[Magdalen] Hymnals and Perspective.

[Jim Guthrie]

>Having grown up with the 1959 Broadman and 1975 Baptist, when I converted the 
>1982 Episcopal left me wailing over and over, "WHAT HAPPENED TO THE >HARMONY?!" 
>I suppose heritage with the 1940 Episcopal would have elicited the same wail, 
>but maybe moreso.  With my background of "director-led" >congregational singing 
>(lusty, I believe would be the right word), I don't think I even had a chance.

As most TEC parishes used the little hymnals with no harmonies at all back in 
the day, I think lots of them were pleased at the addition of harmonies in 
H82.And of course, for those who want ALL of them (despite notes that the others 
be sung in unison) CPC does (or at least did) publish a hymnal with full music 
for all 720 hymns (no service music, however).

Cheers,
Jim