John Brown is cornered at Harpers Ferry and Robert E Lee's army rushes the armory doors. He died to make men holy, let us die ...

It’s a song every American has heard countless times, but how much do you really know about our national anthem?

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Today, with a few word changes, her “Battle Hymn of the Republic” is an American standard, struck up at high-school graduations and when presidents are buried. Her husband’s most enduring ...

After Greece became a republic in 1924 ... as the national anthem but became popular as a battle song. In 1861, the Minister for the Military asked Mantzaros to compose a march based on the “Hymn to ...

Christian music writers Ben Fielding and Chris Tomlin were approached by a historian with a Christian artifact that needed to see new life. The result is a modern-day worship song and documentary.

The hymn is most often set to the melody of Finlandia, composed by Jean Sibelius. Its lyrics emphasize trusting in God’s guidance and peace, even in the midst of trials. Katharina Amalia ...

What was left of the hymn, archeologists found 100 years ago in ancient Egyptian ruins on a scrap of tattered papyrus, long ...

When was ‘Guide me, O thou great Redeemer’ written, and by whom? We explore the Welsh hymn’s origins, meaning, and lyrics. The beloved 18th-century Welsh hymn ‘Guide me, O thou great Redeemer’ (also ...

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