Sing on, with hymns uproarious, / Ye humble and aloof, / Look up! And, oh, how glorious / He has restored the roof! (John Betjeman, Mount Zion, “Hymn", 1931) At the church where I play the organ, I ...

In this month’s Uncut, we speak to Myriam Gendron, the enigmatic French-Canadian artist who has been quietly transforming folk songs and Dorothy Parker poems with intense, delicate results. With ...

Eventide was put to Lyte’s lyrics after Monk was appointed the musical editor of Hymns Ancient and Modern, a collection of 273 hymns published in the 1860s. The volume containing the new ‘Abide with ...

Celebrating one of the world's most influential hymnbooks, Hymns Ancient and Modern published in 1861, we hear Australian composer Nicole Skeltys explain why she's begun writing hymns for the ...

Modern versions of Lyte’s lyrics sometimes change the renowned repetitive ‘Praise Him’ refrain which occurs over two repeated four-note phrases, to two ‘Alleluias’. This version originates in the 1861 ...

Rousing traditional hymns continue to dominate the list of the nation's favourites, but several modern hymns have sneaked into the top 10, a major survey has found. Tens of thousands of viewers of ...

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 ...

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“The First Hymn,” like the preceding “ancient-future” worship trend of the 2000s, offers connection to early believers by adapting or reviving an artifact of the faith for modern ...

Literary translation is famously difficult and translating poetry particularly so. More challenges arise when the poem in question is a 40-verse (chalisa) hymn in Avadhi, the language of Ayodhya ...

Hymns Ancient and Modern also owns leading Christian newspaper Church Times. But during Vennell’s entire tenure on the board, there was only a single reference to sub-postmasters in Church Times ...