The U.S. bishops voted to approve close to 300 new hymn texts for the Liturgy of the Hours. The Nov. 12 vote was 205-5 with two abstentions. The proposal needed two-thirds of the Latin-rite bishops to ...
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A congregation sings songs from the Church hymnbook. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a global church. (Church Newsroom) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced the ...
Worshippers at Westminster Presbyterian Church on Sunday will enjoy the first public performance of a new hymn, “Love’s Journey, Just Begun,” sung by the church choir. It’s the third of three hymns ...
SALT LAKE CITY — More than 400 hymns and children's songs will be included in a new combined book to be released by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 2026. While the full book will be ...
Children’s minister and artist collect 150 songs to span generations. In 2018, Britta Wallbaum and Lindsey Goetz traveled to a worship conference in Nashville. They hoped to come away with new ...
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(RNS) — In the 1890s, a pair of British archaeologists began digging in an ancient rubbish heap at the edge of the ruins of Oxyrhynchus, Egypt, looking for a glimpse into the city’s past. They’d ...
“To be a specialist about hymns is rare.” He is also an author/composer who has contributed to several hymn collections. His name adorns number 256, the final song in Hymns for Worship: "God We Sing ...
In congregational song a fluid tension exists between known and unknown music. A well-loved song brings to mind our personal faith, our faith family, personal joys, and personal sorrows. Singing it ...
It’s an invitation to worship with no spoken word, just music. The Big Sing will welcome any interested singer to join in a choir of hymns on July 25. The free event is one of the first of its kind in ...
Collected and Arranged by NEHEMIAH ADAMS, D.D. Boston : Ticknor & Fields. THE Rev. Dr. Bushnell, in August, 1852, delivered an address upon “Religious Music” before the Beethoven Society of Yale ...