Hymns Quotes

The democratic and pedestrian character of the new Mass itself seems to invite the ditties that pass for hymns these days.

The Psalms, the anthology of the hymns of Israel, are still used by Christians.

I am atheist in a very religious mould. I'm always asking myself the big questions. Where did we come from? Is there a meaning to all of this? When I find myself in church, I edit the hymns as I sing them.

I never force myself to be devout except when I feel so inspired, and never compose hymns of prayers unless I feel within me real and true devotion.

You know when you're young you think you will always be. As you become more fragile, you reflect and you realize how much comfort can come from the past. Hymns can carry you into the future.

But nowadays hymns are the norm, because people don't have much else to sing.

It's part of what I do at my piano - the hymns. And then I write.