[SolomoninSouthDakota]

"It is one of those "new post-Vatican 2" Catholic hymns so despised by many, both Catholic and non-Catholic. Personally, I believe that most of the hymns in the Catholic hymnal "Glory and Praise", as well as many other "new hymns" are excellent prayers and prayer aids.
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Sorry, but you can count me as one of those who, well despises is a little too strong a term--let's say finds inartistic, most of the post Vatican II hymns. "Be not Afraid" is one I do like. The new hymns, to me, are becoming almost like a screech to the ears now where the old words and phrases are changed to be pc. Some are just awful.

[AFPhys]

Oh, I do agree that some of them are not "artistic".

Many, though, are excellent. "On Eagle's Wings" comes to mind immediately, as well as "Here I Am, Lord" ... there are many others equally good, but I don't have a hymnal available now for other examples.

I also miss the great, often Latin, favorites, though. Tantum Ergo, Panis Angelicus, Oh Maria, Immaculate Mary, and many more from St.Basil's Hymnal would show up in my personal "best 500" hymnal, for example - but I would cut many of Basil's as well as many of Glory/Praise's.