Hymns are “important in the history of ideas, the formation of culture, and the inner life of individual readers,” J. R. Watson reminds us in this time when the disciplines of hymn writing and singing ...

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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 ...

Gilda Lyons’s little series at the Church of St. Matthew and St. Timothy bases each of its programs upon a fanciful concept; this one is a collection of miniatures for piano trio (the Finisterra Piano ...

When was ‘Guide me, O thou great Redeemer’ written, and by whom? We explore the Welsh hymn’s origins, meaning, and lyrics. The beloved 18th-century Welsh hymn ‘Guide me, O thou great Redeemer’ (also ...

It’s no joke if you hear English soprano Sarah Brightman singing in Mandarin Chinese somewhere in Asia; the 58-year-old has crossed over from classical to other music forms and from London’s West End ...

Abide With Me, Amazing Grace and Jerusalem have been eclipsed by the strains of Frank Sinatra, Celine Dion and Robbie Williams, according to the latest figures. A survey of 30,000 funerals conducted ...

Carolyn Winfrey Gillette creates “sung prayers” for a problem that seems difficult to solve while also spurring people to end gun violence. Her hymn “335,609 (I Cried to God),” sung to the tune of “Be ...