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					<description><![CDATA[Each month we highlight a hymnwriter who authored one or more of the well-loved hymns that we sing today. When you get up each morning, what&#8217;s your normal routine? For me, while my coffee is brewing, I pray a memorized prayer (not simply recite, but actively pray&#8212;trying to keep both mind and heart focused on&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://lutheranspokesman.org/2026/03/01/nikolaus-selnecker-1532-1592/" rel="bookmark"><span class="screen-reader-text">NIKOLAUS SELNECKER-1532-1592</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Each month we highlight a hymnwriter who authored one or more of the well-loved hymns that we sing today. Johann Heermann 1545-1647 After losing four infants to the grave, Anna Heermann vowed to dedicate her sole living child to the public ministry. The poor family sacrificed much for his education, but the Lord bridged their&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://lutheranspokesman.org/2026/02/01/johann-heermann-o-dearest-jesus/" rel="bookmark"><span class="screen-reader-text">JOHANN HEERMANN &#8211; &#8220;O DEAREST JESUS&#8221;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Each month we highlight a hymnwriter who authored one or more of the well-loved hymns that we sing today. The description of the Lutheran hymn writer Paul Gerhardt in our title is a translation of the Latin inscription beneath a life-sized painting of him that hangs in the church in Germany where he served as&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://lutheranspokesman.org/2026/01/01/paul-gerhardt-1607-1676-a-theologian-sifted-in-satans-sieve/" rel="bookmark"><span class="screen-reader-text">PAUL GERHARDT (1607-1676) &#8220;A THEOLOGIAN SIFTED IN SATAN&#8217;S SIEVE&#8221;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Each month we highlight a hymnwriter who authored one or more of the well-loved hymns that we sing today. Martin Luther is well known, even among non-Lutherans, for his work as a reformer and theologian. He was a voluminous writer; composing letters, theological treatises, statements of faith, and more. What is much less well known&#8230;&#160;<a href="https://lutheranspokesman.org/2025/12/01/martin-luther-a-mighty-fortress/" rel="bookmark"><span class="screen-reader-text">MARTIN LUTHER &#8211; &#8220;A MIGHTY FORTRESS&#8221;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
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