But we have seen a whole congregation in tears as they sang that fine old hymn, "Taking the parting hand." Who ever saw a tear start at the bidding of a choir? It was not the pathos of the poetry ...

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© Photo provided by St. George Greek Orthodox Church, New Castle, PA and used with permission. "Rejoice, unfading rose. Rejoice, the only one who budded forth the ...

Watts has been described as “the liberator of English hymnody” as his hymns moved people away from simply singing Old Testament psalms ... of hymnody known as “gospel” emerged.

It is impossible to think of American music in this century without such Southern-derived forms as ragtime, jazz, blues, country, gospel ... traditions - such as old-time fiddling and string ...

Hymns mean so much to so many people and if you have a favourite BBC Songs of Praise would like to know. Choose your all-time number one ... and gets its name, “Old Hundredth”, from its ...

The Akathist Hymn is a Service of the Orthodox Church that invites the faithful to rejoice in ... The joyful and hope-filled end of Holy Week is remembered in one of the gospel readings taken from the ...

You're probably familiar with classic hymns like “Silent Night” and “The First Noel,” but you may not know the history behind some of these centuries-old songs ... At the time, it was ...

(WKRG) — Faith Time is our weekly conversation on matters ... something that’s intrinsic to a lot of churches, the use of hymns. So how do you use hymns to sort of teach faith?