But we have seen a whole congregation in tears as they sang that fine old hymn, "Taking the parting hand." Who ever saw a tear start at the bidding of a choir? It was not the pathos of the poetry ...

Learn about the origins of "O Come, O Come Emmanuel,' 'O Little Town of Bethlehem' and 'Hark, the Herald Angels Sing.' ...

Frieich Wiesner of Old Time Music wrote last month that ... Onward, Christian Soldiers' A popular and sometimes controversial ...

Five hundred years after Martin Luther and a colleague published their first hymnal, Princeton Theological Seminary Professor ...

This tune is one of the best known of all Christian melodies and gets its name, “Old Hundredth”, from its association with Kethe’s translation. A popular hymn for children and well-known by ...

In the late 19th Century a new style of hymnody known as “gospel” emerged ... centuries have seen an explosion of new hymn writers and approaches. Old texts have been refreshed by new tunes ...

on the hymn Cultor Dei.” The researchers reached out to singers, wrote up the score and recorded the audio to bring the centuries-old tune to life. You can listen to it in the video below.

either from the Old or New Testament. She also offers Doorpost Blessings bearing lines from Christian hymns. Altogether, Goode sells 25 varieties, in English and Spanish. “I’m following what ...

Stevens once became so old-fashioned that he covered “Morning ... How does Steven’s decision to record a Christian hymn look in light of his later Muslim faith? Oddly enough, the song still ...

Music has played a key role in Christian worship since the very beginning. Ephesians 5:19 (KJV) urges Christians to use "Psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your ...