A few years ago, a group of us who love old time gospel music got together and created a community-wide gospel ... The music ranged from southern gospel to black gospel to timeless old hymns. For ...

"We separate being human from being spiritual all too ... such a passionate singing of the old hymns since my parents would take us to revival meetings from time to time," Perkins said.

Walk into most black churches Sunday morning and you're more likely to hear the choir sing from the gospel top 40 list than sing old-time "Negro spirituals" or hymns from traditional hymnbooks.

But more and more churches that cast their lots with contemporary worship are beginning to innovate through tradition, giving folks some old-time religion — especially hymns. Saddleback Church ...

Spiritual Songs, an album entirely consisting of covers, was born from old-time hymns and timeless truths. With gorgeous harmonies, bare-boned but beautiful instrumentation, and a newfound urgency ...

to sing the old Gospel songs. They brought their instruments and it was hamburgers and hymns. Eddie Hixson ... Hixson said the idea spread and at one time there were over 30 Gospel singings ...

I came across a recording called The Old, Old Story, containing hymns sung by two rural congregations ... just ourselves being self-indulgent. Now is the time to take up this “sword” of ...

From the gospel song “Sunshine in My Soul,” written ... “We miss singing the old hymns,” said Ruth Kenyon, 68. “I feel more worshipful singing them. It just seems they have more of ...