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Vicars are buying karaoke-like machines to play music during their services to solve the difficulty of finding an organist.
为解决琴手难招这一问题,英国牧师开始购买卡拉OK等设备,用来在礼拜仪式上演奏。
The 'electronic hymnals' have a vast repertoire2 of music and can play anything from traditional Songs Of Praise to a disco version of Amazing Grace.
Church-goers who struggle to remember the words can look up at a big screen displaying the lyrics3 in time with the music for help - just like real karaoke(卡拉OK).
The hymnal(赞美诗集) is controlled from a small screen in the pulpit or lectern(诵经台) and vicars can pre-programme their playlist to match their services.
More adventurous4 parishes can add their own music from their iPods or MP3 Players to the system.
It has already proved exceptionally popular with churches around the country that have struggled to find organists.
And Martin Phelps, director of the Surrey based company Hymn1 Technology, said that the hymnal device is already helping5 churches to revive flagging congregations(集会).
'Many of them have had the same organist for the last 60 years but when they retire, they have no one waiting in the wings to take their place.
'Many don't have pianos or other musicians but they want to continue singing in their services.
'A lot have tried CDs but you can't alter the songs, speed them up, or alter verses like you can with a hymnal.
'They have a lot of music already stored on the system that is suitable for weddings, christening, funerals - any church service really.'
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