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Carol of the Bells has become a staple of the Christmas season, it’s one of my favorite pieces and I’ve sung and played many arrangements...

This well-known hymn tune, ‘It Is Well with My Soul’ was written by Horatio Spafford in 1873. He was not a prolific hymn writer in life,...

A brief hymn history of A Might Fortress Is Our God

The last Sunday in October is traditionally Reformation Sunday in protestant churches, looking back at the reformation of the Christian...

A look into the history of the hymn All Creature of Our God and King

History of the hymn "Help Us Accept Each Other" by Fred Kaan.

A short history and analysis of the hymn "Come Join the Dance of Trinity" by Richard Leach

One of the most familiar Easter hymns has to be “Christ the Lord is Risen Today” (performed above by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir)....

"Be Thou My Vision", arr. Joel Raney, from one of our church services with myself on flute. “Be Thou My Vision” has a very long history...

The phrase ‘kyrie eleison’ is not an uncommon one to many Christians. Sometimes they are used as a full hymn, such as the one by Ralph...

Happy Advent season! The time of year to look forward to the coming of Christ's coming into the world (or at least the celebration of...

I hope to start a series at least once a month looking into the history of various familiar hymns that we sing in the church! The hymn...