What’s your favorite hymn? I really would like to know.
When my church closed I was able to buy several copies of each of the hymnals that we used. So I have a little collection of hymnals.
We used 4 at the church I grew up in. I can remember when I was little and we got the ” new Blue book”. There were grumbles about why we didn’t need a new hymnal.
Our congregation was older. Most of the younger people in highschool and college age left to go join youth groups that had people their age. We didn’t have that. Also people felt like if the kids were raised in the church they would stay there. Nope. Nothing was done to keep those young people involved
Anyways sometimes when we would sing out of the blue book my grandma would refuse to sing and just sit in her seat. Especially if it was a new song that we were learning to sing.
We had several song leaders. A different one each week. They were on a rotation. Some of the songs leaders used the new hymnal and others did not.
We had a piano and an organ.
If there was a special occasion we had people who we would call and they would come play for a few.
Most Sundays we used a digital hymnal. Basically it was a box that had the songs programed into them. The song leaders would be able to choose the tempo they wanted. They could even add a drumbeat.
Sometimes we would have a woman speaker come preach. On those Sundays several families would not be at church. Like I said it was an older congregation that had some more conservative members.
I can remember when I was really really little and the women wore head coverings. I don’t know exactly what happened but they stopped wearing them. Some of the older ladies kept the head doilies in their Bible as a reminder.
Anyways. I have some favorite hymns. I’ll go through my hymnals and start listing them for you. If I can find a YouTube video that matches the arrangement I’ll post it.
Have a great evening.
The quiet mouse 