Songwriters living in ancient Egypt would never have expected the words and melodies they sang would feature on Australian music charts 1,800 years later. But one Australian academic's obsession with ...

"O Lord, How Shall I Meet You" is a perfect Lutheran hymn for the weeks before Christmas, but shoppers will never hear it between Muzak versions of "Jingle Bells" and ...

Lü Xiaomin never received formal music training. But her worship songs have made her a household name in China’s churches. At 5 a.m. every day, Lü Xiaomin kneels on the floor in a dimly lit room of an ...

For many, the idea of an "Advent music playlist" is bizarre. "There is real theological meaning in the longing and expectation of Advent -- the 'not yet' of the hoped-for gift -- that hymns like 'Come ...

Many Catholic Advent hymns focus on the role of Mary, the mother of Jesus, such as "Rorate Caeli (Drop down, Ye Heavens)." In recent years, Brett McCraken of The Gospel Coalition network has created ...

8 new Christmas albums for holiday parties, praise, and playlists. It’s time—time to banish the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack from my house with an updated playlist of Christmas music. Each year, as I ...

“My next-door neighbour was Donna Summer, and four doors down is the bass player from Kings of Leon,” Keith Getty tells me from his home in Nashville. Since moving to Music City with his wife Kristyn ...

Remember when Ernest and Morgan Wallen sang an old Christian hymn called "'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus"? Well, if you forgot, Ernest took a moment to remind all of us — and maybe tease something ...

John Rippon was a renowned English hymn writer and singer, best known for his contributions to Christian music in the 18th century. His collection, Rippon’s Hymns, became widely popular, particularly ...

William Cowper was an English poet and hymn writer known for his deep, emotional hymns that touched the hearts of many. His most well-known hymns, like God Moves in a Mysterious Way were later set to ...