tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8427106.post8078696459311161243..comments2024-01-26T19:13:03.803+01:00Comments on les Davey de France: So why have we (almost) all adopted this pattern?Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05083622749617464169noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8427106.post-9186223050570264022014-06-04T18:21:57.188+02:002014-06-04T18:21:57.188+02:00Yes, I've heard more than once the pre-sermon ...Yes, I've heard more than once the pre-sermon part fo the service dismissed as the "preliminaries" or the "prelims"Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083622749617464169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8427106.post-72665188549751986392014-06-04T12:10:20.074+02:002014-06-04T12:10:20.074+02:00I do wonder sometimes if the energetic singing in ...I do wonder sometimes if the energetic singing in the first part of the service may not be responsible for a feeling of lethargy in the second.<br /><br />And is not listening to God's word as much worship as singing the latest pop inspired songs?<br /><br />Some of those old hymns have a wealth of teaching for us. My daughter recently mentioned a hymn they had sung "Whate'er my God ordains is right" (tho' doubtless to a modern tune) that is replete with doctrine so let's not abandon them for the sake of some modern writer with an axe to grind.<br /><br />Perhaps the hymn sandwich itself can be more liturgical, with more thought being given to its structure.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11485138043858836382noreply@blogger.com