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Thank you. There are some hymns that simply say everything that needs to be said.

They confess the Christian faith so beautifully and so completely that within, well, in the case of this hymn, Lord the I love with all my heart,

within three stanzas, it's almost like a catechism for the Christian. And it is about the Christian's life and about everything that Christ has done for the Christian.

Welcome back to Issues, etc. coming to you live from the studios of Lutheran Public Radio in Collinsville, Illinois.

I'm Todd Wilkin. Thanks for tuning us in. We're going to be studying this hymn, Lord The I Love with All My Heart, the Hym of the Day,

according to the three-year lectionary for many of us this coming Sunday.

Pastor Peter Bender joins us.

He's Pastor of Peace, Lutheran Church in Sussex, Wisconsin, and director of the Concordia

Cate Catechetical Academy.

Peter, welcome back.

Good to be with you, Todd. Why is this hymn so dearly beloved by so many?

You know, that's such a great question because I know of so many Christians for whom this is

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