--- title: "Lutheran Service Book: Companion to the Hymns" description: "The Lutheran Service Book: Companion to the Hymns will serve as the definitive resource on the LSB – filled with information on both the hymns and contributors." image: https://music.cph.org/hubfs/_music/2019/09/music-lutheran-service-book-companion-to-the-hymns-launch/lsb-hymn-companion-FB.jpg --- [![cph-colophon](https://music.cph.org/hs-fs/hubfs/cph-colophon.png?width=290&height=312&name=cph-colophon.png "cph-colophon")](http://www.cph.org) ![keys-bg](https://music.cph.org/hs-fs/hubfs/_music/2019/09/music-lutheran-service-book-companion-to-the-hymns-launch/keys-bg.jpg?width=1600&name=keys-bg.jpg "keys-bg") ![Hymn-Companion-standing](https://music.cph.org/hs-fs/hubfs/_music/2019/09/music-lutheran-service-book-companion-to-the-hymns-launch/Hymn-Companion-standing.png?width=591&height=800&name=Hymn-Companion-standing.png "Hymn-Companion-standing") # The definitive resource on Lutheran hymnody. [Download Excerpt](https://music.cph.org/lutheran-service-book-companion-to-the-hymns#download-excerpt) [![Buy Now](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/487463/1c814d61-11ae-4937-a29b-5e378fd02f9a.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/487463/1c814d61-11ae-4937-a29b-5e378fd02f9a) ### The Companion in Numbers: **2,813** texts, translations, tunes, and settings **1,527** primary sources **680 **biographies **308** libraries **11** years **1** hymn companion ![Hymn-Companion-int-1](https://music.cph.org/hubfs/_music/2019/09/music-lutheran-service-book-companion-to-the-hymns-launch/Hymn-Companion-int-1.jpg "Hymn-Companion-int-1") ### reviews > “In terms of usability and design, *Lutheran Service Book: Companion to the Hymns* is unmatched. It will be my first stop for all my hymn references for years to come. I highly recommend this to anyone who is interested in Lutheran hymnody and worship.” ![Hymn-Companion-int-music1475](https://music.cph.org/hs-fs/hubfs/_music/2019/09/music-lutheran-service-book-companion-to-the-hymns-launch/Hymn-Companion-int-music1475.jpg?width=900&height=900&name=Hymn-Companion-int-music1475.jpg "Hymn-Companion-int-music1475") “Hymns bring Christian teaching into believers’ hearts in ways not easily forgotten, and many Christians naturally want to know the stories behind the hymns and their authors.” Preface, page vii   *LSB: Companion to the Hymns* will serve as the definitive resource on the hymnody of *Lutheran Service Book*. Read the stories of the hymns as well as insightful theological commentary. Dig deeper into the historical backgrounds prepared from a decade of groundbreaking research. Whether you’re looking for historical, musical, or devotional information, the *Companion to the Hymns* offers something for all interests. **Volume 1** Includes text and tune background, theological and scriptural discussion, usage advice, and exhaustive historical details of original sources for all *LSB* hymns. 1680 pages. **Volume 2** Includes biographies for all hymn authors and composers, seventeen essays providing a survey of hymnody, and indexes, appendixes, and charts. 944 pages. ![lsb-hymn-stacked](https://music.cph.org/hubfs/_music/2019/09/music-lutheran-service-book-companion-to-the-hymns-launch/lsb-hymn-stacked.jpg "lsb-hymn-stacked") ### Download an Excerpt ### General Editors Joseph Herl Peter C. Reske Jon D. Vieker ### Contributing Authors ##### Christopher S. Ahlman • Paul Gregory Alms • Erik Ankerberg • Randy K. Asburry • Colleen R. Baade • Robert J. Batastini • Paul F. Becker • Mark Bender • Peter C. Bender • John M. Berg • David O. Berger • Barry L. 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