There's a hymn singing session at the National Folk Festival in Canberra every year. The material chosen tends to be driven by popular taste, and that usually means the older material, with a leavening of spirituals and odds and ends like "Drop Kick Me, Jesus, Through the Goalposts of Life."

This could be a reflection of the age group that turns up, too.

BTW, Joe, did you ever use this verse:

He's six foot two, eyes of blue,
Walks across the water too,
Has anybody seen my Lord?

I see a couple of similar bits in your link...