Read the main article on why hymnals matter. Controversy sells. It sells newspapers, journals and movies. It may even sell conference registrations, to judge from the frequency with which I’m asked to ...
Fans of a beloved contemporary Christian hymn won’t find any satisfaction in a new church hymnal. The committee putting together a new hymnal for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) dropped the popular ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) Critics say the move to drop the popular hymn "In Christ Alone" from a new Presbyterian hymnal was sparked by liberals wanting to take God's wrath out of the hymnal. The ...
“Please, no more new hymns. What’s wrong with the inspiring hymns that we grew up with?” This is often the reaction to singing new hymns in worship, something that we’ll be doing often as we start to ...
LITTLE ROCK — It’s a multiyear project and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a church music leader — the chance to edit a largescale hymnal project for a major U.S. denomination. Church musician ...
MOBILE, Alabama -- The flap over the words of the song "In Christ Alone" in the upcoming Presbyterian hymnal could be a positive thing if it promotes Biblical discussion, said an official with the ...
It struck me on Sunday morning (Armistice Sunday) as I stood in the church choir stalls. The 'augmented' words of the classical remembrance hymn, Eternal Father Strong to Save, flashed up on the giant ...
The first Irish Presbyterian hymn book for 350 years is being launched to a capacity audience at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast on Saturday. The first Irish Presbyterian hymn book for 350 years is ...
Conductor Donald Nally leads The Crossing in a rehearsal of David Lang's''poor hymnal,'' at the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill. (Emma Lee/WHYY) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey ...
Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, a fifty-four-year-old pastor from Wilmington, Delaware, is a prolific and celebrated composer of hymns. She’s written around two hundred and fifty of them, and they’ve been ...
First Presbyterian Church is inviting all San Antonians to a community-wide hymn sing. The hourlong service of hymns and readings, “Shall We Gather at the River,” will be held 4 p.m. Sunday. The cvent ...