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John Tirro

John Tirro is Pastor of Worship at St. John’s Lutheran Church (Knoxville, Tennessee). He had a first career writing chart-topping songs on the pop end of Country Music (“So Much for Pretending” by Bryan White and “Imagine That” by Diamond Rio), as well songs as on Platinum albums by LeAnn Rimes, Rascal Flatts, and others. John offers workshops in new hymns, leads worship at regional gatherings, and continues to write songs, including “To You All Hearts Are Open,” in the ELCA hymnal, All Creation Sings.

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September 9, 2025

Songs for Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, and Lent

Blessings as you plan for the coming times of worship and the matching times of the heart. Here are some songs we’d like to highlight, to help people navigate the emotions and devotions of each season, along with the Reverb Collective artist-collaborators involved: Advent — God Who Hears (Lacey), O God We Wait (Kristian) Christmas — Song of the Stable (Ivar), Born in a Barn Where Cows and Sheep (John) Epiphany — We Long for Your Light (Anna), Follow the Star (Lacey) Baptism of our Lord — What King Would Wade through Murky Streams (John) Transfiguration — Swiftly Pass the Clouds of Glory (John) Lent — Guide our Feet (Ivar), Merton Prayer (John), There’s Wilderness All Around Us (John)