Lutheran Service Book

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Lutheran Service Book (LSB) is the newest official hymnal of The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod, published by Concordia Publishing House, the LCMS' official publisher. It is the fourth official English-language hymnal of the LCMS since the synod began transitioning form German to English in the early 1900's. The hymnal was oficially released on September 1, 2006, but several pre-order customers received their copies several weeks earlier. Supplemental and companion editions to the hymnal are scheduled to release throughout the fall of 2006 and into 2007. LSB is intended to succeed both The Lutheran Hymnal (TLH) and Lutheran Worship (LW) as the common hymnal of the LCMS. The hymnal was officially approved by the LCMS at the 2004 LCMS National Convention in St. Louis.

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 the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, was released in October 2006. The projects are in no way related.