The preacher and choir director often collaborate to select hymns that reflect the Scripture and sermon: for example, “Faith is the Victory” for the theme of faith. Sometimes, though, they get it ...

Lü Xiaomin never received formal music training. But her worship songs have made her a household name in China’s churches. At 5 a.m. every day, Lü Xiaomin kneels on the floor in a dimly lit room of an ...

The hymns of Charles Wesley will come to life at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Mount Gretna Campmeeting, with a little help from Wesley himself. Or, that is, Lamar Dourte playing the role of Wesley, ...

It’s hard to find hymns that embody Scripture’s sharp critique of the rich. When Mary came to visit, Elizabeth's child leaped in her womb. Mary's spirit, too, jumped to a higher plane. In the inspired ...

Methodists who for decades have sung “Rise Up, O Men of God” and similar traditional hymns today might also find “Mothering God, You Gave Me Birth” or perhaps “Womb of Life” on the Sunday program.

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 ...

The Rev. Stephen Starke, 55, of Bay City, is pastor at St. John Amelith Lutheran Church and the author of 175 hymns. Where do you get inspiration for your hymns? Sometimes the inspiration comes as a ...

“Good morning. Please open your Gather hymnal to number 611, ‘On Eagle’s Wings.’ Number six-one-one.” So many a Catholic Mass begins, prompting weary sighs from the traditionalists in the pews. In the ...

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