by Chuck Lawless Church Answers Consultant
I admit it. I am reminiscing as I write this post.
I realize I’m thinking back several decades, and I’m sure some of my readers might find the title of this post strangely irrelevant—but I challenge you to read on if you’re one of those readers.
Differing events of life have recently reminded me of worship services of days long gone—of my first days as a believer when we sang hymn after hymn each Sunday. I knew nothing else, and hymns were the only thing our church ever sang.
To be clear, I’m not saying that I miss hymns done poorly . . . bad musical accompaniment supporting words that believers sang weakly . . . or sang so slowly that it seemed you could take a nap between choruses. . . . or that we sang with the pall of a funeral home organ behind them. Those things I don’t miss.
Nor am I suggesting that I don’t like the newer versions of hymns sung in a more contemporary way. I really do like this option, and I’m grateful every time my church sings hymns this way. There are ways to get even younger generations to love the hymns.
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