Banjer, I know your feeling. I blame it on the organists rather than the music itself. Those old German chorales in The Lutheran Hymnal are really wonderful, they were just killed by organists who could not play well & dragged along. Try them some time unaccompanied & with a brisker pace.

I don't like a steady diet of either. Gospel music can get kind of boring after a while too. Mix all your styles up & that's fun!