By TylerR on
Church & Ministry
Hymnals
Congregational Singing
Worship

Hymnals “are important symbols for worshiping congregations. Here are some of the reasons why.”

Discussion

Fri, 12/30/16

Still opinion. Church worship forms should not be held up as measures of separation (I’m not accusing of Aigner is doing that). I love using a hymnal. And I love many more recent songs that are not in any hymnal and are not likely to be so any time in the near future. I don’t criticize either method.

Ashamed of Jesus! of that Friend On whom for heaven my hopes depend! It must not be! be this my shame, That I no more revere His name. -Joseph Grigg (1720-1768)

Sun, 01/01/17

Failed to pick up a hymnal this morning as the AV guys had trouble with the lyrics on the screen. Oops. And I’ve learned to read music well from singing from hymnals—they are humbling in how difficult it is to pick up the TB lines in a lot of the older hymns. And then to go through old hymnals and the gems (and garbage) of that era….

Aspiring to be a stick in the mud.