Session Description
We’ll explore both Glory to God (Presbyterian) and Lift Up Your Hearts (Christian Reformed Church in North America and Reformed Church in America), both published in 2013, for how they included many newer streams of congregational song that have joined the traditional hymn. Have you noticed that few contemporary "hymnals" today even use the word "hymn" or "hymnal" in their titles? "Hymns" don’t acknowledge the many different streams that have joined the main river of congregational song, including choruses, responses, spirituals, contemporary songs of all types, and global songs. How do congregations, let alone hymnals, respond to all that diversity? How do we swim in this much wider river of song?
Conference Title
2015 Calvin Symposium on Worship
Event Date
1-30-2015
Event Type
Workshop/Seminar
Type (recording/text)
Text
Subject Area
Music
Topic
Liturgical Music
Keywords:
Glory to God, Lift Up Your Hearts, Hymnals
Recommended Citation
Brink, Emily R., "Seven Streams: Negotiating the Widening River of Congregational Song" (2015). Symposium on Worship Archive. 10.
https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/uni-cicw-symposium/2015/sessions/10
Included in
Seven Streams: Negotiating the Widening River of Congregational Song
We’ll explore both Glory to God (Presbyterian) and Lift Up Your Hearts (Christian Reformed Church in North America and Reformed Church in America), both published in 2013, for how they included many newer streams of congregational song that have joined the traditional hymn. Have you noticed that few contemporary "hymnals" today even use the word "hymn" or "hymnal" in their titles? "Hymns" don’t acknowledge the many different streams that have joined the main river of congregational song, including choruses, responses, spirituals, contemporary songs of all types, and global songs. How do congregations, let alone hymnals, respond to all that diversity? How do we swim in this much wider river of song?