But we have seen a whole congregation in tears as they sang that fine old hymn, "Taking the parting hand." Who ever saw a tear start at the bidding of a choir? It was not the pathos of the poetry ...

The 150 psalms include a great many laments ... It took a century for hymns with new words to start finding acceptance in churches, and even longer for organs to make an appearance there.

Frieich Wiesner of Old Time Music wrote last ... themes and the historical use of this hymn, it is important to note that ...

Watts has been described as “the liberator of English hymnody” as his hymns moved people away from simply singing Old Testament psalms, inspiring people to sing from the heart, with great ...

The O Antiphons are much more than simple refrains to be chanted before Our Lady’s Magnifcat or to serve as verses in an ...

Listen to the Gettys talk about their favorite Christmas hymns, and then listen to their performance of each one right here on The Podcast.

Sri Lankan pilgrims recently honored Fr. Jacome Gonsalves, a Divar priest, at a special mass in Goa. Gonsalves, known as the "Father of Catholic Literature in Sri Lanka," served as a missionary ...