Old Fashioned Hymns vs. Contemporary Worship Music

I have a lot of respect for "old fashioned" fundamentalist churches. I received Christ as my savior at one of these churches, and learned a great deal afterward. However, after several years and a lot of reading and learning, I slowly started to realize that some of the standards in place that they claim are strictly Biblical, were more Old English tradition, rather than strict adherence to the Word of God (ie. KJV only, Hymns, etc...).

One of these areas of contention for me was the music, being told that the only approved music was old fashioned hymns.

Here's the thing, most of the "old fashioned" hymns they sing were written in late 1800's or early 1900's, either in England or America. The rhythm and style of the music was what was current at the time of writing, being mainly accompanied by piano.

Saying "I'll stick with the good ole' fashioned hymns, not this new modern crap" is like saying "I'll keep driving my car, not those stupid automobiles". If you are going to stick strictly to what was sung during the time of Jesus as worship music, you need to listen to the CD Ancient Echoes which recreates songs which were recorded in the Dead Sea Scrolls, and other Aramic and Hebrew writings of the time.

Essentially, the hymns we call traditional today, were the "christian rock and rap" of the 1800's, because they flew in the face of the original Aramic and Hebrew songs.

I understand that it can be said changing the music to a modern style is conceding or giving in to the world, but that is what was done with the old fashioned hymns in their time, and what needs to be done to allow for the praise of our savior, Jesus today.

Here is a good link:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1234688