Experience the moving lyrics of The Old Rugged Cross, a Christian hymn symbolizing hope, forgiveness, and eternal life ...

%27In Christ Alone%27 a favorite new hymn with youth Gettys write songs as lasting testament They want their music to connect with souls NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Most songwriters in Nashville want to ...

Walk into most black churches Sunday morning and you're more likely to hear the choir sing from the gospel top 40 list than sing old-time "Negro spirituals" or hymns from traditional hymnbooks.

Courtesy photo The classic Christian hymn "The Old Rugged Cross" was written in Albion by the Rev. George Bennard. It was first performed in this church, Pokagon Methodist Church, in 1913.

In view of the stance of most mainline Protestants in the late 1800s, the spiritually warm and orthodox character of these hymns is not surprising. What is somewhat surprising, given the unsettledness ...

I have always drawn strength from old Southern gospel hymns. I was reared in the stone house that once belonged to my grandparents, and it stood beside that little country chapel my mama so loved.

A Birmingham church held a hymnfest Sunday with at least 20 hymns chosen based on their broad appeal throughout the South. Renowned organist John Schwandt of Oklahoma played at 2:30 p.m. at East ...

This intimate gathering was the first writing meetup of Anchor Hymns, a collective formed by singer-songwriter and producer Andrew Osenga, formerly of the Christian band Caedmon’s Call.

Religion-and-alcohol groups are popping up across the United States; In Nashville%2C a group meets once quarterly and sing hymns in a bar; Beer and Hymn Sing is attracting a growing number of ...

EVERETT — Pastor Al Baunsgard is ready to sing. On Sunday he’ll welcome others to the Hymn Sing at Bethany Christian Assembly and warm up his vocal cords singing several old gospel hymns.

Old Christian hymns, nearly forgotten by most churches, are set to get a new lease of life, albeit in a remixed form, courtesy a 48-year-old disabled tribal musician. Lalit Kandulna has convinced some ...