These songs were usually characterised by ... The twentieth and twenty first centuries have seen an explosion of new hymn writers and approaches. Old texts have been refreshed by new tunes and ...
But we have seen a whole congregation in tears as they sang that fine old hymn, "Taking the parting hand." Who ever saw a tear start at the bidding of a choir? It was not the pathos of the poetry ...
A handful of classic rock songs have religious overtones ... Stevens once became so old-fashioned that he covered “Morning Has Broken,” a hymn from the 1930s. Generally, pop stars want ...