Martin Luther, best known for his powerful hymn “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God,” was a German composer and theologian who changed the course of church music. His work was groundbreaking, as he brought ...

The growth of the Anglican Church in East and Central Africa has resulted in the loss of the church's singing traditions. Over the years, the church has come up with different tunes for its hymns. The ...

Whether you prefer a traditional church choir accompanied by piano and organ, a rock band backed by guitars and drums, a bluegrass group featuring banjos, or a Gregorian chant, music plays an ...

From “Amazing Grace” to “It Is Well,” historic hymns connect worshippers across generations through lyrics of faith, grief, hope and church history.

These days, German church congregations have a wide-ranging choice between timeless classic hymns and contemporary church music - a mixture that is as colorful as the secular music charts. "Sing to ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Russel M. Nelson, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, wrote the lyrics for a song in the new hymnbook, “Hymns—For Home and Church.” The lyrics to the ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Twelve new hymns were added to "Hymns for Home and Church" on Thursday, bringing the new book to a total of 72. Many of the newly added hymns are geared toward helping members of The ...

A is for Asimov and his galaxy-spanning sci-fi novels. B is for the Beatles, and the magical mystery tour of their songs: from "Hello, Goodbye" or "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" to "Lady Madonna" or "Rocky ...

After the angel Gabriel visits Mary to announce she would conceive a child by the Holy Spirit, Mary receives the news and goes to see her cousin, Elizabeth, who is also miraculously pregnant. The ...

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 ...

SALT LAKE CITY — More than 400 hymns and children's songs will be included in a new combined book to be released by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 2026. While the full book will be ...

Stephen Jones currently works as a professor in the School of Music at BYU. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in music composition from BYU and a master's and doctorate in music composition from ...