King David playing the lyre in a scene from a 15th-century manuscript of the Book of Psalms. Historica Graphica Collection/Heritage Images/Hulton Archive via Getty Images The earliest musical ...

A church musician for more than 20 years, Jay Beech struggled to find contemporary hymns that fit themes and readings shared from the pulpit. So, he did what came naturally to him. He wrote. The ...

Why it's a good choice: One of the most sung hymns at funerals, this is really a prayer to God to stay with him in death as He did with us in life. Henry Francis Lyte, Vicar of Brixham in Devon, had ...

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 ...

Racial reconciliation happens when we not only sing each other’s songs but learn the stories embedded in those songs. When I was in middle school, I wanted to be a rock star. When I became a Christian ...

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