Hymn writer Martin Franzmann was born Jan. 29: 1907: in Lake City: Minn. His friend Robin Leaver, author of “Come to the Feast,” a book about Franzmann, writes that the boy “grew up within the ...

Some people are strictly music persons. Others embrace lyrics first and then pay attention to the melodies that accompany the words. I definitely fall in the former category. Don’t get me wrong. I ...

Professor Michael Hawn of Southern Methodist University's Perkins School of Theology has been honored by the Hymn Society. A sacred music authority, Hawn writes a regular column for the United ...

Many years ago, I was called to be my ward’s Primary chorister. Soon after, the Primary president took me aside and told me I had just been given the most important job in the entire Church of Jesus ...

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 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) Most songwriters in Nashville want to get their songs on the radio. Keith and Kristyn Getty hope their songs end up in dusty old hymnbooks. The Gettys, originally from Belfast, ...

(RNS) — A lot of contemporary worship music doesn’t offer the best theology, but 'Hymn for the 81%,' by a South Bend, Indiana, worship leader, has gone viral with a cocktail of prophetic fire and ...

Nothing like a golden oldie on the radio to get the feet tapping and the memories rolling. But for First Congregational Church of Houston, which prides itself on a progressive theology and an ...

%27In Christ Alone%27 a favorite new hymn with youth Gettys write songs as lasting testament They want their music to connect with souls NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Most songwriters in Nashville want to get ...

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 theology from hymn writers. And, at least for me, there is no greater season ...