# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_2004_S187
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LATE REPORT AND OVERTURES
Bylaw 3.19 b requires that reports and overtures be submitted not later than 18 weeks prior to the opening day of
the convention. March 6, 2004, was that date for this convention.
The same bylaw goes on to state: “No report or overture
received subsequent to that date shall be accepted for convention consideration unless a committee consisting of the
President, the First Vice-President, and the Secretary adjudge it to be a matter of overriding importance and urgency which is not adequately covered by documents already before the convention.”
After a careful evaluation of all late overtures, the committee referred to in the bylaw approved the following for
consideration by the convention.
LR2-02A

Commission on Worship
Lutheran Service Book
Late Report
Following the release of the “Proposal for the Lutheran
Service Book,” the Commission on Worship provided opportunity for one last round of field testing. The dates during
which comments were received was April 27—May 13. In
response, over 300 individuals submitted extensive comments on nearly every aspect of the proposal.
On May 18 the commission met for a three-hour conference call to discuss the results of the evaluation. At that
time the following changes were made:
1) The following hymns and songs have been removed from
the pew edition and placed in the electronic edition instead:
As the Deer
Blest Are They
How Majestic Is Your Name
In the Morning When I Rise
Jesus, Name above All Names
My Lord, What a Morning
There Is a Redeemer
Thy Word Is a Lamp unto My Feet
Yesu, Yesu, Fill Us with Your Love
2) The following hymns have been added to the pew edition:
Christ Is the World’s Redeemer
Source: LW 271
3.1 Down through the realm of darkness
3.2 He strowed in victory,
3.3 And at the hour appointed
3.4 He rose triumphantly.
Come, O Precious Ransom, Come
Source: TLH 55
4.2 Jesus, hear our supplication.

Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain
Source: LW 477
Preserve Your Word, O Savior (tune: MUNICH)
Source: LW 337
Seek Where You May (TLH version of the tune)
Source: LW (1–2), TLH (3), LW (4)
1.3 That leads to Your salvation.
3.4 O seek Him first
3.6 For grace that fails you never.
3) The following hymns that have been added to the electronic edition:
God, Whose Almighty Word
Source: LW 317
O Christ, Our Hope
Source: LW 151
O Jesus, King Most Wonderful (tune: ST. AGNES)
Source: LW 274
Oh, What Their Joy
Source: HS98 838
Sweet Flowerets of the Martyr Band
Source: LW 188
The Ancient Law Departs
Source: TLH 117
To Your Temple, Lord, I Come
(LW version of the tune)
Source: LW 207
4) One additional hymn has been added to the list on p.
191 of the proposal:
Consider How the Birds Above
5) Other changes
• The optional foot washing (p. 73) has been removed.
• The updated version of the Lord’s Prayer (as it appears
throughout LW) will be included once in a convenientlyfound location in LSB.
• In the rite of Holy Matrimony, the words “and thus avoid
sexual immorality” have been removed.
Previous to the latest field test, the Commission had
taken two further actions that affect the proposal. The first
was to remove the Preparation for Confession (p. 43) from
the proposal. The second concerned the Small Catechism.
Included in the LSB proposal are modifications to the
Small Catechism in those places where Scripture is quoted.
Since the catechism was previously approved by the Synod
in convention, the Commission has submitted a late overture so that any change in the catechism will again be
made by direct convention action.

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