Do We Really Need to Keep Singing Hymns

When I say “Hymn”, what comes to mind?

• Dusty cloth covers concealing musty yellow pages?
• Archaic words coupled with monotonous music?
• A cherished part of your past?
• An obligation in your present?
• A remnant of the lifeless religion of your parents?
• Nothing at all?

Growing up I attended an Assemblies of God church and didn't know hymns existed. Later we attended a little country church where I heard my first hymn. Confusion soon followed. In High School I helped at a Lutheran church and hymns began to intrigue me.

Now I'm a worship pastor and I have to decide for myself how I feel about hymns. Do we really need to keep singing them? I think so. And my first reason may surprise you. Read More