Even though Christianity is historically a Trinitarian faith, Christianity Today reports a new study from Southern Wesleyan University that finds the Trinity almost never comes up in the songs sung by American Christians. The study finds that churches mostly sing about Jesus, with only occasional references to the Father and few (if any) mentions of the Holy Spirit. The relationships within the Godhead only rarely make an appearance in the 30 most popular hymns or the 30 most popular worship songs. “In the music we sing, it seems like we’re not as Trinitarian as we think we are,” said Michael Tapper, professor of religion at Southern Wesleyan.

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