I was at the local Lifeway store today and bought the new Baptist Hymnal. All I can say is, "Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! They got it right this time."
It's a wonderful mix of contemporary Praise & Worship and favorite hymns. And it includes ways to create a bridge between the two. They even brought back some old gospel favorites like His Eye is on the Sparrow and When the Morning Comes. But they still left out my baby boomer favorite, Pass It On. :-( In addition, it does not have the world music that many other denominations (like EVLA) are incorporating in their new hymnals.
Like many Baptist churches, we have been struggling with creating a blend between contemporary and traditional music. This is the perfect hymnal for us. It contains both our favorite Praise & Worship music as well as our favorite standard hymns. And for our church, if it's in the hymnal, it's ok to sing!
Now the problem...we're a small church with a limited budget. We were purchasing copies of the 1991 version as recently as 3 years ago. Our music committee is trying to figure out how we can purchase a few of the new ones at a time and just slide them in...
Suggestions?
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Yes they did! I love it!
I have my own personal copy also. I love that my old time favorite hymns are right there in the same book as some of my favorite Praise and Worship songs! I wonder if we share it with others in the congregation they will see what a nice job Lifeway Worship did putting this Hymnal together and get excited about using it during our service.
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