The 20th Reformation Sunday 鈥淪inging the Faith鈥� hymn fest at Luther Seminary on Oct. 28 will feature the Augsburg Choir and include other Augsburg connections. The program starts at 7 p.m. in Olson Campus Center.
The theme, “The Apostles鈥� Creed and the Hymnody of Paul Gerhardt,” celebrates the 400th anniversary of the birth of this hymn writer, known as the 鈥淪weet Singer of Lutheranism.鈥� Gracia Grindal 鈥�65, Luther Seminary professor of rhetoric and creator of 鈥淪inging the Faith,鈥� has chosen to focus on Gerhardt鈥檚 hymn, Befiehl du deine Wege (Trust in God), based on Psalm 34. The Augsburg Choir, directed by Peter Hendrickson, will premiere a newly-commissioned work, which introduces a new tune for the hymn, and Grindal is providing a more poetic translation for the hymn text. Continue reading “Singing the Faith – an Augsburg Night”