Christian Worship: A Lutheran Hymnal
Christian Worship | |||
Northwestern Publishing House | |||
No. of Hymns | 623 | ||
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Christian Worship: A Lutheran Hymnal (CW) is a
Christian Worship was intended to succeed
History
After using
Editions
In addition to the pew edition, several other editions of CW are available:[3]
- Liturgy books
- Christian Worship: Altar Book
- Christian Worship: Occasional Services
- Christian Worship New Service Settings
- Verse of the Day Complete Set
- Accompaniment editions
- Christian Worship: Accompaniment for Liturgy and Psalms
- Christian Worship: Occasional Services Accompaniment for Liturgy and Psalms
- Psalms for Worship: Accompaniment Edition
- Christian Worship Accompaniment for Hymns
- CW Alternative Accompaniments
- Christian Worship New Service Settings Accompaniment
- Christian Worship Supplement: Accompaniment
- Christian Worship: Supplement - Guitar
- Electronic Editions
- Christian Worship Electronic Edition
- Christian Worship Supplement Electronic Edition
- Christian Worship Occasional Services Electronic Edition
- Christian Worship New Service Settings Electronic Edition
- Lectionaries
- Planning Christian Worship Series A
- Planning Christian Worship Series B
- Planning Christian Worship Series C
- Christian Worship Supplement Supplemental Lectionary
- Christian Worship Handbook
- Christian Worship Manual
- Pastor's Companion
- Christian Worship: Large Print Edition
HymnSoft
In addition to the accompaniment editions of the hymnal, NPH offers an edition of Christian Worship known as HymnSoft. This computer program is structured in order to allow churches without pianists and organists to easily play hymns, psalms, and liturgy using a computer. Playback is in MIDI and can use the computer's own on-board midi synthesizer with internal or external speakers, or can be connected to a MIDI capable keyboard, piano, or organ. External MIDI files can be added using the Player Module, which can execute scripts for an entire service. The Planning Christian Worship materials also has its own module for Hymnsoft.[4]
As of March 2018, Hymnsoft version 3.2 is the current version of the software. It includes recordings of all music, hymns, and psalms in the Christian Worship hymnal, Christian Worship Supplement, and Christian Worship Occasional Services.[4]
Christian Worship: Supplement
After Christian Worship was published, the WELS decided that a hymnal should serve for 25-30 years, unlike the 52 years served by TLH.[5] In 2003, the WELS began work on Christian Worship: Supplement. It was published in 2008, 15 years after Christian Worship, and contains 88 hymns numbered from 701 to 788.[6] The hymnal was intended to be used alongside Christian Worship, providing a newer and broader range of hymns, psalms, and liturgical materials. It was also used to gain feedback for the next hymnal, which will replace Christian Worship.[5]
Replacement
The WELS in convention authorized the formation of a committee to plan a new hymnal that was released in 2021 (28 years after Christian Worship). Further information of this new hymnal (similarly titled Christian Worship: Hymnal) is available at https://www.christianworship.com/.
See also
References
- ^ "Christian Worship: a Lutheran hymnal | Hymnary.org". hymnary.org. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
- ISBN 9780810004221.
- ^ Schultz (20 May 2013). "The Future of Worship in the WELS" (PDF). Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ a b "HymnSoft". online.nph.net. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
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- ^ "Christian Worship: supplement | Hymnary.org". hymnary.org. Retrieved 2018-03-30.