Survey Says?!

I TOOK PART IN A SURVEY the other day as suggested by the Cathedral Church of St. Luke. It revolved around music, with an eye on revising the hymnal currently in use. What follows are a few of my thoughts I wrote down in the "Got Anything Else to Say" section:

1. I'm not opposed at all to new music, provided it's beautiful (according to what I say is beautiful, of course) and theologically sound—by which I mean orthodox, according to the Scriptures and the tradition of the Christian church and her seven ecumenical councils.
2. I cannot stand sappy music, and much of what came out of Western revivalism is just that. I'd excise those portions from the hymnbook right now, if I could.
3. All Anglican churches, including my own, ought to devote more time to the singing of the Psalter.
4. I do not trust a revision of the hymnal, unless those revisions include: (1) the removal of revivalistic Americana [and its attendant civil religion]; (2) the inclusion of ancient hymns both Western and Eastern; and (3) the absence of any modern hymns one may find in a Unitarian-Universalist's hymnbook.

Let me know your thoughts on these thoughts, if you care so to do.

The survey also ended with the ridiculous question, "If you were stuck on a desert island, which eight songs would you want to have with you?" It's ridiculous, of course, because who can pick just eight songs? Everytime I look at this, I want to change it, but here's what I wrote:

1. "Across the Universe" —the Beatles
2. "Blackbird" —the Beatles
3. "With or Without You" —U2
4. "Until the End of the World" —U2
5. "Song Remains the Same" —Led Zeppelin
6. "Ramble On" —Led Zeppelin
7. "All I Want" —Joni Mitchell
8. "St. Matthew's Passion" —Bach (it has two movements, but it's broken up in several parts on youtube)

 This time, tell me which eight you'd want with you.