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Plea to keep the original wording as much as possible

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Sat, 09/20/2025 - 02:40 — Jim khongsai

I love Hymns and especially singing them in their original wording makes them more deep and rich. But whenever I sing the modern translation version or alteration to words, it takes away the depth that one experiences in the old wordings. I request that the original wording be used, unless it is unsingable or impossible to sing.

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Mon, 09/22/2025 - 08:56 — dianneshapiro

While the text that we have typed in from the newest hymnal is the default text on the text summary (authority) page, you have the option of seeing the oldest text available instead. The option is found on your Hymnary account page under “Edit”

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