At two churches where I play the organ they have scrapped the Gradual Hymn. This is on the basis that they wanted to reduce the amount of singing during Covid and, presumably, the amount of time people are in the building by reducing the service time. (Hint - shorten the sermons!).
The services start with an Introit hymn. To my mind there is a very long time between singing the Gloria which is soon afterwards, until the Offertory hymn which follows all the readings (3), sermon, Creed, Intercessions and Peace. The service seems unbalanced.
I believe this change will remain and hymnody will again suffer.
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