricing information.
O Come, Let Us Worship
A study in liturgics and hymnody presented to the 78th Annual Convention of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod.
Paradigms of Praise
Carl Schalk studies the relationship between the Christian Church and its music with special emphasis on Luther and the Lutheran Church.
Reconnecting To Our Lutheran Musical Heritage
Testimonial on the liturgy's effect on one young man and how it and hymns help to proclaim the Gospel in Sunday worship.
The Lutheran Legacy: Restoring Music to the Laity
A beginning look at Lutheranism's musical heritage as continuation and expansion of western Christian worship and catechesis.
The Musical Reforms of Martin Luther
Shows the reformer's rationale in crafting a distinctly evangelical form of the Divine Service, giving insight into his role as compiler and composer of music with special emphasis on the Deutsche Messe. Includes MIDI audio files.
The St. Olaf Choir
Includes tour schedule, music CDs, and midi music. Also information about this Northfield, Minnesota college's music department.
Worship and Music: Keeping the People's Song
Presentation by Marty Haugen at the ELCA "The Future of Worship" conference November 1998, informing why the Christian Church should sing.