Experience the moving lyrics of The Old Rugged Cross, a Christian hymn symbolizing hope, forgiveness, and eternal life ...

Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing is a Christian hymn written by Robert Robinson in 1758 when he was just 22 years old. The hymn is a prayer asking God to guide the heart and keep it faithful.

Meanwhile, the Hymn Society released 55 old melodies with new lyrics about terrorism, dementia, climate change, and other modern topics. Should we update old hymns to address modern themes?

Monk’s three-year-old daughter had just passed away when he wrote the tune, and she is said to have been his inspiration for the melody. Eventide was put to Lyte’s lyrics after Monk was appointed the ...

(RNS) — A new documentary details a project to revamp an 1,800-year-old hymn for a modern audience. The Oxyrhynchus Hymn is the oldest surviving Christian hymn with musical notation — and was ...

Anchor Hymns Makes Old Things New. Interview by Kelsey Kramer McGinnis. Drawing on centuries of hymnody, the songwriting collective asks the question “What else could we be singing about? ...