The creative ability of Lutheran hymn writer Martin Franzmann appeared early on. Even as a youngster, he was known for his cleverness with language. To entertain his chums, he’d sometimes make up ...

The hymn contains this confession: "I lay in fetters, groaning / You came to set me free / I stood, my shame bemoaning / You came to honor me." "We need to hear this as we prepare for Christmas," said ...

It’s a phrase that seems to fit in pretty well with 2020’s pandemic theme. It’s also a string of words put together by Associate Pastor Laura Laughlin with Crown of Glory Lutheran Church in Chaska.

Trinity Lutheran Church, 212 W. 12th St., will host “a good old-fashioned” hymn sing beginning at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 20.

Central Lutheran Church is having its second annual Hymn Festival Nov. 16 with brass, pipe organ, strings, percussion and choirs. The festival honors the love of hymn singing by the late Janice Newell ...

"O Lord, How Shall I Meet You" is a perfect Lutheran hymn for the weeks before Christmas, but shoppers will never hear it between Muzak versions of "Jingle Bells" and ...

UPPER MERION – The voices of more than 50 singers will join together on Sunday, Aug. 4, at 4 p.m. to “Sing of Wondrous Love.” Wondrous love was chosen as the unifying theme of The Good Shepherd ...

John Carl Ylvisaker was a rarity: A widely traveled musician rooted in Minnesota, and a self-effacing man whose music was sung by thousands across the world. Ylvisaker, one of the most popular ...