C.S. Lewis Hated Hymns But Loved Hymn Singers
He called church hymns “fifth-rate poems set to sixth-rate music.”
C.S. Lewis made his opinion of church hymns well known. He didn’t like them before he became a Christian, and his opinion didn’t magically change after conversion. But unlike many modern churchgoers, he came to view his preferences as unimportant. He may hav…
