Some musicians, not to mention some longtime church members, find the move to worship choruses in today’s churches threatening. Organists, for example, can have difficulty getting the proper feel for ...

Every Sunday in churches across the U.S., music acts as the centerpiece of the religious services. With that in mind, the country's largest Protestant denomination is spending millions of dollars to ...

Like most Lutheran communities, the church I grew up in placed a particular emphasis on the musical aspect of worship. Lutherans’ musical roots run deep: Many of the great German composers, including ...

While Hall and Jacob hope those preparing for missions will download the hymn, they hope that everyone will happily receive the chorus' Christmas gift. Notable arrangers for the hymns, including ...

While I can no longer remember who said it and in which class, I recall being taught in seminary that we learn much of our theology from hymn writers. And, at least for me, there is no greater season ...

When my children were teenagers, I annoyed them. On purpose! Of course, their reaction to my attempts to annoy just added to my fun. The frustrated sighs, the shaking heads, the averted faces only ...

Abraham's daughter -- Artillerist's oath -- Babylon is fallen -- Battle hymn of the republic -- Brave boys are they -- Battle-cry of freedom -- Columbia, the gem of the ocean -- Do they miss me at ...

BBC H&Ws Phil Simpson is running a competition on his Sunday Breakfast show to find the country's best hymn writers; the winners will hear their hymn played on his show, as well as on Radio 2s Sunday ...

Thirteen-year-old Yana Tsibere tries to talk with her grandparents every day. The pair are in Ukraine, along with Tsibere's aunts, uncles and cousins. They have been there since the start of Russia's ...