“Please, no more new hymns. What’s wrong with the inspiring hymns that we grew up with?” This is often the reaction to singing new hymns in worship, something that we’ll be doing often as we start to ...

The hymnals that rest in book racks in the backs of church pews may be taken for granted. Publishers who put them together must understand the songs included in them may have to remain relevant for ...

IT'S one of the best loved hymns in the world – but it could be about to disappear suddenly from church services. A new edition of a Presbyterian hymn book in America has dropped Northern Ireland ...

Read the main article on why hymnals matter. Controversy sells. It sells newspapers, journals and movies. It may even sell conference registrations, to judge from the frequency with which I’m asked to ...