[TexanToTheCore]

"Next, from each revival time we went through, we still sing those hymns, dont we? My church does. CCM churches have thrown all those songs out."

If you check the dates of the lyrics, you will find that most of them were written between the middle and late eigteen hundreds to about 1925, which corresponds to the Third Great Awakening. How do I know? Because I hand out and sing from just about all denomination's "Official and Certified" hymnals in nursing homes when I and my wife lead musical worship.

In general, you do not sing many of the hymns from the first or second revival periods. The musical forms would be hard to sing and I think you would find that the average christian's view of God has changed dramatically over the last several hundred years and many of those hymns would not be appreciated in today's churches.

[RaceBannon]

I didnt say we sang them all or them exclusively, but we do sing most of the same style as songs back then, many y Isaac Watts, Wesley, Luther, many from havergail and such.

If Michael W. Smith ever gets played at the church I attend, it can be assumed to be after the rapture!