Not long ago, I heard a comment about church hymnbooks somewhere getting old and worn, needing to be replaced. Don’t remember ...
The music of the past was all feeling and sympathy ... But we have seen a whole congregation in tears as they sang that fine old hymn, "Taking the parting hand." Who ever saw a tear start at ...
For almost two thousand years, Christians have used music as a way to worship ... of English hymnody” as his hymns moved people away from simply singing Old Testament psalms, inspiring people ...
Centuries-old singing traditions are well ... books from the early 1800s provide a glimpse at the hymns church choirs and congregations once sang. Music researcher Dianne Gome reports these ...