They provide a way to convey emotions and sentiments that may be difficult to express in words alone. Hymns can also help create a sense of community and connection. Additionally, hymns often ...

The word "akathistos" means "not sitting," i.e., standing; normally all participants stand while it is being prayed. The hymn is comprised of 24 stanzas, arranged in an acrostic following the Greek ...

Pupils from Hornsea Community Primary School in East Yorkshire were attending the nearby United Reformed Church for a harvest ...

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 ...

It was composed by Prof Paul Mealor and set to the words of traditional hymn Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing. The hymn will ...

A laptop belonging to a church staff member accidentally displayed the ‘utter filth’ onto the projector, leaving children ...

Dr. Michael Burkhardt will serve as the guest organist and director. He will lead the singing of hymns linked to readings, ...

As they sung the ancient words, their notes swirled in the huge resonant acoustic ... the piece with Dutch singer-songwriter Anneke van Giersbergen. The devotional hymn Heyr himna smiður was written ...

And yet, some kids were exposed to ‘utter filth’ in a church after an ‘X-rated photo’ was projected onto the screen instead ...

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