When I saw her sweet, tender smile, it was as if everything was fine. I looked through the screen of the memory care unit and I just smiled back at Mama as I pulled out my guitar to begin singing. As ...

Not long ago a radio speaker declared that a good Bible hour is better than a dozen sermons. One may be justified in saying also that a good evangelical hymn is better than much of the preaching one ...

Written by Graham Kendrick (1950-), a British Christian singer-songwriter and worship leader, this is one of my favourite modern hymns. It goes straight for the jugular, and like a lot of the really ...

A young minister’s two-mile walk in the rain provided the inspiration for “How Great Thou Art,” most recent addition to the great hymns of our time. The story of the hymn gains interest through the ...

Tomorrow is Palm Sunday, the beginning of the Christian observance of Holy Week and the conclusion of the season of Lent. There are a lot of great hymns associated with both Lent and Holy Week. In ...

Some claim music is rooted in our souls. Yet, if you've ever suffered through a tone-deaf friend singing along with the radio to one of your favorite tunes, you know that's not always true. When it ...

Traditional hymns may be fading as churches look to contemporary music to attract younger crowds, but Dave Talbott is keeping the old music alive. Retired in September after 41 years as director of ...

Musicians participate in a recording session for “How Great Thou Art (Until That Day)" at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tenn. Elvis Presley recoded his version of "How Great Thou Art" at RCA Studio B.

(UNDATED) Well before Easter Sunday dawns, the Rev. Nolan Williams Jr. already knows a key hymn he’ll direct at Metropolitan Baptist Church in Washington: “Christ the Lord Is Risen Today.” “The ...