Time&Eternity

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(including the Supplement for the Archdiocese of Paderborn), which was
published in 1975.
The two Swedish hymnals include the hymnal of the Church of Sweden,
Den Svenska Psalmboken, 18 published in 1986, and the small book entitled
Psalmer i 90-talet, 19 which was published in 1994. With its 123 hymns,
the latter constitutes a supplement to the former, but without possessing its
official status.
Both English-language hymnals come from Australia. They are The Australian
Hymn Book with Catholic Supplement, 20 which appeared in 1977, and
Sing Alleluia. A Supplement to The Australian Hymn Book, 21 which was published
in 1987. Australia was selected because the use of hymnals in English
congregations is very inconsistent, and it seemed enticing to leave the European
continent. Above all, the two Australian hymnals show promise for
discovering a melting pot of representative English-language hymn material.
The selection thus remains largely focused on the context from which
modern science has evolved.
The EG consists of a main portion—hymns 1 to 535—that was adopted
following a ten-year decision-making process. The regional church portion,
which has not yet been officially adopted in the edition I examined, extends
from number 550 to number 691. Numbers 701 to 959 include prayers, confessions,
orders of worship, a reference companion, and details on the ecclesiastical
year. Except for the hymnological information, this portion was not
considered in the current study.
The edition of the EG examined here is intended for use in two united
churches and one reformed church within the Protestant Church in Germany,
as well as for the Protestant Reformed Church in Germany. In Germany,
28.9 million 22 people are affected by the main portion, which is
obligatory for the entire Protestant Church of Germany (EKD).
The GL also consists of a main portion and a local portion. In Germany
alone, the main portion is obligatory for approximately 27.7 million Roman
Catholics. Furthermore, 6.84 million Catholics in Austria and the Catholic
congregations in German-speaking Switzerland use the main portion of the
GL in their services. The Supplement, which begins with number 808, is intended
for the Archdiocese of Paderborn, which has about 1.85 million
Catholic parishioners.
The Sv ps consists of 700 hymns and songs. Of these, the first 325 are
jointly used by fifteen different Christian churches and communities. 23 The
entire hymnal is used both in the Church of Sweden (Svenska kyrkan,
Lutheran) and in the Swedish Protestant Mission (Evangeliska Fosterlands-
Stiftelsen). The hymns of the small book entitled Psalmer i 90-talet, which
are numbered from 801 to 923, were published as complementary material