Oh, those terrible Victorian hymns! Our choir rehearses the hymns during choir practice & before the service. When we do one of those I can already tell you what three people will be really happy to be doing that great old hymn that we don't sing often enough; and what 3 people will be gagging over the music & sentiment. Me, I just laugh at the situation. The Episcopal Hymnal has them in small doses & in that measure, I enjoy them because they are fun to sing. I don't think they are good music.