Call me old fashioned, but I miss Hymns. I grew up in a Baptist Church, and Hymns were a part of our service every week. Some of the songs seemed a bit old-fashioned to me as a kid, and some were really hard to understand the meaning. But they were good powerful songs.
Modern church music has turned to a series of praise and worship songs, and many of these are good songs, and they can draw you in to a spirit of worship. But I find many of them lack the substance that so many great hymns had. I fear as more and more churches get rid of their hymnals and go to slick multi-media presentations with the words of the
praise songs up on screens, that we might forget the great hymns of our faith.
That is why I was so grateful early this year to find three great albums featuring mostly hymns. First was Collin Raye's His Love Remains which features the country crooner on a number of hymns along with a few of his inspirational country songs. The second came from one of favorite obscure Christian artists, Kemper Crabb; the album is called Reliquarium and features a selection of hymns done in a variety of styles, very unique and beautiful. And lastly is the sweet voice of Leigh Nash (Sixpence None the Richer) on Hymns And Sacred Songs a mix of traditional hymns and a few more modern tracks, brought to you in simple almost folk like arrangements. If you, like me are missing Hymns, check these albums out. Here is a video from the Leigh Nash album...enjoy.
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