For example, how many remember that the Church of England did not allow the singing of hymns in church until 1820? Many ...
Archaeologists in Frankfurt (Main) have uncovered a groundbreaking historical artifact: a silver amulet believed to be the ...
The Greek hymnos refers to a song of praise similar to the ode, and in the Christian tradition in the Middle Ages, these are predominantly in Latin. Vernacular hymns arise early in the Reformation and ...