It’s no wonder many of the church’s great prayers and meditations have been set to music through the ages. Comforting, convicting and inspiring verses are made even more stirring and memorable with ...

“There is music in my soul today, for when the Lord is near, the dove of peace sings in my heart, the flow’rs of grace appear. …” –From the gospel song “Sunshine in My Soul,” written in 1887 by Eliza ...

The hymnals that rest in book racks in the backs of church pews may be taken for granted. Publishers who put them together must understand the songs included in them may have to remain relevant for ...

1923, and he did so with many, many joyous songs in his heart and mind. late-winter storm two days earlier. But Ackley need not have traveled on March 8, the day of his installment. And he probably ...

IT'S one of the best loved hymns in the world – but it could be about to disappear suddenly from church services. A new edition of a Presbyterian hymn book in America has dropped Northern Ireland ...

First Presbyterian Church is inviting all San Antonians to a community-wide hymn sing. The hourlong service of hymns and readings, “Shall We Gather at the River,” will be held 4 p.m. Sunday. The cvent ...

Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, a fifty-four-year-old pastor from Wilmington, Delaware, is a prolific and celebrated composer of hymns. She’s written around two hundred and fifty of them, and they’ve been ...