Worship leaders Keith and Kristyn Getty recently updated a famous missions hymn—“Facing a Task Unfinished”—in order to inspire evangelism. Meanwhile, the Hymn Society released 55 old melodies with new ...

Some people are strictly music persons. Others embrace lyrics first and then pay attention to the melodies that accompany the words. I definitely fall in the former category. Don’t get me wrong. I ...

Have you ever heard a song that makes you feel calm or hopeful? That’s what hymns do for many people. Hymns are memorable songs sung in churches during prayers or at important events, such as weddings ...

Hymn singing in many Protestant churches has largely given way to contemporary Christian music, notable for its upbeat sound and lyrics of praise. But for the past 10 years, the Rev. Paul Ferrin has ...

“Amazing Grace” as it appears in Ginny Hawker’s family heirloom songbook, Lloyd’s Primitive Baptist Hymns. You can see stains in the margins, left by the tobacco-covered hands of her aunt Annie Maud ...

George Bennard, born in 1873, was a hymn writer and preacher. He dedicated his life to both music and ministry, writing over 300 hymns and gospel songs. His music came from his deep faith and brought ...

A musical performance in Hendersonville next week promises to appeal to both fans of traditional church hymns and those who want to hear something new when they listen to the old songs. “What I do is ...

FROM the soil of the monastic life, which might seem, for many reasons, to have been unfavorable to such a development, there sprang and bloomed some of the rarest flowers of Christian poetry. There ...

It's one of the most distinctive sounds in country and bluegrass music. You can hear it in the singing of Patty Loveless, Keith Whitley and Ricky Skaggs. The way these Appalachian-born singers bend ...