"Hymn texts that have appeared in most hymnals and are still in use today.” The category of “classical hymns” also includes songs such as “In Christ Alone,” at seven years old, one of the younger ...

Edward Mote was a 19th-century English pastor and hymn writer best known for penning the lyrics to My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less. Born in 1797, he overcame a godless upbringing and became a Baptist ...

The hymn “Let the Lower Lights Be Burning,” written by Philip Paul Bliss in 1871, evocatively describes a group of despairing sailors trying to find their way through a perilous sea. “Brightly beams ...

Isaac Watts was an influential English hymn writer and theologian, often called the Father of English Hymnody. Watts revolutionized hymn writing by moving away from Psalms and creating hymns that ...

ADELAIDE, Australia – Hymns are being replaced at funerals in one Australian city by popular rock classics like Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" and AC/DC's "Highway to Hell," a cemetery manager ...

Musician Harry Connick Jr. has released a new album titled “Alone With My Faith." Courtesy photo (RNS) — Even Harry Connick Jr.’s iconic, New Orleans croon can’t hide just how meaningful making his ...

M0NTEVALLO, Alabama -- A brass band in front of the First Baptist Church of Montevallo during the city's Art Walk two weeks ago blasted out a medley of classic Christian hymns played on trumpets, ...

Classic Hymns, based in Chennai in association with Indian Christian Association (ICA) and Good Governance Forum (GGF) released a cover of ‘Lead Kindly Light’ on August 15. The song is a part of ...