tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288277791026557226.post4040390113240885352..comments2022-05-05T15:58:09.021-04:00Comments on Twenty-first Century Liturgy: Being PickyDon Stakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572472988507238331noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288277791026557226.post-2944953557366181232010-09-08T12:49:01.546-04:002010-09-08T12:49:01.546-04:00I'm grateful to you, Don, and Charlotte Kroeke...I'm grateful to you, Don, and Charlotte Kroeker for the insightful words you both offered regarding hymn selection in the worship service. I am reminded that Erik Routley, the wonderful Congregational minister and musician, said that hymns are "precision tools, and not all are designed for the same purpose." You brought this out, but I was in a worship service last week that Robert Mannnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288277791026557226.post-25236249239098849882010-09-07T09:20:59.148-04:002010-09-07T09:20:59.148-04:00Getting together to sing through the hymns can als...Getting together to sing through the hymns can also help avoid the "OOPS" which sometimes happens when a hymn is picked because the title is familiar but the actual music might not be. It's too late to notice when the organist/pianist begins the introduction. 462 and 463 are just two examples.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288277791026557226.post-58434799375230812992010-09-07T08:18:41.703-04:002010-09-07T08:18:41.703-04:00Thanks, Don, for this thoughtful and practical art...Thanks, Don, for this thoughtful and practical article. It reminds me of the years of service in one congregation where the pastor and I (the musician) would choose hymns in advance, but then sing through those for the current week in his study to make sure we had not made a mistake of any kind. The music is the vehicle for the text, and the tune must "say" the right thing for the Charlotte Kroekernoreply@blogger.com