Inspired by J.S. Bach’s prolific output and encouraged by friends and family, former Winnipegger Carla Klassen set herself the goal of composing a new piano arrangement for 52 beloved hymns over the ...

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 ...

We’ll be hearing a lot this week about “The Star-Spangled Banner,” written by Francis Scott Key 200 years ago on the back of an envelope as he watched the successful defense of Fort McHenry in ...

“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 ...

The winning hymn and theme song, which were chosen from among some 177 entries, were announced in August. Diane Mahoney's original composition “We Do Believe, O Lord” has been selected as the 2024 ...

Why it's a good choice: This wonderful text is ideally suited for a baptism, with its focus on our hope on God and all the wonders that he offers us. The words of this hymn were written around 1630 ...