Not long ago a radio speaker declared that a good Bible hour is better than a dozen sermons. One may be justified in saying also that a good evangelical hymn is better than much of the preaching one ...

20 popular hymns and worship songs suitable for weddings.

As a church musician, I've been known to program what I thought were familiar Charles Wesley hymns, only to find my non-Methodist song leaders tongue-tied by the ambitious melodies and ...

When it comes to hymns, we all have our favorites we love to sing. Often, people specifically request certain hymns at their funeral service. In some cases, they have fallen in love with the tune, and ...

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Religion professor T. David Gordon says Muzak has shaped singing in church. In his new book, Why Johnny Can't Sing Hymns (P & R Publishing), T. David Gordon argues that modern worship choruses have ...

What makes a good hymn? A hymn is a metrical composition, meaning “it has stanzas or verses that repeat the same (or nearly the same) syllabic pattern, just like metrical poems. In fact, the best ...

Why it's a good choice: This wonderful text is ideally suited for a baptism, with its focus on our hope on God and all the wonders that he offers us. The words of this hymn were written around 1630 ...

Numero Group’s 19-track third compilation of gospel music, subtitled Apocryphal Hymns, covers a flux in gospel music in the 1960s through the late 70s. Harmonies here draw as much from Philly Soul as ...

When it comes to hymns, we all have our favorites we love to sing. Often, people specifically request certain hymns at their funeral service. In some cases, they have fallen in love with the tune, and ...