Lutheran Service Book: Companion to the Hymns - 2 Volume Set (Boxed Set) (ISBN-13: 9780758612304)

A two-volume set, Lutheran Service Book: Companion to the Hymns presents engaging stories, insightful theological commentary, and encyclopedic historical details for the complete hymnody of Lutheran Service Book. As the culmination of more than a decade of groundbreaking research, the Companion to the Hymns was developed from the study of more than 1,500 primary sources and the work of 127 contributing authors.

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,

Author: House Concordia Publishing
ISBN-10: 0758612303
ISBN-13: 9780758612304
Publisher: Concordia Publishing House
Language: English
Published: 12/12/2019
Pages: 2624
Format: Boxed Set
Weight: 8.75lbs
Size: 10.90h x 7.60w x 4.50d