In addition to appreciation of the lyrics themselves, I'd love to hear stories about how hymns have been sustaining and comforting during specfic times in folks' lives.
While traditional hymns and gospel songs will be the focus here, more contemporary music is allowed here from time to time. ;) Hymns, after all, are songs of praise, so there is unquestionably a wealth of songs in the contemporary praise and worship genre that are hymns with lyrics that deserve to be noted and meditated upon. We'll bring those up now and again, but the emphasis will be on songs that are, well, older than we are.
My desire for this blog is that it be a community effort, and to that end, I'll be soliciting contributions from my favorite online community. Hopefully we'll make some new friends and earn new contributors along the way.
What a fantastic idea, Carol! Hymns are a passion of mine and I long to see more Christians embrace the history and richness of them. May God bless the effort!
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ReplyDeleteHow wonderful! I love old hymns too! We minister in a local nursing home and oh how I know those elderly love the old hymns. I feel bad for them that most people will only sing contemporary things to them that they can't even sing along with. What a blessing you are doing this! Such a great idea. Can you tell I'm excited?
Edwena
OOO OOOO OOOO!! Pick me! Pick me!! I love old hymns too. I miss them terribly. I am teaching them to my children.
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