"Old hymns and hymn tunes . . . are deeply anchored in our individual and cultural unconscious"

"It's not true that the average American does not know--subliminally at least--a whole drawer full of old hymns and hymn tunes. The old standbys are deeply anchored in our individual and cultural unconscious. When apparently secular people wander into traditional churches out of personal need and hear old hymn tunes and texts, they weep . . . People here still have this material in their bones." Paul Zahl in response to Harold Best's essay on Traditional Hymn-Worship

 http://fan.tcm.com/_True-Grit-hanging-scene-1969/video/1447935/66470.html

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