No, Weasel, the first post says "It struck me that I couldn't make out the words of any of the hymns that the congregation were singing." The BBC Professional Choir defense doesn't work.

Ah, congregational singing. It can include all kinds of voices: booming, piping, breathy, in tune and out of tune, good readers and those who go aah-aah-aah when nonplussed by the lyrics. Add the occasional toddler who chimes in with language of his own invention. Bounce that off a few stone walls, and what can you expect?

If you don't own a hymnal, you can surely find the words at the Cyberhymnal.com so you can sing along.