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My main intention with the hymns was to list hymns which people probably already recognize and thus would want to click on. Because the cantatas article is in chronological order, it is more useful than any list I could reasonably make in the template. Also, you may notice that I excluded the Trinity hymns from the template. I didn't want to make an organizational mess by mixing them, or too many subsections. Possibly I need to make a template for Trinity Sunday/Season? I'm not sure.--Epiphyllumlover (talk) 22:42, 1 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Another way to think of it is that would more people feel approachable to: a hymnal handbook, or a classical music textbook? My opinion is that people are curious about the authors, original versions, or backstories to hymns they already know. However, most people see classical music as unapproachably intellectual, "over-their-heads" so to speak. This is why you see my bias in favor of hymns and against what is more art music. I am aware of very few churches in the U.S. that put on these cantatas for worship; maybe a few on the East Coast. Much more common are Handel's Messiah's sing-a-longs, which are put on by both churches and (ostensibly) secular choirs. Possibly in Germany, these cantatas are used more for worship and are considered more approachable; I don't know.--Epiphyllumlover (talk) 22:49, 1 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]