tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436521411730683678.post5447531135314576463..comments2018-05-14T04:09:24.226-04:00Comments on CanJAmerican, I Am: 60 and countingJohnBrianMckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09965356997860268485noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436521411730683678.post-34105541912055537902017-02-09T11:34:24.943-05:002017-02-09T11:34:24.943-05:00I'm interested in your hymn project. I've ...I'm interested in your hymn project. I've been thinking about a similar project myself, trying to compile a list of 50 or so hymns that every Christian should know. Not necessarily <i>my</i> favorites, but hymns that are significant, high quality, and used across many orthodox Christian traditions. Really I'd like lots of Christians to do this. Compare all the lists and see which songs appear most often.<br /><br />My dream is for the English-speaking church have more of a common "songbook," for lack of a better term. I live in a highly transient area, so this is a regular struggle in my context. It might seem unimportant, but if a visitor doesn't know any of the songs you sing on a Sunday morning it is hard for them to participate in the worship.<br /><br />So for me hymns are the logical foundation of worship. Singable, timeless, and (hopefully) more universally known. Build your foundation with hymns, and then use good modern stuff to augment. Build a service with music that spans centuries. Try to repeat every song/hymn enough that the congregation can really learn them.<br /><br />I have no problem with modern Christian music, but by its nature it's more provincial and varied from church to church. There can be no common songbook built around only modern music, since new songs are being created everywhere all the time.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05013026177722682126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436521411730683678.post-38629542859195639042017-02-04T05:03:39.202-05:002017-02-04T05:03:39.202-05:00Since the check is in the mail, you're safe!Since the check is in the mail, you're safe!JohnBrianMckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09965356997860268485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436521411730683678.post-273614742751933622017-02-03T22:04:20.847-05:002017-02-03T22:04:20.847-05:00Please don't drop me from your friend list.Please don't drop me from your friend list.Jim Peethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07649414726939918803noreply@blogger.com