Sung to the god Marduk, patron deity of the great city, the hymn describes Babylon's flowing rivers, jewelled gates, and ...

The motto was selected by Canada’s first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, and is a quotation from Psalm 72 which holds ...

James Weldon Johnson’s poem “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” set to music by his brother John Rosamond, was first presented as a ...

Look into the classic Christmas hymn Hark! The Herald Angels Sing — full lyrics, background on Charles Wesley, and more.

The new global hymnbook for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Hymns — For Home and Church,” is expected to be released in English mid-2027, the church announced Tuesday.

Chris Tomlin and Ben Fielding joined forces to recreate an 1,800-year-old hymn Tomlin's 'Good Friday Nashville' concert on April 18 sold out Bridgestone Arena Christian singer/songwriter Chris ...

The Oxyrhynchus Hymn is the oldest surviving Christian hymn with musical notation — and was rewritten by Chris Tomlin and Ben ... when the text of the hymn was first published in English.

Her most well-known hymn, “Stille, mein Wille, dein Jesus hilft siegen,” was written in the mid-18th century and later translated into English as “Be Still, My Soul” by Jane Laurie Borthwick.

Although the Akathist is a strictly Orthodox service that originated from a historical event involving Byzantium, other Christian denominations have highly honored it. The deeply emotional poem has ...

%27In Christ Alone%27 a favorite new hymn with youth Gettys write songs as lasting testament They want their music to connect with souls NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Most songwriters in Nashville want to ...

For example, one of Cat Stevens’ songs is a rewrite of a Christian hymn. That’s very interesting, considering that Stevens is now one of the only Muslim celebrities in the Western world.