10 Hymns We Should Stop Singing

So what should we sing?

• Songs with substance
• Songs that clearly tell the Christian story
• Songs that refocus the lenses through which we view God and the world around us
• Songs with words we believe
• Songs that bring the witness of saints from other times and places into our own vocabulary, lest we’re tempted to commit sins of chronological and geographical snobbery
• Songs that make us uncomfortable with our selfishness and apathy
• Songs that turn our eyes to Jesus (who, of course, will make the things around us grow strangely clear)

If a hymn measures up, great.

If it doesn’t, shouldn’t we drop it, no matter how much we like it?

What does that say about us if we’re unwilling?

Is there really any other choice?

Which hymns do you think we should stop singing?

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