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Worship records, choir tradition, and the quiet return of the hymnal in modern Christian music.

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The Sunday Set: Modern Worship's Quiet Return to the Hymnal

Why the hymnal is showing up again in contemporary worship — and what that's doing to the new records.

By Maren Holloway · 10 min

The Sunday Set: Modern Worship's Quiet Return to the Hymnal

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