Fanny Jane Crosby was a famous hymn singer and writer in the 1800s. Even though she was blind, she used her voice to share her strong faith through music. She became known for singing powerful ...

I’ll never forget my first Torrey session with Dr. Isaac Blois. After our usual devotional, he passed out tiny slips of paper ...

It’s Palm Sunday today, the Sunday before Easter that commemorates the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. Hymns include All glory ...

This Akathist, also called the “Akathist of Thanksgiving,” was composed by Protopresbyter Gregory Petrov shortly before his death in a prison camp in 1940. The title is from the words of Saint John ...

An interview with Jaz Ellington from last year’s Britain's Biggest Hymns Big Sing (from October 2012) ...

While Easter Sunday — also called Resurrection Sunday — is a major holiday in the Christian faith, for many believers the ...

Between 1896 and 1907, Oxford University scholars Bernard Grenfell and Arthur Hunt unearthed many papyrus fragments at the ...

Worship leader Chris Tomlin just brought “the earliest known hymn of the Church” to life, reimagining the 1,800-year-old song for ...

Jennie Wilson was a prolific American hymn writer from the late 19th to early 20th century, known for her faith-filled and inspirational lyrics. Despite being confined to a wheelchair due to illness, ...

WASHINGTON — The doctrine committee of the US bishops’ conference (USCCB) earlier this year produced a guide to evaluating the lyrics of hymns on the basis of their doctrinal content, noting that ...

Sunday, Feb. 10, is the Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year C). Mass readings: Isaiah 6:1-8; Psalm 138: 1-5, 7-8; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Luke 5:1-11. “They cried one to the other, ‘Holy, holy, holy is ...

I have seen several translations of this hymn. This one comes from the site of St. John the Baptist Cathedral (ROCOR) in Washington, D.C. I have edited it only typographically. It was composed by ...