Volume 1 (1,680 pages) includes text and tune background, theological and scriptural discussion, usage advice, and exhaustive historical details of original sources for all LSB hymns.
Volume 2 (944 pages) includes biographies for all hymn authors and composers, essays providing a survey of hymnody, and indexes, appendixes, and charts
Features: Two-volume set with slipcase, 656 hymns, 680 biographies, 17 essays (9 historical, 8 topical), 42 music examples, 12 figures, 11 indexes, 3 appendixes, 8 charts,