Lü Xiaomin never received formal music training. But her worship songs have made her a household name in China’s churches.

“Lining out” is the practice of singing or stating the upcoming lines of a hymn for the congregation by a song leader or preacher. Typically, the words are stated quickly, and then sung in a drawn-out ...

Mourners sing 'We Shall Overcome' outside the historic Emanuel AME Church(Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images) How did a simple hymn rise to become a world-wide civil rights anthem, described by the US ...

In Kenner-born pianist Jon Batiste's hands, the 19 th-century "Battle Hymn of the Republic'' has taken on an eerie, emotionally complex vibe, with elements of bamboula rhythm, blues vocals and a sort ...

Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, a fifty-four-year-old pastor from Wilmington, Delaware, is a prolific and celebrated composer of hymns. She’s written around two hundred and fifty of them, and they’ve been ...

As Mother’s Day approaches, you might be thinking about the perfect gift for your mom. But, if your mother is a spiritual person and you are looking for ways to incorporate her Christian faith into ...

Jazz great Charles Lloyd will release his forthcoming double album, Figure in Blue, on October 10, 2025. A new troupe of instrumentalists joins the celebrated saxophonist, Jason Maron (piano) and ...