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 ...
Without instruments or the ability to read words or musical scores, these peasants who are Christians are able to sing dozens of hymns without ever taking a rest ... Help keep The Christian Post free ...
What factors contribute to making any hymn or worship song a “timeless beauty?” In the case of "Here is Love Vast as the Ocean," its powerful lyrics, a haunting melody, and association with a historic ...
1 I begin to sing of Demeter, the holy goddess with the beautiful hair. And her daughter [Persephone] too. The one with the delicate ankles, whom Hadês[1] seized. She was given away by Zeus, the ...
A hymn performance by Ferris State students at St. Paul Chapel inspires profound reflection on faith and love for Christ.
Sidney Bechet: When The Saints Go Marching In This celebrated feel-good song (with lyrics that take much of ... is from Johnny Cash’s 1962 album Hymns From The Heart. Arkansas-born Cash said ...
To mark 100 years celebrating the gift of music, the Barron Federated Music Club invites the greater Barron area to join them in a community hymn sing, 1 p.m., Nov. 3 at the Barron First United ...
The Greek National Anthem is one of the most recognizable and longest of all, written by the country's "National Poet" ...
It is a canvas where emotions, ideas, and beauty are expressed without the need for words. Hymns, with their lyrical simplicity and harmonic structures, are a testament to the power of art in music.
The historical significance of Black popular music in American culture is powerful. Even former President Jimmy Carter ...
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.