when they didn’t have hymn books. The Church of England had just scraped through the Reformation and Cromwell’s Commonwealth with music being revived in cathedrals at the Restoration.

Hymnody (the singing or composition of hymns) has evolved and changed over the centuries and been affected by new thinking and developing religious beliefs: throughout the history of the church ...

and the Sacred Music app within the next 24 hours. All new hymns will be available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and ...

The poem tells of priests brewing and drinking Soma (a sacred ritual drink ... It’s thought the inspiration for this hymn came from a walk home from church when the author encountered a violent ...

Christmas carols are more than just festive songs. They are hymns of faith, narrating the nativity story. Carols date back ...

Over the years, the church has come up with different tunes for its hymns. The same hymns are sung in different tunes by various Anglican churches, and now the church has decided to come up with ...

I love you all and wish you ‘heavenly peace,’ not only at Christmas but every day as we strive to walk the path of ...

A rustic sound, simple and powerful in its joy and earnestness, chimed through the Our Lady of Hope parish hall in Ipswich on the icy afternoon of Dec. 15. Five voices sat together in a sq ...