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Catherine Winkworth: The Translator Who Brought...
She never wrote an original hymn – but without Catherine Winkworth, centuries of German hymnody might never have reached English-speaking pews.
Catherine Winkworth: The Translator Who Brought...
She never wrote an original hymn – but without Catherine Winkworth, centuries of German hymnody might never have reached English-speaking pews.
For All the Saints: A Hymn and Tune Celebrating...
Bishop How’s beloved All Saints hymn never names a single saint, and its famous tune is called ‘without name.’ Discover the story behind "For All the Saints."
For All the Saints: A Hymn and Tune Celebrating...
Bishop How’s beloved All Saints hymn never names a single saint, and its famous tune is called ‘without name.’ Discover the story behind "For All the Saints."
The Anonymous and the Ancient: Hymns Whose Auth...
Some of the Hymnbook Treasures calendar's oldest hymns carry no author's name at all – and that anonymity may be the most moving thing about them.
The Anonymous and the Ancient: Hymns Whose Auth...
Some of the Hymnbook Treasures calendar's oldest hymns carry no author's name at all – and that anonymity may be the most moving thing about them.
Can a Song Written Last Year Be a Hymn?
Many contemporary worship songs are hymns in the fullest sense, while others were never trying to be hymns. We appreciate both forms for their beauty and purpose.
Can a Song Written Last Year Be a Hymn?
Many contemporary worship songs are hymns in the fullest sense, while others were never trying to be hymns. We appreciate both forms for their beauty and purpose.
The Story Behind "It Is Well with My Soul"
How a Chicago lawyer wrote one of the most beloved hymns in the English language in the middle of unimaginable grief.
The Story Behind "It Is Well with My Soul"
How a Chicago lawyer wrote one of the most beloved hymns in the English language in the middle of unimaginable grief.
Why Only the Words?
Every hymn in this calendar started as inspired, poetic words on a page, before anyone set them to music - like the Psalms in the Bible. Here's why that matters.
Why Only the Words?
Every hymn in this calendar started as inspired, poetic words on a page, before anyone set them to music - like the Psalms in the Bible. Here's why that matters.