The upright piano was old and out of tune, but James Linzey couldn’t resist the urge to stop and touch the keys. Sitting in ...

For the 400th anniversary of Gutenberg’s invention. the tenor and church musician, William Hyman Cummings put Wesley’s century old hymn to Mendelssohn’s tune, and that’s how we sing it today. Next up, ...

As Ahrens retires from his role as head pastor at First Congregational Church, he noted his work has always been about ...

Previously, it was standard fare to have a hymn and a Bible reading during a state school assembly ... whether it’s praising God in the words of one of the old classic hymns, or in a more contemporary ...

Psalm 92 is just one such psalm that speaks about giving thanks. Let’s read verses 1 and 2: “It is good to praise the Lord ...

Among this week’s minor musical milestones, I see, is the 300th anniversary of a premiere involving Johann Sebastian Bach’s setting of the old Lutheran hymn: Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele.

This week I found myself in the church attic with my dear friend and mentor Bill Hinson. He and I were leading a worship ...

In 1950, it was one of the first songs recorded by 19-year-old Cooke, during his time as ... classic is from Johnny Cash’s 1962 album Hymns From The Heart. Arkansas-born Cash said that when ...

That extended to her dying wish that no symbols of her life be placed on the altar other than a crucifix and a Bible. [ ...

Major Bible publishers partnered with a specialty ... read maybe even a collection of poems, or sing your hymns from a hymn book,” he said. “That’s my faith, to use whatever God gave me ...