A COLLECTION OF HYMNS, AND A LITURGY, FOR THE USE OF EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCHES; TO WHICH ARE ADDED PRAYERS FOR FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS

PHILADELPHIA, PA: G. & D. BILLMEYER, 1817 RARE BOOK, LEATHER COVER WORN AND INTACT, FORMER OWNER NAME INSIDE FRONT, LIGHT FOXING FRONT AND BACK, TIGHT PAGES, NUMBERS WRITTEN NEXT TO SOME ENTRIES. COUPLE SCRIBBLES WITH PENCIL IN BACK ON 2 BLANK PAGES. TERRIFIC PIECE OF LUTHERAN HISTORY. A hymn is a type of song, and partially synonymous with devotional song, specifically written for the purpose of adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity or deities, or to a prominent figure or personification. The word hymn derives from Greek ὕμνος (hymnos), which means "a song of praise". The Evangelical Lutheran Synod (ELS) is a US-based Protestant Christian denomination based in Mankato, Minnesota. It describes itself as a conservative, Confessional Lutheran body. The ELS has 130 congregations and has missions in Peru, Chile, India, South Korea, Ukraine, Czech Republic, and Latvia. The Evangelical Lutheran Synod teaches that the Bible is the only authoritative and error-free source for doctrine. It subscribes to the Lutheran Confessions (the Book of Concord) not with a quatenus (in-so-far-as) but instead a quia (because) subscription; that is, it subscribes to the Lutheran Confessions because it is an accurate presentation of what scripture teaches. ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, WHERE INTERESTING BOOKS LIVE.