Why Do You Love Our Hymns?

Likely the hymns an individual considers “the best” are given that ranking for a variety of reasons. Perhaps they’re ones that are familiar, ones whose tune is catchy, ones learned in childhood, or ones that have been a special blessing over the years. But a couple of lists made more than a century ago may […]

The God who invented music, and who Himself sings (Zeph. 3:17), has given us gifted hymn writers who’ve produced a rich treasury of hymns for the church. The following points are adapted and expanded from several blogs in which individuals wrote about why they love these songs. Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Linkedin

I’ve heard it before, from one or another person: “We need to be more contemporary, and not keep using those old-fashioned hymns….The young people don’t understand them…We need to be more up-to-date” (etc. etc.). C. S. Lewis called this dismissal of the traditional, and the tried-and-true, “chronological snobbery.” My answer is always: “Don’t capitulate…Educate!” Yes, […]