We all have our favorite prayers, novenas, devotions and aspirations. One of mine is a prayer that seems to have fallen out of popular use lately: the ancient “Te Deum”, commonly attributed to St.

Hymn writing should be a spiritual practice for everyday saints, not just for worship professionals. Anyone who has grown up in or around the church is likely familiar with “hymn stories”—the stories ...

Sounds like … the ethereal Celtic-pop of Iona and Maire Brennan blended with modern worship At a Glance … In Christ Alone is a successful blend of old and new — traditional Celtic arrangements with ...

In some ways, the battered old prayer book that Catherine Coldwell used to take with her to church every Sunday in Fort St. James was a symbol of her native culture. Dating to the 1930s, the book -- ...

Why it's a good choice: One of the most sung hymns at funerals, this is really a prayer to God to stay with him in death as He did with us in life. Henry Francis Lyte, Vicar of Brixham in Devon, had ...

Historical and ethnological program notes by W. Richard West Jr., Gerald L. Hill, Edward Wapp Wahpeconiah, and Howard Bass (25 p. : ill.) in container. Various performers (listed in program notes).

A group in the Church of England is alarmed that the Lord's Prayer is unfamiliar to many Credit: Photo: Alamy What comes into your head when you hear the word “pilgrim” – not, admittedly, a frequent ...

Several years ago, I went through a long, nearly immobilizing depression. At some point during that time, I made a playlist I called “Morning,” with the hope that it would help propel me out of bed ...

In these trying times, music has given hope to many. ‘O Paalanhaare...’, a song from 2001 superhit Hindi film ‘Lagaan’, has re-surfaced in public memory. It is being widely heard by doctors and ...