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Rejoice, O Pilgrim Throng

In the Word

We will shout for joy when you are victorious and will lift up our banners in the name of our God. May the LORD grant all your requests (Psalm 20:5).

Of the Word

Rejoice, O pilgrim throng! Rejoice, give thanks, and sing;
Your festal banner wave on high, The cross of Christ your king.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Rejoice, give thanks, and sing!

We celebrate Jesus who has redeemed us. Because of His death on the cross, our sins have been removed. We are no longer separated from God but can now approach Him with the power of the Holy Spirit in faith and trust. We are pilgrims on a journey to eternal life. It really is something to rejoice about!

We are not alone in this victory march: “With all the angel choirs, With all the saints on earth Pour out the strains of joy and bliss, True rapture, noblest mirth.” We cheer with joy and thanks for our victorious and risen Lord as we repeat the hymn’s refrain: “Rejoice! Rejoice! Rejoice, give thanks, and sing!”

Walking with my Lord

Victorious Lord, with all the company of heaven, we, Your pilgrim throng, rejoice in Your victory for us. Now life is a celebration! Send me, O Lord, to rejoice in You with all whom I may meet! In Your joy-giving name I pray. Amen.


Mustard Seed: Joyful, Joyful. Rev. Larry and Shari Miller, authors. 28/31. Hymn Text: LSB 813. ©2011  Lutheran Women’s Missionary League, 801 Seminary Place Ste. L010, St. Louis, MO 63105. www.lwml.org

Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations were taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. All rights reserved worldwide.

All hymns are public domain with the text reprinted from Lutheran Service Book, ©2006, Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, MO.

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