In May, 2017, The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada released Singing Welcome: Hymns and Songs of Hospitality to Refugees and Immigrants, a free, downloadable compilation of over 40 congregational songs for worship. The collection has been downloaded more than one thousand times and has found usage in a wide variety of churches. In the 18 months since …
Short Guide No 3: Which Hymns and Songs Should we Use?
Have you been asked to put together a worship service, such as a Sunday morning or evening church service? Then here are some questions to use in reflecting on what you have chosen; not all questions will be appropriate for every occasion. Our various responses to God 1. Do these particular hymns and songs give a sense of the holy …
Short Guide No 2: What Types of Hymns and Songs are Available?
Once, it was “hymns”. In recent years, many churches have adopted “worship songs” – sometimes alongside hymns, sometimes instead. Inevitably, however, the picture is far more complex than this. There are many different genres available for congregational use; here are a few of the main types and some of their strengths. Traditional Hymns Traditional hymns began to be written in …
Bulletin 262 Volume 19 No5 January 2010
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