To celebrate Songs of Praise’s 60th anniversary we’ve selected 60 popular hymns and worship songs to help you when choosing hymns for those important life moments of Baptisms, Weddings or ...

The pagan Magi following the light of the star, praise Her for revealing the light of the world. The word "akathistos" means "not sitting," i.e., standing; normally all participants stand while it is ...

"Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous! Praise befits the upright. Praise the Lord with the lyre, make melody to him with the harp of ten strings! Sing to him a new song, play skilfully on the strings, ...

No matter the season, these classic Christmas hymns will spread the holiday spirit far and wide. William Chatterton Dix penned the lyrics to “What Child Is This” in 1865, but the carol's melod ...

A modern reworking of an ancient hymn, a vast acoustic, and a deeply moving video ... curved church-like ceiling. As they sung the ancient words, their notes swirled in the huge resonant acoustic.

In the Bible the Apostle Paul writes: “Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs.” The word “hymn" comes from the Greek word “hymnos” which means “a song of praise”.

Music, in its essence, transcends the boundaries of sound, evolving into both an act and an art form that speaks to the soul ...

The festival aims at having all Anglican Church choirs sing uniform hymns, without altering the tunes, lyrics and rhythms. IHF Technical Director Dan Madalanga said they came up with the event to ...

The song’s singable, soaring melody, simple four-verse form, and lyrics that reflect on the life, death, and resurrection of Christ have made it the model modern hymn. “The Gettys don’t ...

Keith and Kristyn Getty's most famous hymn, In Christ Alone ... The Gettys describe their mission in life as spreading the word of God through song. The documentary has been produced by BBC ...

The Greek National Anthem is one of the most recognizable and longest of all, written by the country's "National Poet" ...

He went on to explain that it was a corrupted portmanteau of the German schlim (meaning “slim”) and the Hebrew mazzal ...