Have you ever heard a song that makes you feel calm or hopeful? That’s what hymns do for many people. Hymns are memorable songs sung in churches during prayers or at important events, such as weddings ...

From the outside, the hymnal looks like a harmless book of songs. But try to change the contents within one, and you’ll find out that it represents the living, breathing faith of the churchgoers who ...

THE FIRST HYMN tells the story of how the most ancient hymn ever discovered returns as Christ’s followers sing it once again.

Martin Luther, best known for his powerful hymn “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God,” was a German composer and theologian who changed the course of church music. His work was groundbreaking, as he brought ...

Chris Tomlin reflects on rediscovering and reimagining the earliest known Christian hymn and shares how the ancient song ...

Why it's a good choice: This wonderful text is ideally suited for a baptism, with its focus on our hope on God and all the wonders that he offers us. The words of this hymn were written around 1630 ...

There was a time when hymns were used primarily to drive home the message that came from the pulpit. But then came the praise songs. Matt Redman's song "Our God" is the most popular piece of music in ...

What do you do when the unthinkable happens? Where do you go to find peace? And how do you explain it to a child? On Jan. 6 – when throngs of President Trump’s supporters cheered for him at a rally ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For many of us, a memorable part of school were assemblies - and what came with them were a lot of hymns. Many of the lyrics to ...