But we have seen a whole congregation in tears as they sang that fine old hymn, "Taking the parting hand." Who ever saw a tear start at the bidding of a choir? It was not the pathos of the poetry ...

The late Martin Marty, a famed Christian historian, once wrote: “If you complain that it’s a bit bumpy and hard to sing, or ...

In the late 1800s, archaeologists uncovered what we know as the world’s oldest hymn in Oxyrhynchus, Egypt, and now, Chris ...

Palm Sunday evening served as the perfect time for an audience of more than 50 people who attended Chautauqua’s first “Old ...

(RNS) — A new documentary details a project to revamp an 1,800-year-old hymn for a modern audience. The Oxyrhynchus Hymn is the oldest surviving Christian hymn with musical notation — and was ...