Updating Hymns

[DemPGH]

Melodic considerations aside, I don't have a problem with that. I'm not a big fan of updating old texts to reflect modern sensitivities, but the issue with religion is that it is didactic, and "a wretch like me" is just an awful concept plus a worse teaching. I would never teach or imply that humans by their "fallen nature" are "wretches" or "depraved" or whatever. And it's a really terrible thing to teach a child, so since it in a didactic context I applaud these updates.

As far as the Bible goes, I think it should be left alone - otherwise let's just update the heinous morality of Exodus through most of the OT, and if we did that we would alter an historical document. But hymns I have no issue with.