An Explanation of the Common Service (Part 6)

Sketch of the Lutheran Liturgy
from, Explanation of the Common Service (1908)

This graphic is taken from page 68 of the little book, Explanation of the Common Service (available on Google Books, here), which was published in 1908 by the General Council of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in America. It appears at the end of the explanation of the Order of THE SERVICE or THE COMMUNION, before a description of the several hours (Matins, Lauds, Prime, Vespers, Compline, etc.) and detailed explanation of Matins and Vespers.

The Common Service explained in this old book is the same Common Service published in The Lutheran Hymnal, which was published in 1941. In Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 and Part 5 of this series of blog posts, I posted from this old book covering its FOREWARD and INTRODUCTION, through the complete Order of THE SERVICE or THE COMMUNION. The graphic, above is a depiction of the Lutheran Liturgy as embodied in the Common Service, the meaning of which was opened up to us in Explanation of the Common Service. I supply this graphic for those who appreciate visual aids to get a summary view of detailed information.

I will make one more post in this series from the Explanation, covering Christian Hymnody. I will post it tomorrow morning.

Stay Tuned!

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