Unless stated otherwise, my source for hymn texts and tunes is The Lutheran Service Book.

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

LSB #825 "Rise, Shine, You People"

Biblical citations in the hymnal:  Ephesians 5:14, Colossians 2:13-15, Isaiah 60:1, Matthew 28:18-20

Ephesians 5:14:  "for anything that becomes visible is light.  Therefore it says, 'Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.'"

Colossians 2:13-15:  "13 And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, 14 by cancelling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands.  This he set aside, nailing it to the cross.  15 He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him."

Isaiah 60:1:  "1 Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you."

Matthew 28:18-20:  "18 And Jesus came and said to them, 'All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me, 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.  And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.'"

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Ephesians 5:14 and Isaiah 60:1 are combined at the beginning of the first line ("Rise, shine, you people!").

The passage from Colossians 2 is the basis for the second verse, and Matthew 28:18-20 (particularly, "'Go therefore and make disciples of all nations'") appears at the end of the third verse ("To all the world go out and tell the story / Of Jesus' glory") and throughout the fourth verse.