I never thought I would like old hymns as much as I like them these days. When I say old hymns, I mean the kind of songs that people sing in church that sound like they’ve been around since ...

With little fanfare, they launched into a free, two-hour concert of music by ... who nonetheless share a deep reverence for the hymns, psalms and motets of the 16th century. Sponsor Message ...

Meanwhile, the Hymn Society released 55 old melodies with new lyrics about terrorism, dementia, climate change, and other modern topics. Should we update old hymns to address modern themes?

As church music evolved to fit the times, the hymn book has been tucked away in favor of pop-influenced praise songs whose lyrics are projected on big screens. A 64-year-old music minister picked ...

Why do you think hymnody—new or old—might be capturing the interest of some American Christians right now? Kroger: I think the reason why I have been drawn to hymns more recently is because ...

pastor of Boston's Old South Church, who headed the 13-member rewrite committee. "We are searching for language that embraces everyone." The committee began working with 10,000 hymns in 1989 ...

Keith and Kristyn Getty hope their songs end up in dusty old hymn books. The Gettys, originally from Belfast, Ireland, hope to revive the art of hymn writing at a time when the most popular new ...

The old ones are the best – just ask churchgoers who took part in a survey of their favourite hymns. The Lichfield Diocese asked congregations to take part in the vote. Published Sep 15 ...

For younger listeners, it's simply a new song. Haseltine said the revival of old hymns bucks a trend in the contemporary Christian church. "Hymns were an intellectual pursuit, and a bit elitist.

How about humming hymns set to fast bhangra beats? Sounds a little off the musical track? But that’s what many Jamshedpur churches will be doing this Christmas. Old Christian hymns, nearly forgotten ...