Note 6 — V. THE HYMN MUST BE FITTED FOR MASS SINGING

“Even when deeds and events of an innocent and pure character are thus sung, there is nothing more of spiritual worship in it than in the recitation of an epic poem. The singer confesses no need, asks no blessing, reveals no yearning, expects no response. There is no communion of thought and feeling, no aspiration for purity, no laying hold of moral strength.” (Rev. G. O. Newport, a missionary in India, quoted in The Hymn Lover.)