Cantate Divine Service, May 3, 2026 at 10:15 AM     Link to Live Stream

Order of Divine Service, p.7   The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal
Hymn “To God the Holy Spirit Let Us Pray” LW 155
Readings:  Isaiah 12:1-6, James 1:16-21, St. John 16:5-15
Hymn of the Day: “Look Down, O Lord, From Heaven Behold” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #33)
Sermon
Offertory: “Create in Me…”         p.18
General Prayer………                    p.19-20
Hymn: “Here, O My Lord, I See You Face to Face” LW 243
Exhortation                                    p.21
Communion Service, p.144 (Lutheran Worship)
Communion Hymns:
“Take My Life, O Lord, Renew” LW 404
“Lo, Judah’s Lion Wins the Strife” LW 146
“If God Himself Be for Me” LW 407
Closing Hymn “This Joyful Eastertide” LW 140

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin:  Cantate-Cover-5-3-2026-Online.pdf

Picture: Illustrated German Bible of 1483 (I:85 Exodus 20) Ten Commandments and People in Tents

Order of Divine Service, p.7   The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal
Hymn: “You are the Way; to You Alone” LW 283
Readings: Malachi 3:16-18, Ephesians 2:19-22, St. John 14:1-14
Hymn “From All Thy Saints in Warfare…” (ASBH #87, LW 194, st 14)
Sermon

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: May-1-Sts-Philip-and-James-Insert-2026.pdf

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Order of Divine Service, p.7   The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal
Hymn “Jesus Lives! The Victory’s Won” LW 139, TLH 201
Readings:  Lamentations 3:18-26, 1 Peter 2:11-20, St. John 16:16-23
Hymn of the Day: “Zion Mourns in Fear and Anguish” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #32)
Sermon
Offertory: “Create in Me…”         p.18
General Prayer………                    p.19-20
Hymn: “I Come, O Savior, to Your Table” LW 242, TLH 315
Exhortation                                    p.21
Communion Service, p.144 (Lutheran Worship)
Communion Hymns:
“Oh, that the Lord Would Guide My Ways” LW 392
“God Moves in a Mysterious Way” LW 426
“With High Delight Let Us Unite” LW 134
Closing Hymn “Make Songs of Joy” LW 132

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: Jubilate-Cover-4-26-2026-Online.pdf

Picture: Illustrated German Bible of 1483 (I:83 Exodus 17:8-16) Victory over the Amalkites

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Order of Divine Service, p.7   The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal

Hymn: “Like the Golden Sun Ascending”  TLH 207
Readings:  Ezekiel 34:11-16, 1 Peter 2:21-25, St. John 10:11-16
Hymn of the Day: “The Lord’s My Shepherd, I’ll Not Want” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #31, LW 416, TLH 436)
Sermon
Offertory: “Create in Me…”         p.18
General Prayer………                    p.19-20
Hymn: “Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence” LW 241
Exhortation                                    p.21
Communion Service, p.144 (Lutheran Worship)
Communion Hymns:
“Who Trusts in God a Strong Abode” LW 414
“The Lord’s My Shepherd, Leading Me” LW 417
“Come, Follow Me” Said Christ, the Lord LW 379
Closing Hymn “All People That on Earth Do Dwell” LW 435

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: Misericordias-Domini-Cover-4-19-2026-Online.pdf
Picture: Illustrated German Bible of 1483 (I:82 Exodus 17) Water from the Rock

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Order of Divine Service, p.7   The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal
Hymn “Come, You Faithful, Raise the Strain” LW 141, TLH 204
Readings:  Job 19:25-27, 1 John 5:4-10, St. John 20:19-31
Hymn of the Day: “Ye Sons and Daughters of the King” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #30, LW 130, TLH 208)
Sermon
Offertory: “Create in Me…”         p.18
General Prayer………                    p.19-20
Hymn: “Draw Near and Take the Body of the Lord” LW #240, TLH 307
Exhortation                                    p.21
Communion Service, p.144 (Lutheran Worship)
Communion Hymns:
“Jesus Christ Is Risen, Today” LW 127, TLH 199
“Jesus Christ, My Sure Defense” LW 266
“He’s Risen, He’s Risen” LW 138
Closing Hymn “Spread the Reign of God the Lord” LW 321

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: Quasimodo-Geniti-Cover-4-12-2026-Online.pdf

Picture: Illustrated German Bible of 1483 (I:81 Exodus 16) Manna from Heaven

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Order of Divine Service I, p. 136  Lutheran Worship
Hymn “Christ the Lord Is Risen Today; Alleluia” LW 137, TLH 193
Readings:  Isaiah 52:13-15, 1 Corinthians 5:6-8, St. Mark 16:1-8
Hymn of the Day: “Christ Jesus Lay in Death’s Strong Bands” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #29, LW 123, TLH 195)
Sermon
Offertory: “Create in Me…”         p.18
Easter Prayer
Hymn: “At the Lamb’s High Feast We Sing” LW #126
Exhortation                                    p.21
Communion Service, p.144 (Lutheran Worship)

Communion Hymns:
“Awake, My Heart, with Gladness” LW 128, TLH 192
“I Know that My Redeemer Lives” LW 264, TLH 200
“The Strife is O’er, the Battle Won” LW 143
Closing Hymn “That Easter Day with Joy Was Bright” LW 147

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: Resurrection-of-Our-Lord-Cover-4-5-2026-Online.pdf

Picture: Illustrated German Bible of 1483 (I:80 Exodus 15) The Song of Miriam

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Easter Vigil

Service of Light
Service of 12 Readings
Service of Baptism/Confirmation
Hymn “All Who Believe and Are Baptized” LW 225
Service of Communion
Epistle: Colossians 3:1-4
Sequence Hymn: “Christ is Arisen” LW #124
Holy Gospel: St. Matthew 28:1-7
Hymn of the Day “Ere Yet the Dawn hath Filled the Skies” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #28)
Sermon
Offertory: “Create in Me…”         p.18
General Prayer
Hymn: “The Day of Resurrection” LW 133
Exhortation
Communion Service, p.144 (Lutheran Worship)
Communion liturgy, p.144
Hymn “Good Christian Friends, Rejoice and Sing” LW 129

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: Easter-Vigil-for-2026
Service Bulletin: Easter-Vigil-2026-Ending-of.pdf

Picture: Illustrated German Bible of 1483 (I:78 Exodus 14) The Red Sea’s Crossing

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