Hymnals

Volume 1 (1,680 pages) includes text and tune background, theological and scriptural discussion, usage advice, and exhaustive historical details of original sources for all LSB hymns.

Volume 2 (944 pages) includes biographies for all hymn authors and composers, essays providing a survey of hymnody, and indexes, appendixes, and charts

Features: Two-volume set with slipcase, 656 hymns, 680 biographies, 17 essays (9 historical, 8 topical), 42 music examples, 12 figures, 11 indexes, 3 appendixes, 8 charts,

This new edition of Lutheran Service Book takes all 656 hymns in Lutheran Service Book and combines each with relevant portions of the text commentary from the Companion to the Hymns, Scripture, prayers, excerpts from the Lutheran Confessions, or writings from Luther and the Church Fathers.

The pairing of hymns and notes gives readers a unique opportunity to pray or meditate on the words of each hymn, undistracted by musical details, and to be enriched in the heritage of the hymn.

This exclusive edition of Lutheran Service Book is bound in genuine, premium leather and filled with all the beautiful hymns, Psalms, and liturgies, and resources as the Pew Edition. Features include gold gilded edges, three ribbon bookmarks, and genuine leter cover and slipcase. The quality, long-lasting construction makes this edition the perfect gift that will endure as it's passed down through generations .