Morten Skovsted, parish priest and chair of the editorial group behind the new Danish hymnal supplement 151 Salmer, talks about the thinking behind the supplement and the work that went into it.
He explores questions such as what a hymn is today, what makes one good, how much it needs to be about God, and whether a hymn can be questioning, doubting and prayerful. He also asks whether folk-high-school songs and pop songs can become hymns when they are sung in church. There is plenty of opportunity for communal singing from the new supplement.
