The pagan Magi following the light of the star, praise Her for revealing the light of the world. The word "akathistos" means "not sitting," i.e., standing; normally all participants stand while it is ...

The words of this hymn are based on a Middle Irish poem ... asking God to set us free and transform our lives with his love. This ever-popular Christian praise song was written in 1987 by the ...

"Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous! Praise befits the upright. Praise the Lord with the lyre, make melody to him with the harp of ten strings! Sing to him a new song, play skilfully on the strings, ...

No matter the season, these classic Christmas hymns will spread the holiday spirit far and wide. William Chatterton Dix penned the lyrics to “What Child Is This” in 1865, but the carol's melod ...

A modern reworking of an ancient hymn, a vast acoustic, and a deeply moving video ... curved church-like ceiling. As they sung the ancient words, their notes swirled in the huge resonant acoustic.

Instead, local congregations would choose a tune to fit the beat of the lyrics. Although the hymn book doesn't identify tunes for the hymns ... place at the People’s History Museum from 2-3.0pm pm ...

It was composed by Prof Paul Mealor and set to the words of traditional hymn Come Thou Fount of Every ... Sign up to the ...

The song’s singable, soaring melody, simple four-verse form, and lyrics that reflect on the life, death, and resurrection of Christ have made it the model modern hymn. “The Gettys don’t ...

The Greek National Anthem is one of the most recognizable and longest of all, written by the country's "National Poet" ...

It is a canvas where emotions, ideas, and beauty are expressed without the need for words. Hymns, with their lyrical simplicity and harmonic structures, are a testament to the power of art in music.

"The words are universal, the tune human," Gandhi's grandson, Gopalkrishna Gandhi, wrote in a newspaper, in defence of the hymn ... about a "new India breaking free" from the legacy of empire ...