LBW Hymn 297 "Salvation unto Us Has Come"
Devotion
Lyrics like those in the hymn, Salvation unto Us Has Come, earned their author, Paul Speratus, the wrath of church and civil authorities, and led to his imprisonment in 1523. Although sounding a bit like a theological lecture, these words threaten all who would rule by dispensing God’s salvation to their subjects.
These lyrics caused and may still cause bound hearts to skip a beat - for they proclaim God’s power over sin and death, Jesus’ love and death for us, the free gift of forgiveness, and a conscience freed from guilt and filled with love for others.