- Lutheran Service Book
, but many customers who pre-ordered the hymnal received their copies several weeks earlier. So far, it seems very well received by the LCMS.
"Lutheran Service Book" is, coincidentally, one of two major Lutheran hymnals that were published almost simultaneously in the fall of 2006. "
Evangelical Lutheran Worship ", the new hymnal of theEvangelical Lutheran Church in America and theEvangelical Lutheran Church in Canada , was released in October 2006. The projects are in no way related.Contents
*Most of the 150
Psalms
*Five musical settings of the Divine Service
**Setting One (by Richard W. Hillert, first introduced in "Lutheran Book of Worship ")
**Setting Two (by Ronald A. Nelson, first introduced in "Lutheran Book of Worship")
**Setting Three (theCommon Service of 1888)
**Setting Four (first introduced in "Hymnal Supplement 98 ")
**Setting Five (based on the "Deutsche Messe " byMartin Luther )
*Musical settings of the Daily Offices
**Matins
**Vespers
**Morning Prayer
**Evening Prayer
**Compline
*Other orders of service
**Service of Prayer and Preaching
**Holy Baptism
**Confirmation
**Holy Matrimony
**Funeral Service
**Two orders for responsive prayer
***Responsive Prayer 1 (Suffrages)
***Responsive Prayer 2
**TheLitany
**Corporate Confession and Absolution
**IndividualConfession and Absolution
*More than 100 prayers for various occasions and circumstances
*Martin Luther 's "Small Catechism"
*658 canticles, chorales, hymns, and songs, 23 of which are found in "Lutheran Service Builder" (see below)
*Comprehensive cross-referenced indexesEditions
In addition to the pew edition, several other editions of LSB are available:
*Altar Book
*Accompaniment editions
**LSB Accompaniment—Liturgy
**LSB Accompaniment—Hymns
**Guitar Edition
*Lectionaries
**Three-Year Lectionary—Year A
**Three-Year Lectionary—Year B
**Three-Year Lectionary—Year C
**One-Year Lectionary
*Agenda
*Pastoral Care CompanionLutheran Service Builder
In addition to the myriad editions of the hymnal, the Commission on Worship prepared an electronic edition of "Lutheran Service Book" known as "Lutheran Service Builder". This computer program is structured in order to allow churches to easily prepare printed orders of service containing readings, hymns, and service music.
References
*"Lutheran Service Book" published by
Concordia Publishing House ISBN 0-7586-1217-6External links
* [http://lsb.cph.org Official site]
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