Memory and Experience

• Published in: The Hymn Vol. 65; no. 4; p. 31
• Main Author: Tice, Adam M L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston Hymn Society in the United States and Canada 01.10.2014
• Subjects: Cowper, William (1731-1800); Gospel music; Hymns; Musicians & conductors; Theology; Indiana

Many of us, we discovered, held a common musical heritage rooted in the gospel music tradition. [...]the single largest contributor to meaning in congregational song is human experience. Most church musicians can recall the uncomfortable feeling of seeing a singer reduced to tears by a seemingly inn...