Dorothy Porter has done us an invaluable service by reproducing the hymn in her anthology of early African American writings ... They chose instead to accommodate themselves and be assimilated to ...

Explore the connection between praise and health in Black Christian worship. Learn how expressing gratitude for God's ...

Like the ballad, whose stanza is identical to CM, the congregational hymn has a certain corporate function that rises above the individual author or singer. As such it flourished in the late ...

In England the non-conformist minister Isaac Watts (1674-1748) began a transformation of congregational singing. Watts believed strongly that hymns should express the religious feelings of the ...

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 ...

Although Hollywood isn’t exactly renowned for representation, the Black Stories collection ensures there’s always a great collection of the best Black movies on Netflix right now. The library ...

Normally the Parish Communion on Sunday mornings calls for Organ and Choir (with congregational hymns, choral Anthems/Introits, and organ Voluntaries) and there will be a number of services during the ...

It was these drawbacks that led Stuart Semple to create his own incredibly black paint. Over the years, he’s refined the formula and improved its performance, steadily building a greater product ...

The annual Gymanfa Ganu/Fall Hymn Sing of Dr. Edwards Memorial Congregational Church, Main Street, Edwardsville, will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27. Scott Jones of Edwardsville will be the ...

A black market sprang up ... Inside, there was hysterical sobbing as he read the hymn “Christ leads me through no darker rooms than He went through before. . . .” The following Sunday ...

Black holes are regions in space where an enormous amount of mass is packed into a tiny volume. This creates a gravitational pull so strong that not even light can escape. They are created when giant ...

Dan Bennett / Flickr.com / Wikimedia Commons / CC by 2.0 A black market is a transaction platform, whether physical or virtual, where goods or services are exchanged illegally. What makes the ...