On this day, devotees observe special rituals, recitations of sacred mantras like the Hanuman Chalisa, and singing of devotional hymns to invoke blessings from the divine which are believed to protect ...

A third-century Christian hymn is being revived for a modern audience. Known as The First Hymn, the song was discovered over 100 years ago on a scrap of papyrus in the Egyptian desert. The fragment, ...

An ancient Trinitarian worship song written around 200AD, has been repackaged and released today. ‘The First Hymn’ is based on a fragment of papyrus found 100 years ago in ancient Egyptian ruins and ...

NAUVOO, Ill. — Living Water, a local worship band, invites area residents to join in singing favorite hymns of Holy Week and Easter beginning at 2 p.m. on Palm Sunday, April 13, at the historic Nauvoo ...

LA MIRADA, Calif. (BP) – What was left of the hymn, archeologists found 100 years ago in ancient Egyptian ruins on a scrap of tattered papyrus, long buried by desert sand. The discovery was sealed in ...

In a review of the original Broadway production, the New York Times called it a “high-energy, empty-calories and expensive-looking hymn to the glories of girlishness.” Through June 15 ...

The most complete and well-known example is the Hurrian Hymn to Nikkal. This dates back to around 1400 BCE, some 3,400 years ago. But singing likely played a role tens of thousands of years earlier, ...

Through flowing melodies, it composes a tribute to life. “Hymn of the Journey” is a collaboration led by Han Fong’s Artistic Director, Justin Wong, along with choreographers Chloe Kok ...

The Marietta Pops Orchestra’s spring concert will perform Saturday, April 5, and feature classic church hymns. Marietta Pops Orchestra The Marietta Pops Orchestra, led by conductor Paul Hill ...

The powerful story behind “I Have Decided to Follow Jesus” will change the way you sing it—because it was born from real faith, real sacrifice, and a martyr’s unwavering stand for Christ. I grew up ...

We had a selection of hymns which really meant something to those who were singing them, either for their own reasons, or because they had been favourites of the person whose life they had come to ...