“On Eagle’s Wings,” the beautiful hymn that reminds us of God’s consolation in troubled times, turns 50 this year. The hymn, which is based on Psalm 91, has comforted and strengthened people all over ...

For the past two decades I have hosted hymn sings for older folks who miss the good old songs of the faith. In an age when church hymnals have been replaced by modern worship choruses projected on ...

For several years when my aunt, English teacher Linda Haynes, was the music leader at my hometown Methodist church, she often prefaced hymns with accounts of how they came to be. Those stories always ...