Most notably, the book the church used, the Pilgrim Hymnal edited in 1958, did not include works by contemporary writers and composers. Advertisement. Article continues below this ad.

An old tradition has a voice in the Arkansas Ozarks, where Sacred Harp, a hymnal for shape-note singing that has become known ...

The hymnal committee began by going through the 1990 “blue hymnal” page by page and developing a “nobrainer” list — songs that simply have to be included.

When I attend out-of-town church meetings with Leslie, I busy myself for an hour or so as he goes about his business. Sometimes I relax or read in the church library or lounge. Oftentimes I head ...

COME, thou long expected hymn book. . . Well, it has come at last. After years of waiting, groaning disappointment, and rekindled expectation, The Revised English Hymnal was finally launched last week ...

The book continues by examining the importance of the hymn to Black Americans, tracing its publishing history and persistent importance in the cultural landscape of the United States.

Harriet Tubman’s Personal Hymn Book, 1876. Harriet Tubman, born into slavery on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, gained international acclaim as an Underground Railroad operator, abolitionist, Civil War spy ...

65 years into this life, Ray Wylie Hubbard might have found the key to inner peace: keeping your gratitude higher than your expectations. Don’t let the ...

Why Sacred Harp singers are revamping an iconic pre-Civil War hymnal Like all Sacred Harp events, it was not a performance. “The Sacred Harp” is meant to be sung by everyone — loudly.