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Beginning this week, we are pleased to introduce Spotlight on Hymnody, a weekly reflection on one hymn shared by both our 8:50 and 10:50 services. 

Together we will explore its history, theology, poetry, and musical character while considering why it has been chosen for this particular Sunday. Often you will discover that a hymn echoes the appointed lessons, illuminates Father Reid's homily, and gives us words to carry the Church's prayer into the week ahead. Our hymns are more than beautiful melodies or familiar favorites. They are prayers, sermons, and acts of praise woven together in music. Week after week they shape our hearts, teach the faith, and give voice to the Gospel proclaimed in Holy Scripture. 

Hymn 537: Christ for the World  We Sing This Sunday's hymn, "Christ for the World We Sing," is among the Episcopal Church's finest hymns on the mission of the Church. Written in 1869 by the American Congregational minister and former missionary Samuel Wolcott, and paired with MOSCOW, the stately tune by the eighteenth-century Italian composer Felice de Giardini, it has become a beloved expression of the Church's outward calling. Notice something remarkable about the text. It never asks Christ to come into our world. Instead, every stanza begins with the Church's response.

    "The world to Christ we bring..."

That subtle distinction beautifully reflects our understanding that worship always leads to mission. We gather around Word and Sacrament not to withdraw from the world, but to be strengthened and sent back into it. Each stanza broadens our vision. We pray for the poor, the sorrowful, the weary, the lost, those burdened by sin and despair, and finally all who long to know Christ's redeeming love. 

The hymn does more than describe Christian mission. It gradually forms us into a people prepared to undertake it. The music reinforces that calling. Di Giardini's tune unfolds with broad, confident phrases that feel almost processional. Its steady forward motion reminds us that the Church is always a people on the move, bearing Christ into the world He loves.This hymn is especially fitting for this Sunday because it answers the challenge set before us in the appointed lessons. In the Gospel, Jesus tells His disciples that following Him will require courage, sacrifice, and steadfast faith. He calls them not to fear those who oppose them, but to confess Him openly before the world. 

In the Epistle, St. Paul reminds us that through Baptism we have died and risen with Christ. The Christian life, therefore, is no longer centered on self-preservation but on faithful witness. Christ for the World We Sing gives voice to that vocation. We do not sing about a comfortable faith. We sing about a Church sent into the world, confident not in its own strength, but in the victory of Christ and in His promise to remain with His people wherever He leads them. As you sing this hymn on Sunday, listen not only to its melody but also to its invitation. It quietly asks each of us a question:             

To whom is Christ sending me this week?