The preacher and choir director often collaborate to select hymns that reflect the Scripture and sermon: for example, “Faith is the Victory” for the theme of faith. Sometimes, though, they get it ...

(MENAFN- GetNews) At any given moment, somewhere in the world, a congregation is singing one of Charles Wesley's 6,500 hymns. From Hark! The Herald Angels Sing to Love Divine, All Loves Excelling, ...

It’s hard to find hymns that embody Scripture’s sharp critique of the rich. When Mary came to visit, Elizabeth's child leaped in her womb. Mary's spirit, too, jumped to a higher plane. In the inspired ...

Hymn writing should be a spiritual practice for everyday saints, not just for worship professionals. Anyone who has grown up in or around the church is likely familiar with “hymn stories”—the stories ...

Methodists who for decades have sung “Rise Up, O Men of God” and similar traditional hymns today might also find “Mothering God, You Gave Me Birth” or perhaps “Womb of Life” on the Sunday program.

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 ...

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