A modern reworking of an ancient hymn, a vast acoustic, and a deeply moving video. A few years ago, an Icelandic indie-folk group walked into a train station in the German city of Wuppertal and ...

Around 1224 C.E., while recovering from an illness, St. Francis of Assisi penned one of the most celebrated hymns in the Christian faith. In “Canticle of the Creatures,” the founder of the ...

You're probably familiar with classic hymns like “Silent Night” and “The First Noel,” but you may not know the history behind some of these centuries-old songs. For instance, the popular ...

"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, ...

From the days of slavery, spirituals and hymns have provided a means of survival ... In late October 2024, she is set to ...

Watts has been described as “the liberator of English hymnody” as his hymns moved people away from simply singing Old Testament psalms, inspiring people to sing from the heart, with great ...

and resurrection of Christ have made it the model modern hymn. “The Gettys don’t mince words about what Christ did for us,” said Jim Ouse, a repeat Sing! attendee. The 82-year-old ...

Te Deum - the ancient hymn of praise chanted at Vigils on Feasts, Solemnities, and Sundays. We chant it according to the old Dominican ... (This is the often the favorite part of the Liturgy.) ...

Adele, during her live at The Colosseum At Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, noticed Celine Dion in the audience: the emotion ...

Among this week’s minor musical milestones, I see, is the 300th anniversary of a premiere involving Johann Sebastian Bach’s setting of the old Lutheran hymn: Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele.