Hymns are songs of praise and worship, often sung in religious settings like churches. They typically have meaningful lyrics, with melodies that are easy to sing along to. They have been an important ...

It’s the most melodious time of the year. Even if you’re not religious, many people enjoy soaking up the blessed sounds of Christmas hymns and carols during the December holidays and beyond. While ...

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.

Does a wretch by any other name fit the tune? Modern hymn writers (in this case, re-writers) seem to think so, and adjustments to the second line of "Amazing Grace" are now relatively common. "Saved a ...

On any random day, Amanda Udis-Kessler’s worship music might reverberate off the walls of some unknown church across the world. The Colorado Springs queer composer writes hymns and hymn texts, which ...

Many American churches are doing everything they can to attract new generations of parishioners. And often, that means less traditional organ music and Christian hymns. But the organist at the West ...

These days, German church congregations have a wide-ranging choice between timeless classic hymns and contemporary church music - a mixture that is as colorful as the secular music charts. "Sing to ...

Jerusalem is the favourite hymn of Gordon Brown and Prunella Scales Traditional religious classics, including Love Divine and Amazing Grace, have trounced "happy clappy" offerings in a battle to find ...

Traditional hymns, litanies, motets and prayers in Konkani, Latin, and Portuguese, widely sung in churches in Goa and passed down through generations would have died a fast death if Father Antonio da ...

Churches are retiring their hymnals and organs, hoping to attract younger crowds, but at West Auburn Congregational in Maine, Charles Marshall has been playing for 70 years with no plans to retire.