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Service Book and Hymnal Music Edition Lutheran 1958 Red Hardcover 1969 Printing. This is a great copy if you want ausable pew hymnal rather than a pristine display piece. Service Book and Hymnal – Music Edition. 📦Included: Hymnal only (no dust jacket, as issued). Standard older hymnal with expected minor signs of age and handling; no major defects seen in the provided photos. This listing is for a vintage Lutheran “Service Book and Hymnal” – Music Edition, the classic red hardcover used for decades in American Lutheran congregations. Inside you’ll find complete liturgies, psalms, and 600+ hymns with full music notation, ideal for worship, personal devotion, or collecting. The red cloth cover with gold cross emblem shows some typical shelf and edge wear from use and storage, but the binding appears sound and the interior music pages shown are clean and legible. This is a great copy if you want a usable pew hymnal rather than a pristine display piece. Perfect for pastors, church musicians, hymn lovers, and liturgy collectors looking to reconnect with the classic Lutheran “red book.” Item Specifics (Bullet Style with Emojis) 📖 Title: Service Book and Hymnal – Music Edition ✝️ Tradition: Lutheran churches (multiple cooperating bodies) Wikipedia 🗓️ Copyright / Era: 1958; later printing info inside (through July 1969) 🏢 Publisher: Augsburg Publishing House & related Lutheran boards 📚 Format: Red cloth hardcover, gilt cross-in-circle on front 🎼 Contents: Full liturgy, psalms, and 602 hymns with music Wikipedia 🌎 Language: English 🏛️ Use: Pew / worship hymnal, choir reference, liturgical study 🇺🇸 Country of Publication: United States 📦 Included: Hymnal only (no dust jacket, as issued) Condition Good vintage condition. Cover shows moderate shelf/edge wear and some rubbing; spine intact. Interior pages appear clean and unmarked on the sampled pages, with music clearly readable. Binding feels solid overall. No dust jacket (typical for pew hymnals). Please review all photos to assess condition. Additional Details Standard older hymnal with expected minor signs of age and handling; no major defects seen in the provided photos. Ideal as a serviceable worship copy or addition to a Lutheran/Christian book collection. Seller’s note: Colors may vary slightly due to lighting/monitors. This is a pre-owned vintage item and may have small imperfections not individually described—please use the photos as part of the description and feel free to ask questions before purchase. Search Keywords service book and hymnal, lutheran hymnal red book, music edition 1958, augsburg publishing hymnal, vintage church hymnal, lutheran liturgy book, pew hymnal red hardcover, classic lutheran service book, 1969 printing hymnal, christian worship music book