All Creation Sings

a liturgy and song supplement in the Evangelical Lutheran Worship resource family

"ACS reflects directions and positions the ELCA has taken in the human sexuality (2009), criminal justice (2013), and faith/sexism/justice (2019) social statements adopted since the publication of ELW. Its prayers and hymn texts give attention to areas such as expansive language for God and humankind, gender identity and sexual orientation, and faithful living in a society tragically affected by systemic racism, sexism, inequities in justice and economic opportunity, and other ills."

- Introducing All Creation Sings*

*this full document and more can be found in the ACS fundraising kit

Sing Many Names: Scriptural Images for God In Hymnody

No single word or image conveys the mystery of God; we need many images in lively conversation and even then, all our language cannot capture the fullness of the living God. In Sing Many Names, scholar and musician Zebulon Highben invites the reader into conversation with the abundant images for God in the Bible, dedicating each chapter to an image or group of related images. Drawing on his scholarship and using the “Scriptural Images for God” in All Creation Sings as an organizing principle, this book invites pastors and musicians, teachers and students, and all who sing to reflect more deeply on the song of the church across time and space.

Love Astounding: Hymns of Jeanette M. Lindholm

This collection contains twenty-three hymns by Jeannette M. Lindholm, hymns that give careful and thoughtful voice to the mystery and wonder of God and God’s people. Her poetry not only invites us to sing but to examine and expand the metaphors we use for God in our worship and devotion.

Lindholm’s Introduction is also a brilliant essay on the particular ways she considers language, word choice, and poetic construction to explore and proclaim theology. Indexes by topic, scripture, and meter make this a useful volume for church musicians, pastors, and all who plan worship.