Evangelical Lutheran church hymn book

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The Evangelical Lutheran Church Hymnbook (ELKG) is the binding hymnbook for the Independent Evangelical Lutheran Church (SELK) , which was introduced in 1987.

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The Evangelical Lutheran Church Hymn book is based on the Evangelical Church Hymnal ( EKG , from 1950) of the member churches of the Evangelical Church in Germany , the main part of which (No. 1 to 394) was adopted for the ELKG .

The main part is preceded by the course of the main service and the preceding proprions of the service, most of which are also contained in the EKG (partly in other places) . This section contains the Introit and readings from the Old Testament, the Epistle, and the Gospel. This is followed by the above. Trunk part. The appendix to songs from numbers 400 to 561 forms the special section for the Independent Evangelical Lutheran Church. Numbers 600 to 663 have psalms with psalm tones . This is followed by antiphons for the church year and an overview of hymn poets and composers. The conclusion is formed by prayers and excerpts from the Lutheran confessional writings with Luther's Small Catechism and parts from the Augsburg Confession .

As an official supplement to the ELKG , the supplement to the Evangelical Lutheran Church Hymn book was published by the Office for Church Music and the Liturgical Commission of the SELK in 2000 . It also numerically continues the ELKG and begins with the number 700. It contains numerous liturgical chants as variants. In addition, other songs were recorded about the church year, the sacraments (baptism, confession and the Lord's Supper), the divine service and the daily routine of the congregation.

Since the ELKG was published , three supplementary volumes with newer songs, Komm und Sing ( KoSi ) or English, Come on and Sing ( CoSi ), have been published, which are used in some parishes for worship purposes.

Preparation of a new hymn book

After the introduction of the Evangelical Hymnal ( EG , from 1993) by the Evangelical Regional Churches, the SELK was considering adopting it with its own appendix. The General Parish Convention 2005 in Berlin and the 11th Church Synod in Radevormwald in 2007 decided, however, by a large majority to design and publish their own, emphatically Lutheran hymnbook.

The SELK viewed some of the EC's songs critically, which are incompatible with Lutheran theology, for example with regard to the Lord's Supper, as well as church music decisions that are viewed as undesirable developments. Another point of criticism is the printed confessional texts, for example the Reformed Heidelberg Catechism and the Leuenberg Agreement , which the SELK rejects for theological reasons. The new SELK hymn book is being planned.

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