A blog of the Evangelical Lutheran Liturgy
Let’s start here: how much of the Scriptures are in verse (and not only vers-es)? Leaf through any bible which nicely formats it so it is easy to tell prose from poetry, and there is (to the poetry-averse) an astonishing amount. Like, a lot. And, while I’d like to pretend it doesn’t matter, you get the nagging feeling that it might.
Read MoreWhen that our gentle Lord was born
And cradled in the hay,
There rode three wise men from the east—
Three rich wise men were they—
All in the starry night they came
Their homage gifts to pay.
A review and recommendation of Kurt Reinhardt’s Through the Valley.
Read MoreConcordia Theological Seminary in St. Catharines, Ontario has done the Church a great service by publishing a new, expanded edition of Rev. Kurt Reinhardt’s poetry entitled My Light and My Salvation. My Lighty and My Salvation, expanded edition
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