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The Good Old Songs and “In Christ Alone”

By Filings on Tue, 09/12/23
Church & Ministry
Worship Music
Congregational Singing
Modern Hymns

“Sixty years from now… will the then 73-year-old wish that his church sang some of the good old songs he grew up singing, like ‘The Power of the Cross,’ ‘His Mercy Is More,’ ‘My Jesus Fair,’ ‘Behold Our God,’ and ‘In Christ Alone’?” - DBTS Blog

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dgszweda

NewThis was a great post…

Wed, 09/13/23

This was a great post. Really makes you think.

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Don Johnson

NewWhile true

Wed, 09/13/23

is Ben begging the question? It isn't specific songs that conservative believers pine for. It is a specific sound.

You can of course cherry pick a few songs in every hymnal that are relatively new. That isn't the real issue.

Maranatha!
Don Johnson
Jer 33.3

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