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But those old hymns have substance. They have correct doctrine and can help even someone not raised in the faith to understand things.
I do personally enjoy the old hymnal. But, like @Matthias , when i do see them, they look like they have been unopened for hundreds of years.
Our aforementioned traditional music director referred to those (with poorly concealed contempt) as "7-11" songs - 7 verses repeated 11 times.
Yep, still use the one we first published some 150 years ago, although we've added some in recent years. But we still use a hardcopy with some 400 hymns. We don't use a choir since we're a house church, but we have a piano player.
There is even a third hymnal for the “blended” or contemporary Methodist churches, “The Celebration Hymnal.” Interestingly, the British Methodists have an almost completely different hymnal. (Note aside: for the traditional church musician, having a collection of hymnals old and new provides one with a wider selection of music for a Communion service.)
