The most complete and well-known example is the Hurrian Hymn to Nikkal. This dates back to around 1400 BCE, some 3,400 years ago. But singing likely played a role tens of thousands of years earlier, ...

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 ...

Devotional Hymns to the Theotokos are as ancient as the first Christian Church. From its inception at Constantinople during the fourth century, the Byzantine Empire closely allied itself to the Virgin ...

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord Blessed is he who ...