“The hymn encourages us to fight the good fight of the faith,” noted Hymn Studies Blog in a July 2012 entry. “We recognize ...

The text for this hymn was written in 1779 by the English poet and cleric, John Newton, a former slave trader who found faith after a violent storm at sea. It tells of forgiveness and redemption ...

The word “hymn" comes from the Greek word “hymnos ... inspiring people to sing from the heart, with great faith and understanding. In the same period, another significant movement affected ...

They are hymns of faith, narrating the nativity story ... One of the earliest known carols is "Angel’s Hymn", sung during Christmas celebrations in Rome in 129 AD. Over centuries, carols ...