More than five decades ago, the spiritual awakening known as the “Jesus Movement” swept through the U.S., bringing hippie culture into evangelical Christian churches and impacting the sound and feel ...

Prayer and song is one way to get into the spirit of East Sunday -- ESPECIALLY song, many would say. Our Cover Story is from is from Tracy Smith: If angels somehow descended on Midtown Manhattan, it ...

Legendary composer Irving Berlin wrote his iconic God Bless America for a musical revue while in the Army during World War I, but he shelved it. One hundred years later, it turns out his patriotic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Feel the Spirit through these powerful church songs. The shift to contemporary worship music—what we're most familiar with ...

Religion professor T. David Gordon says Muzak has shaped singing in church. In his new book, Why Johnny Can't Sing Hymns (P & R Publishing), T. David Gordon argues that modern worship choruses have ...

Music of the church, beginning with hymns and melodies stretched all the way to, and before, the reformation era in the 1500s with composer and theologian Martin Luther, has shaped and the songwriting ...

There was a time when hymns were used primarily to drive home the message that came from the pulpit. But then came the praise songs. Matt Redman's song "Our God" is the most popular piece of music in ...

Featuring powerhouse vocalists and legendary gospel group Take 6, Tomb Slayer’s debut album blends sacred lyricism with modern soundscapes. ORLANDO, FL, UNITED ...

THE FIRST HYMN, a powerful documentary about how an ancient manuscript brought a historic Christian song back to life, will arrive ...