Template talk:Infobox Hymn

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[edit] "Words by" -> "Words:"

May I propose a change in the wording of this template? Currently it displays:

Music by A Composer

Words by An Author

But many hymns are not as simple as this. Often the words (or music) will have been through two or more revisions, and the original may be unattributable, often "traditional". The phrase "Words by" ("Music by") does not flow well into such a description, for instance in the current version of Amazing Grace whose "Music by" currently displays:

Music by trad. arr. William Walker

By simply changing the template from "Words by" to "Words:" (similarly "Music by" to "Music:") the flow becomes more natural:

Music: trad. arr. William Walker

Words: John Newton

I propose doing this soon, unless there is reason not to do so. Feline Hymnic (talk) 14:27, 23 March 2008 (UTC)