The book's foreword states that "
The Anglican Service Book is a compilation of material from a number of sources focused around the structure of the
1979 Book of Common Prayer", a prayer book of the
Episcopal Church in the United States. The other sources include the
Anglican Missal, ''Book of Occasional Services,
Saint Augustine's Prayer Book,'' and
Sarum Missal. The book was published to facilitate worship in the traditional language of Anglicanism, as the 1979 Book of Common Prayer provided this option for only some services such as the daily offices, Holy Communion, and funerals. The 1979 BCP did not provide traditional language services for baptism, marriage, ordination,
Compline, or other pastoral offices. ==See also==