Not every member of the church's congregation will approve, but at least it solves the problem of who will play the organ. The "Hymnal Plus," a karaoke-like machine with a repertoire of almost 3,000 hymns and psalms, is becoming your local church's latest must-have item.
As well as traditional songs of praise, the British-made machine can play a disco version of Amazing Grace and a jazzy adaptation of The Lord's My Shepherd. Churchgoers who struggle to remember the words can look up at a big screen for help, just like real karaoke.
Traditional churches will, no doubt, favor the "pipe organ and piano" settings or perhaps even try the "big strings and harpsichord," but the more adventurous will be able to experiment with driving drum beats and horn sections.
Built-in Midi and MP3 players mean that music directors can add their own songs to the standard repertoire.
And clergy beware, the Hymnal Plus can also lead parishioners in prayers and recite pre-recorded sermons.
Worried by the shortage and aging population of organists, churches are beginning to snap up the machine, which in the UK costs ?1,900 (US$3,386).
The 15th century St Mary the Virgin church in Mudford, near Yeovil in Somerset, in the west of England, was one of the first customers. The parish does have an organist, Christine Whitby, but she is in her 80s and sometimes wants a week off.
Bill Watkins, a church warden and now "hymn DJ," will have his fingers on the remote control when it makes its debut next month.
He said: "We don't want to replace Christine with this box of tricks but it will allow her to take a break or to stay away without her feeling guilty when she is feeling under the weather."
"There are no young organists on the horizon, which is a nationwide problem so one day it might be all we have," he said.
Watkins is impressed with the flexibility of the machine. If the congregation is struggling to hit a particular note, he can change the pitch at a touch of the button. If a rousing finale is required, he could alter the tone, volume or style.
But he said: "We are quite a traditional church so I don't think we'll be going for any disco beats or jazzy sounds just yet."
Alan Kempster, a director at the company that manufactures the machine, Hymn Technology Ltd (motto: No organist? No musicians? No problem!), said there had been growing interest in the product, not just from churches but also hospitals, prisons and military chaplaincies.
He said the response from organists had been positive.
"It's not about putting organists out of business. It's about giving churches an alternative. I spoke to one church organist recently who had been playing the organ for 50 years and was sick to death of it. This takes the pressure of people like that," he said.
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