Vernacular hymns arise early in the Reformation and are given fixed form in English publications like the Book of Common Prayer (1548-59) and Thomas Sternhold s Psalter (1556) or in America the Bay ...

The words of this Easter hymn were originally written by St. Francis of Assisi in 1225 in his “Canticle of the Sun”, based on Psalm 148. The text was translated into English by William Draper ...

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 ...

It said the new hymns would be available online in four languages, English, Spanish, Portuguese and French, within 24 hours of the announcement. The church said it will continue to publish more ...