Unfortunately, a lot of the good stuff is also being weeded out. Our Methodist hymnal contains only a smattering of the works of great Methodist hymn writers such as Charles Gabriel, Ira Sankey, William Kirkpatrick, and Phillip Bliss, and there is not a single hymn by Leila Morris, who wrote such classics as "Sweet Will of God," The Stranger of Galilee," and "The Fight is On, Oh Christian Soldier." However, Internet sites such as the Cyberhymnal are helping to make traditional as well as modern Christian music available and to preserve it for posterity.
INDEED.
Fiji Hill: Unfortunately, a lot of the good stuff is also being weeded out.
Nevadan: Yes, that is true, too. But, there is always hope as long as it is in print somewhere. Bach’s music was “lost” for about 100 years before Mozart rediscovered it and performed the “St. Matthew Passion”.