{The Lutheran Ladies' Lounge} Hymn Sing with Sarah: Baptism Hymns!

In this Hymn Sing episode, Sarah makes a long-overdue foray into hymns for and about baptism.

Beginning with an unexpected set of poll results from the Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge Facebook group, Sarah goes on to relate the backstories of several crowd favorite baptism hymns. Which of these water-and Spirit-drenched hymns does Sarah most love? Which does she not love so well?

Hymns covered in this episode include “Father Welcomes” (LSB 605), “We Know That Christ Is Raised” (LSB 603), “Baptized into Your Name Most Holy” (LSB 590), “Dearest Jesus, We Are Here” (LSB 592), and “All Who Believe and Are Baptized” (LSB 601).

“Our newest goddaughter was just born 2 days ago from the day of recording,” says Sarah, “and she’ll be baptized in a couple weeks, so baptism is spinning in my brain right now!” And as a treat at the end of the episode, hear Village Lutheran Church in Ladue, MO, sing her goddaughter’s baptism hymn, “I bind unto myself today” (LSB 604) at her baptism.

To learn more about the hymns and hymnwriters mentioned (but not covered) in this episode, check out our recent conversations on Emilie Juliane von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and how to host the perfect baptism birthday party.

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The Lutheran Ladies Lounge is the podcast produced by KFUO Radio and hosted by Sarah Gulseth, Erin Alter, Rachel Bomberger, and Bri Gerzevske. Created for Lutheran ladies to have a place to escape to with inviting conversations, laughter, and fellowship with Lutheran sisters, we invite all of you Lutheran ladies to join Sarah, Erin, Rachel, and Bri on the sofa in the Lutheran Ladies Lounge to sit, rest your feet, and stay a while. If you’re a Lutheran lady, join us in our Facebook group: facebook.com/groups/LutheranLadiesLounge.

Sarah Gulseth

A proud Michigan native and fan of anything with the Mitten State on it, Digital Media Manager Sarah Gulseth is also a lover of historical war movies and anything with the label PBS Masterpiece. An avid bicyclist and women’s biking advocate, she rides her bike to work year-round and has the massive bike clothing and accessory collection to prove it. If it’s the weekend, she and her husband Luther are probably out riding bikes, or finding the next awesome coffee shop to frequent, or rehearsing for the next choir concert. You may also find her down a new rabbit hole on Google, researching the latest random fact she found on social media, while eating an unhealthy amount of apples (Macintosh from Michigan, of course) and raw almond butter.