Importance of hymns in the Church The Importance of Hymns in the Congregational Church ” Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.” … Hymns, psalms and spiritual songs all date back to the Bible, and they prove to be a serious part of Congregational worship and reverence of God (Johansson 126). … The hymn has many spiritual merits that I was not even aware of before I researched for this paper. … Hymns were an important part of the early church