The New Arrangement of a Hymn

Being that I play guitar, I’ve never been a big fan of hymns. About 95% of them are impossible to play on guitar because there are too many chord changes.

However, I am a big fan of re-arranged hymns. In fact, when done right I believe it is a powerful way to bring the ancient to today.

There are a fair share of people at my church who cringe every time we do a new arrangement of a hymn but I believe it helps keep the song fresh. Too often we sing songs that are familiar and never meditate on what they mean.

My favorite rearranged him is “Jesus Paid it All” by Kristian Stanfill. I love it because it holds to the well known melody line as it was originally written and also has a powerful added bridge.

What is your favorite rearranged hymn?

Name a good one and we might do it at my church.