In a recent report a national Episcopal committee has urged caution before rushing any new hymnal into print. The report runs to 70 pages as posted on line. So far I have read only its conclusion. However, I received a good summary of it by e-mail. For now I post here the beginning of that e-mail. Included in the excerpt is the URL for the actual report. The report states that a majority of those under 30
oppose a new hymnal. This includes both clergy and laity under 30. My first inkling of this new interest in tradition came in an A.G.O. study of a few years ago. This study bolsters those of us who for many years have decried the head-long rush to appeal to the young solely on the basis of newly-composed liturgies and hymns. This report is welcome news indeed!
-- Thanks to Henry Evans for making me aware of this report. -- CCM (Concerned Church Musician)
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From my e-mail box:
Highly recommended reading! including comments. ~ djd+
Original URL:
http://thecuratesdesk.org/2012/05/15/dont-do-it-for-the-kids-of-hymnal-revision-and-young-adults/
FROM BLOG thecuratesdesk.org
Don’t Do It for the Kids: Of Hymnal Revision and Young Adults
As part of the preparation for this summer’s General Convention, the
Standing Committee on Liturgy and Music has a report detailing the
results of a survey conducted that was designed to ascertain the level
of support or lack thereof for a revision of the Hymnal 1982. There
was little by way of huge surprises in the report. Below, I offer a
few highlights from the report without too much comment.
One factor emerged which seemed a surprise to those administering the survey.
The group that was most resistant to the idea of revising the hymnal
are those under 29 years of age. They are the most resistant by a
large percentage.
