Subcommittees were set up to focus on categories of hymns such as German-language, Scandinavian, English and Australian, and ancient and medieval.

[2] It contains 668 chorales, hymns, carols, and chants, plus the liturgy for the Common Service, Matins, Vespers, and propers, collects, prayers, suffrages, canticles, psalms, and miscellaneous tables.

[citation needed] An LCMS revision of LBW was quickly published in 1982 under the title Lutheran Worship (LW).

An even newer hymnal, Lutheran Service Book (LSB) was published in 2006 that restored many of the features of TLH in the hope that more widespread use could be achieved.

The widespread use of Lutheran Service Book has begun the process of resolving the LCMS' hymnal controversy, as initial reviews have been generally quite favorable.