“Lining out” is the practice of singing or stating the upcoming lines of a hymn for the congregation by a song leader or preacher. Typically, the words are stated quickly, and then sung in a drawn-out ...

While I can no longer remember who said it and in which class, I recall being taught in seminary that we learn much of our theology from hymn writers. And, at least for me, there is no greater season ...

Frances Ridley Havergal was a British woman who lived from 1836 to 1879. She was a talented writer and poet who loved God very much. Frances wrote many beautiful hymns and religious songs that people ...

The winning hymn and theme song, which were chosen from among some 177 entries, were announced in August. Diane Mahoney's original composition “We Do Believe, O Lord” has been selected as the 2024 ...

We’ll be hearing a lot this week about “The Star-Spangled Banner,” written by Francis Scott Key 200 years ago on the back of an envelope as he watched the successful defense of Fort McHenry in ...

Frederick Martin Lehman was a hymn writer who became one of the most beloved gospel composers of the early 20th century. Lehman had a remarkable gift for conveying great spiritual truths in simple, ...

I grew up in the pre-Vatican II Catholic Church. In those days, nuns still wore penguin suits, Mass was still celebrated in Latin, and music kept strictly to the old-school, as in the school of ...