''Lutheran Service Book'' (''LSB'') is the newest official

hymnal A hymnal or hymnary is a collection of hymns, usually in the form of a book, called a hymnbook (or hymn book). Hymnals are used in congregational singing. A hymnal may contain only hymn texts (normal for most hymnals for most centuries of Chri ...

of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS) and the

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(LCC). It was prepared by the LCMS Commission on Worship and published by

Concordia Publishing House Concordia Publishing House (CPH), founded in 1869, is the official publishing arm of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS). Headquartered in St Louis, Missouri, at 3558 S. Jefferson Avenue, CPH publishes the synod's official monthly magaz ...

, the official publisher of the LCMS. It is the fourth official English-language hymnal of the LCMS published since the synod began transitioning from German to English in the early 1900s. ''LSB'' is intended to succeed both ''

The Lutheran Hymnal ''The Lutheran Hymnal'' (''TLH'') is one of the official hymnals of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS). Published in 1941 by Concordia Publishing House in St. Louis, Missouri, it was the denomination's second official English-langua ...

'' (''TLH'') and ''

Lutheran Worship ''Lutheran Worship'' (''LW'') is one of the official hymnals of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS). Published in 1982 by Concordia Publishing House in St. Louis, Missouri, it is the denomination's third English-language hymnal and ...

'' (''LW'') as the common hymnal of the LCMS. Supplemental and companion editions to the hymnal were released throughout the end of 2006 and into 2007. The hymnal was officially approved by the LCMS at the 2004 LCMS National Convention in

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. It was officially released on September 1, 2006, but many customers who pre-ordered the hymnal received their copies several weeks earlier. In April 2015, ''Lutheran Service Book'' became the first Lutheran hymnal to be made available in ebook format.

*A selection of

Psalms The Book of Psalms ( or ; he, תְּהִלִּים, , lit. "praises"), also known as the Psalms, or the Psalter, is the first book of the ("Writings"), the third section of the Tanakh, and a book of the Old Testament. The title is derived ...

*Five musical settings of the Divine Service **Setting One (by Richard Hillert, first introduced in ''

Lutheran Book of Worship The ''Lutheran Book of Worship'' (''LBW'') is a worship book and hymnal used by several Lutheran denominations in North America. Additional hymns and service music are contained in the companions, ''Hymnal Supplement 1991'' and ''With One Vo ...

'') **Setting Two (by Ronald A. Nelson, first introduced in ''Lutheran Book of Worship'') **Setting Three (the Common Service of 1888) **Setting Four (first introduced in '' Hymnal Supplement 98'') **Setting Five (based loosely on the ''

Deutsche Messe ''Deutsche Messe'' ("German Mass"; full title: , "German Mass and Order of Worship") was published by Martin Luther in 1526. It followed his work '' Formula missae'' from the year 1523, pertaining to the celebration of a Latin mass. Both of these ...

'' by

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) *Musical settings of the Daily Offices **

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Vespers Vespers is a service of evening prayer, one of the canonical hours in Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Catholic Church, Catholic (both Latin liturgical rites, Latin and Eastern Catholic Churches, Eastern), Lutheranism, Lutheran, and Anglican ...

**Morning Prayer **Evening Prayer **

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*Other orders of service **Service of Prayer and Preaching **

Holy Baptism Baptism (from grc-x-koine, βάπτισμα, váptisma) is a form of ritual purification—a characteristic of many religions throughout time and geography. In Christianity, it is a Christian sacrament of initiation and adoption, almost ...

Confirmation In Christian denominations that practice infant baptism, confirmation is seen as the sealing of the covenant created in baptism. Those being confirmed are known as confirmands. For adults, it is an affirmation of belief. It involves laying on ...

** Holy Matrimony **

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Service **Two orders for responsive prayer ***Responsive Prayer 1 (Suffrages) ***Responsive Prayer 2 **The

Litany Litany, in Christian worship and some forms of Judaic worship, is a form of prayer used in services and processions, and consisting of a number of petitions. The word comes through Latin '' litania'' from Ancient Greek λιτανεία (''lit ...

**Corporate Confession and Absolution **Individual

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and Absolution **Daily Prayer for Individuals and Families *Daily Lectionary *More than 100 prayers for various occasions and circumstances *

's ''

Small Catechism ''Luther's Small Catechism'' (german: Der Kleine Katechismus) is a catechism written by Martin Luther and published in 1529 for the training of children. Luther's Small Catechism reviews the Ten Commandments, the Apostles' Creed, the Lord's Pra ...

'' *658 canticles, chorales, hymns, and songs, 23 of which are found in ''Lutheran Service Builder'' (see below) *Comprehensive cross-referenced indexes

Editions

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 *Ebook Edition *Lectionaries **Three-Year Lectionary—Year A **Three-Year Lectionary—Year B **Three-Year Lectionary—Year C **One-Year Lectionary *Agenda *Pastoral Care Companion

Lutheran Service Builder

In addition to the various print 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 and electronically presented orders of service, containing readings, hymns, and service music.

References

External links

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Contents

Editions

See also

Lutheran Service Builder

References

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