Is the singing of hymns in any way even remotely related to praise?

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Written by David Gooding
 

This text is from a transcript of a talk by David Gooding, entitled ‘Why Talk to God?’.

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Well I should hope it is. The Psalms are a kind of hymn, aren't they? Israel, in their singing of hymns, were praising God. Yes, of course hymns are a form of praise. At the Last Supper, didn't our Lord sing a hymn just before they went out? Of course, we can sing hymns mechanically with our hearts and our minds far away, but we're talking about people doing things seriously, so of course hymns are a form of giving praise.

 
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