Lutheran Book of Worship: Pew Edition [Hardcover]

Augsburg Fortress Publishing (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 080063330X | ISBN-13: 978-0800633301 | Publication Date: June 1, 1978 | Edition: Pew ed

You will find: ? Prayers for different circumstances ? 569 hymns for voice & piano with verses ? Prayers of the day, psalms & lessons ? Various indexes

Product Details

• Hardcover: 960 pages
• Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers; Pew ed edition (June 1, 1978)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 080063330X
• ISBN-13: 978-0800633301
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #322,820 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #95 in Books > Christian Books & Bibles > Protestantism > Lutheran

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent hymnal, but a step down from the previous edition, September 18, 2006

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Alexander C. Zorach "Alex Zorach" (Lancaster, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lutheran Book of Worship: Pew Edition (Hardcover)

I agree with the other reviewer that claims that the older hymnal is a better choice.

Much of the language has been simplified in this book, and in my opinion, the simplification is completely pointless. It doesn't make the songs any more relevant to our life, it just makes them less poetic and spiritual. I do believe that hymnals should change and evolve over time, but I think this change should be in the form of including new music with the same level of poetic and harmonic sophistication, instead of just watering down the old music or including new, simpler music.

One thing I like about the sections of this book used for worship is that they are structured in a way that makes it very easy to integrate musical chanting into the service instead of just reading text. This is in contrast to some other protestant hymnals, which don't really have this option, or don't make it as easy.

This is a pretty good hymnal. I give three stars instead of four only because I feel the music has been substantially watered-down from previous editions, and, much like my criticisms of textbooks nowadays, I think that when a newer edition is inferior to an earlier one, the newer edition never deserves 4 or more stars.

12 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's a Worship Hymnal, What Do You Expect?, December 4, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Lutheran Book of Worship: Pew Edition (Hardcover)

I am finally ordering my own copy of the LBW after nearly 30 years because I want to have the lyrics and music for some of my favorite hymns. As for the guy who said the book should be rewritten...

Are you going to help pay for the hymnals for all those churches? And since when are Lutherans all that hip anyway (I was born Lutheran and quite active in my church)? If you're looking for an exciting worship book, look for something more contemporary. The LBW was written in 1978 and is not updated very often because it is a launching point, not the endpoint for worship. Most Lutheran churches use their own personal supplements anyway to fit their congregations - and even nearly 25 years after the LBW was printed it is still a very valuable reference (for the wedding and burial and baptismal services, for example).

I think this book is good for what it is - a book containing hymns and service material.

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Former Evangelical, July 19, 2004

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William Rhea (MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lutheran Book of Worship: Pew Edition (Hardcover)

We can't rewrite this book! I just became a Lutheran after leaving a nondenominational evangelical church! Pop-Christianity gets old, anyway, no matter how new it stays.