Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While I can no longer remember who said it and in which class, I recall being taught in seminary that we learn much of our ...

Have you ever heard a song that makes you feel calm or hopeful? That’s what hymns do for many people. Hymns are memorable songs sung in churches during prayers or at important events, such as weddings ...

St. Mark Presbyterian Church member Alma Vanasse and others, will mark the fifth anniversary of the Iraq War with meditation and a handful of hymns instead of protest songs. Vanasse is organizing a ...

Maltbie Davenport Babcock was a respected figure known mainly for writing the hymn This Is My Father’s World. Though he wasn’t a professional singer, his words became powerful lyrics sung in churches ...

It's almost more truth than I can bear to express," writes Henderson about a line from "Amazing Grace" in his brief meditation on the importance of hymns in American Christian life. Henderson, the ...