(RNS) — A new documentary details a project to revamp an 1,800-year-old hymn for a modern audience. The Oxyrhynchus Hymn is the oldest surviving Christian hymn with musical notation — and was ...

Earlier this year, Marty Raybon laid down a stunning cover of Squire Parsons’ “Sweet Beulah Land” at a recent show, and it ...

Now the hymn is in the Church’s new global hymnbook, “ Hymns — For Home and Church .” The words were written by the late ...

This time out, his offering is “Joni’s Song,” a hymn-like tune on which he plays a four-string tenor guitar that Fanny’s House of Music restored for him. The piece is about the connection between ...

A handful of classic rock songs have religious overtones. For example, one of Cat Stevens’ songs is a rewrite of a Christian hymn. That’s very interesting, considering that Stevens is now one of the ...

The Big School Assembly Singalong is tapping into nostalgia for school assemblies to uncover the all-time favourite primary school banger I think that these hymns and this collective singing takes you ...

Veterans Day is without question one of the most meaningful occasions on our calendar. It is the day our nation has set aside to remember those who left the comforts of home and the nearness of loved ...

It was sung at Ronald Reagan's funeral, and adopted with new lyrics by labor radicals. John Updike quoted it in the title of one of his novels, and George W. Bush had it performed at the memorial ...

I think that these hymns and this collective singing takes you back to an easier, simpler, safer time. — Aled Jones, Songs of Praise host With children having just started the new school year, BBC’s ...