In reply to Rhoda (Wehrspann) Baldwin.

Thank you so much, President Harrison. This topic has been on my heart and mind for quite some time. Your ending sentence is essential for all leaders to earnestly think about, pray about and act upon. Is there any way your entire article could be given to each LCMS principal, teacher and Sunday school director as a mass mailing? I have served in numerous churches, schools that don't even teach A Mighty Fortress Is Our God, I am Jesus Little Lamb, or Children Of The Heavenly Father yet alone other less familiar hymns. Each decade we seem to be losing more of our beautiful hymnody with our youth. They are then losing the sacred words of Scripture in them and the comfort, knowledge and joy of that scripture.