Truly, songs that touch on spirituality bear some of the best melodies, richest refrains, and most meaningful messages. There is a reason they’ve lasted hundreds, if not thousands of years. Here at ...
The First Hymn is the world’s oldest known Christian hymn, which was discovered on a papyrus fragment in Egypt over 100 years ...
About a year-and-a-half ago, I went through a devastating breakup and, soon after, began a love affair with perhaps the strangest hobby an ex-yeshiva girl could imagine: Sacred Harp singing.
My favorite hymn is “It is well with my soul,” which was composed in the 1870s. The lyrics go as follows: “When peace like a river attendeth my way/When sorrows like sea billows roll/Whatever my lot, ...
Beautiful Akathist Book and Hymn for all Orthodox Christians to be read in Greek with English on each opposing page. Hear it now on the webpage. DAYTONA BEACH, FL ...
Five hundred years after Martin Luther and a colleague published their first hymnal, Princeton Theological Seminary Professor Emeritus Paul Rorem has written a book that provides what his publisher ...
Some claim music is rooted in our souls. Yet, if you've ever suffered through a tone-deaf friend singing along with the radio to one of your favorite tunes, you know that's not always true. When it ...
Since December, Chinese netizens have been debating whether the country’s recent Christmas celebrations took on more distinctly “Chinese” characteristics than previous years. A popular online meme ...