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hymns

Hymn Versus Song—Is There a Difference?

Hymn vs song? Is this pedantic? Maybe. Modern songwriters draw from so many influences that the lines begin to blur.

You Can Avoid the Hymns vs Contemporary Worship Trap

Mixing hymns with contemporary worship songs is quite a challenge and back then resources were non-existent. It was a stark choice: hymns vs contemporary worship.

Marking Its Centennial, Hymn Society Continues Push for More Diverse Music

Though masking was enforced, the pandemic had lifted just enough this year for organizers to go ahead with the 2022 in-person meeting, celebrating the society’s 100th year of existence. 

25 Relevant Hymns About Trusting God in Troubled Times

The relevant hymns of the faith, both ancient and modern, offer us a vocabulary for expressing our fears, anxieties, and questions to the One who hears.

Duo Kenny and Claire Reimagine Hymns That Helped Guide Them Through Trials

Music duo Kenny and Claire has spent the last several years modernizing and rewriting classic hymns as a way to reintroduce them to the Church.

Making All Things New: Hymns Modernized

How to update the sound of a hymn without losing its heart.Hymns modernized can and should be a part of the modern church. But they should be so because they are good, theological rich songs, not because they are hymns.

Sing Anew This Christmas

Every Christmas season, we sing familiar songs that bring us comfort and get us into the Christmas spirit. But this year, let's not gloss over the deeper meaning of some of these hymns. This Christmas, let's sing anew.

Do We Really Need to Keep Singing Hymns?

Now I'm a worship pastor and I have to decide for myself how I feel about singing hymns. Do we really need to keep singing hymns? I think so. And my first reason may surprise you.