As a church musician, I've been known to program what I thought were familiar Charles Wesley hymns, only to find my non-Methodist song leaders tongue-tied by the ambitious melodies and ...

It’s one of the most distinctive sounds in country and bluegrass music. You can hear it in the singing of Patty Loveless, Keith Whitley and Ricky Skaggs. The way these Appalachian-born singers bend ...

Today’s churches have a wealth of tradition in their hymnals—if only they’d open them. I have to confess that my heart sinks when we sing a song in church that’s less than 30 years old. Hymns are one ...

Read the sidebar article on the making of the new PCUSA hymnal. Hymnals are more like telephones than automobile tires. Tires wear out visibly and require replacing. Telephones, on the other hand, ...

On Friday, Matthew Smith and Indelible Grace band will present a concert of old hymns set to new music at Seven Rivers Presbyterian Church. The words "indelible grace" can be found in an old hymn ...