Now that’s what I call church music: which is the best hymn?

A Norfolk church is soliciting feedback on its choice of songs via a smartphone app. But, even with songs of praise, there's no accounting for taste

Welcome to Ecclesiastical Factor, in which churchgoers in Aylsham, Norfolk, have been asked to use an app to give real-time feedback on their Sunday hymns. Rev Canon Andrew Beane hopes it will make services more interactive, but perhaps he hasn't considered the potential for democracy to go wrong (hello, Brexit, Matt Terry*, Boaty McBoatface). Also, most hymns are not bangers. All it will take is for one voice to rise up against Morning Has Broken and he could have a revolt on his hands. Our music critic's entirely subjective ranking of the UK's Top 5 hymns (as determined by a 2013 BBC poll), gives a taste of what Rev Beane can expect.

*The 2016 X Factor winner