Old hymns, are old hymns. They remain a foundational treasure of a time past, but holding just as much fervent honor and worship in song for the Lord as the hymns created in present day do. They are of different times, different people and different ways of expression. We should not try to compromise either’s integrity. It is not about taking the old hymns and putting them to new musical styles and the like. It is about the past and the present coming together to birth a future for us all.
Reason for me writing this is that I heard the other day about some new Christian artist taking old hymns and re-inventing them. In other words, this new Christian artist is unoriginal and uses the words of others and not his own that God gave to him. Stop trying to appeal to everybody and just say what God has given you to say. It’s not about loading up new wine in old wineskins.
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