“Sing the World God Imagines”: Marking its centennial, North American Hymn Society continues push for more diverse music
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, reports on how members danced and sang to a global selection of hymns as they grappled with the power of song to change the world…
North American hymn society tournament reveals “greatest hymn of all time”
RNS Holy, Holy, Holy! has been chosen in a March Madness-like tournament as “the greatest hymn of all time”. The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada announced the winner on Thursday, the last day of its annual conference in Dallas. Eileen Guenther, church music professor at Washington’s Wesley Theological Seminary says the tournament […]
“Greatest hymn”? Sacred song enthusiasts vote in ‘madness’ tournament
RNS Four months after “March Madness”, US hymn lovers are awaiting the outcome of a different kind of tournament that will answer this question: “What’s the greatest hymn of all time?” Will it be Holy, Holy, Holy!? Or how about How Great Thou Art? Or one of six others in the “Elite Eight” that were […]
MUSIC: CENTER FOR CONGREGATIONAL SONG LAUNCHES IN US AS ANTIDOTE TO ‘WORSHIP WARS’
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, reports on a new US initiative aimed at celebrating music in churches – in whatever form that may take…