I know a priest who insists that every verse of every hymn is sung for hymns/songs picked for the liturgy.
Does anyone have any informed thoughts on the benefits/drawbacks of that?
I believe the reason he does it is that he considers most hymns to be complete prayers, if sing only a verse or two, you’ve missed out on some of the richness of the rest of the text.
Let me know if you have any thoughts, please.