When I was a young chorister we almost always sang from the Ancient & Modern... I assume it is sill used in today's church, but it's many years since I last attended so can't be sure.
I'm a confirmed heathen these days, but I'm sure there's a lot of mileage to be had in going into the whys and wherefores here this morning...
Sorting through a few batches of old images though I came across this picture of a wooden footbridge over the Thames at Henley... and it reminded me of my old hymnal.




