Songs for Disciples draws on the heritage of the church and on contemporary sources to provide songs that can carry the message of the Great Commission and support disciples as they live for Jesus Christ and go about the task of making disciples for Him. It is a collection  of songs that catch the spirit of being a disciple of Christ, songs that can be sung with joy in meetings and retreats in the local congregation.

Contents:

A Mighty Fortress Is Our God; Abide with Me; Allelu!; Amazing Grace! How Sweet the Sound; And God Said, Yes!; Battle Hymn of the Republic; Beautiful Savior; Brothers and Sisters in Christ; Children of the Heavenly Father; Christ Is Changing Everything; Earth and All Stars; Faith of Our Fathers; Father, I Adore You; Give Me Oil in My Lamp; Glory to the Father; Go Make Disciples; Hark, the Voice of Jesus Calling; Have Thine Own Way, Lord; He Lives; He's Everything to Me; His Banner over Me Is Love; How Great Thou Art; I Am the Bread of Life; I Am the Resurrection and the Life; I Know that My Redeemer Lives; I Love to Tell the Story; I Will Sing of the Mercies of the Lord; I Will Sing unto the Lord; I've Got the Joy; Joy to the World; Just as I Am, Without One Plea; Let Us Break Bread Together; Lift High the Cross; Lord of the Dance; My Country, 'Tis of Thee; My Faith Looks Up to Thee; My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less; Now Thank We All Our God; O Beautiful for Spacious Skies; Oh, for a Thousand Tongues to Sing; Oh, How I Love Jesus; Our God, Our Help in Ages Past; Pass It On; Proclaim the Risen Lord; Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me; Shalom; Silent Night, Holy Night; Sons of God; Sweet Hour of Prayer; Take My Life, O Lord, Renew; Thank You, Lord; The Joy of the Lord; The Old Rugged Cross; They'll Know We Are Christians by Our Love; Thy Loving Kindness; Turn Your Eyes upon Jesus; Twleve Is Not Enough; We Are the Church; Were You There; What a Friend We Have in Jesus

Voicing:

Congregation

Instrumentation:

Keyboard, Guitar

Difficulty:

Easy

Contents:

A Mighty Fortress Is Our God; Abide with Me; Allelu!; Amazing Grace! How Sweet the Sound; And God Said, Yes!; Battle Hymn of the Republic; Beautiful Savior; Brothers and Sisters in Christ; Children of the Heavenly Father; Christ Is Changing Everything; Earth and All Stars; Faith of Our Fathers; Father, I Adore You; Give Me Oil in My Lamp; Glory to the Father; Go Make Disciples; Hark, the Voice of Jesus Calling; Have Thine Own Way, Lord; He Lives; He's Everything to Me; His Banner over Me Is Love; How Great Thou Art; I Am the Bread of Life; I Am the Resurrection and the Life; I Know That My Redeemer Lives; I Love to Tell the Story; I Will Sing of the Mercies of the Lord; I Will Sing unto the Lord; I've Got the Joy; Joy to the World; Just as I Am, without One Plea; Let Us Break Bread Together; Lift High the Cross; Lord of the Dance; My Country, 'Tis of Thee; My Faith Looks Up to Thee; My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less; Now Thank We All Our God; O Beautiful for Spacious Skies; Oh, for a Thousand Tongues to Sing; Oh, How I Love Jesus; Our God, Our Help in Ages Past; Pass It On; Proclaim the Risen Lord; Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me; Shalom; Silent Night, Holy Night; Sons of God; Sweet Hour of Prayer; Take My Life, O Lord, Renew; Thank You, Lord; The Joy of the Lord; The Old Rugged Cross; They'll Know We Are Christians by Our Love; Thy Loving-Kindness; Turn Your Eyes upon Jesus; Twelve Is Not Enough; We Are the Church; Were You There; What a Friend We Have in Jesus

Hymn Tune:

ACKLEY; ADELAIDE; ANTIOCH; BEATITUDO; CONVERSE; CRUCIFER; DARWALL'S 148TH; DUKE STREET; EARTH AND ALL STARS; EIN FESTE BURG; EVENTIDE; GALILEAN; HANKEY; MAGDALEN; MATERNA; NEW BRITAIN; NUN DANKET ALLE GOTT; OLD 124TH, abbr.; OLIVET; PATMOS; SCHÖNSTER HERR JESU; SIMPLE GIFTS; ST. ANNE; ST. CATHERINE; STILLE NACHT; TOPLADY; WOODWORTH

Scripture References:

Psalm 63:3-7; John 6; Psalm 89:1; Nehemiah 8:10

Editor:

Board of Evangelism Services of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod

Composer, Tune:

John Darwall; Charles C. Converse; Terry K. Dittmer; Richard Avery; Donald Marsh; Hugo Mitchell; Peter Scholtes; William B. Bradbury; John Stainer; James Thiem; Kurt Kaiser; John B. Dykes; George Bennard; Johann Crüger; Sydney H. Nicholson; William Gustavus Fischer; Ray Repp; John Hatton; Joseph Barnby; Martin Luther; Helen H. Lemmel; Stuart K. Hine; Ralph Carmichael; Alfred H. Ackley; S. Suzanne Toolan; Paul Quinlan; Lowell Mason; David N. Johnson; William Croft; Richard Koehneke; Henri F. Hemy; James G. Walton; Samuel A. Ward; William H. Monk; Terrye Coelho; Thomas Hastings; Seth Sykes; Bessie Sykes; William H. Havergal; George C. Stebbins; Alliene G. Vale; Franz Gruber; George Frideric Handel

Composer, Setting:

Lyndell Leatherman; Edwin O. Excell; Ted Wuerffel

Text Writer:

Ted Wuerffel; Joseph Scriven; Terry K. Dittmer; Richard Avery; Donald Marsh; Hugo Mitchell; Peter Scholtes; William Walford; Edward Mote; James Thiem; Kurt Kaiser; Charles Wesley; George Bennard; Martin Rinckart; Sydney Carter; George W. Kitchin; Michael R. Newbolt; Arabella K. Hankey; Ray Repp; Samuel Medley; Jerrold L. Nichols; Daniel March; A. Sevison; Martin Luther; Helen H. Lemmel; Stuart K. Hine; Ralph Carmichael; Alfred H. Ackley; S. Suzanne Toolan; Samuel F. Smith; Paul Quinlan; Ray Palmer; Herbert F. Brokering; Caroline V. Sandell Berg; Julia Ward Howe; Isaac Watts; Norman Habel; Frederick W. Faber; Katharine L. Bates; Henry F. Lyte; Terrye Coelho; Augustus M. Toplady; Frances R. Havergal; Adelaide A. Pollard; John Newton; Charlotte Elliott; Joseph Mohr; Frederick Whitfield

Text Translator:

Catherine Winkworth; Ted Wuerffel; Ernst W. Olson; Joseph A. Seiss; John F. Young