On June 5, 1865, Anglican priest and polymath Sabine Baring-Gould wrote the processional hymn "Onward, Christian Soldiers." The hymn was originally written for children walking to Horbury St. Peter's ...
Thirty years ago, there was a ruckus in the United Methodist Church over its hymnody. The hymnal revision committee had recommended the removal of two well-known gospel songs with militaristic ...