Contents A Guide for Introducing Lutheran Service Book Prepared by The Commission on Worship The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod Fall 2006 i Contents Special thanks to Thrivent Financial for Lutherans for providing funding toward the production of this Guide. Unless otherwise indicated, the Scripture readings used in this publication are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers, Wheaton, Illinois. Used by permission. All rights reserved Copyright © 2006 The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. Permission is given to reproduce this Guide for use within the congregation. ii Contents Contents Foreword ................................................................................................................................................. 1 Letters of Introduction to Worship and Congregational Leaders To the Pastor ........................................................................................................................................... 2 To the Organist or Pianist....................................................................................................................... 4 To the Choir Director ............................................................................................................................. 6 To Those Leading Children in Song ..................................................................................................... 7 To the Board of Elders and Church Council......................................................................................... 8 Background and Insights Concerning the Services in Lutheran Service Book Divine Service Divine Service, Setting One................................................................................................................... 9 Divine Service, Setting Two .................................................................................................................. 9 Excursus: Eucharistic Praying...................................................................................................... 10 Divine Service, Setting Three .............................................................................................................. 11 Excursus: The Salutation .............................................................................................................. 11 Excursus: Nicene Creed................................................................................................................ 11 Excursus: Use of the Divine Service without Holy Communion .............................................. 12 Divine Service, Setting Four................................................................................................................ 12 Divine Service, Setting Five ................................................................................................................ 13 Daily Office Matins.................................................................................................................................................... 13 Vespers .................................................................................................................................................. 14 Morning Prayer ..................................................................................................................................... 14 Evening Prayer...................................................................................................................................... 14 Compline ............................................................................................................................................... 15 Other Services and Resources Service of Prayer and Preaching.......................................................................................................... 15 Responsive Prayer ................................................................................................................................ 15 The Litany ............................................................................................................................................. 15 Corporate Confession and Absolution ................................................................................................ 15 Individual Confession and Absolution ................................................................................................ 15 Introducing the Services in Lutheran Service Book What’s the Same? What’s Different? Divine Service, Setting One................................................................................................................. 17 Divine Service, Setting Two ................................................................................................................ 18 Divine Service, Setting Three .............................................................................................................. 18 Divine Service, Setting Four................................................................................................................ 19 Divine Service, Setting Five ................................................................................................................ 19 Matins.................................................................................................................................................... 20 Vespers .................................................................................................................................................. 20 iii Contents Morning Prayer ..................................................................................................................................... 20 Evening Prayer...................................................................................................................................... 21 Compline ............................................................................................................................................... 21 Service of Prayer and Preaching.......................................................................................................... 21 A Comparison of Services ................................................................................................................... 21 Using the Services in LSB Which Service Should We Learn?....................................................................................................... 24 Strategies for Teaching a New Service ............................................................................................... 25 Using Other Resources in LSB Psalmody ............................................................................................................................................... 29 Old Testament Canticles ...................................................................................................................... 29 Responsive Prayer ................................................................................................................................ 29 The Litany ............................................................................................................................................. 30 The Small Catechism............................................................................................................................ 30 Making Full Use of the Services in LSB LSB Altar Book ..................................................................................................................................... 30 Biblical Canticles.................................................................................................................................. 31 Liturgical Music.................................................................................................................................... 32 Other Opportunities .............................................................................................................................. 33 The Hymns of Lutheran Service Book Hymn Texts Criteria for Hymn Selection................................................................................................................. 35 Restoration of Hymn Texts .................................................................................................................. 36 New Hymns........................................................................................................................................... 37 Doxological Stanzas ............................................................................................................................. 37 Additional Hymns and Canticles in Lutheran Service Builder.......................................................... 37 Hymn Tunes Choice of Tunes .................................................................................................................................... 38 New Tunes ............................................................................................................................................ 38 Altered Tunes........................................................................................................................................ 39 Keys of Hymns ..................................................................................................................................... 39 Amens...................................................................................................................................................