These days, German church congregations have a wide-ranging choice between timeless classic hymns and contemporary church music - a mixture that is as colorful as the secular music charts. "Sing to ...

“Go make a diff’rence, we can make a diff’rence. Go make a diff’rence in the world.” This Christian contemporary hymn was the inspiration for establishing the Prayer Shawl Ministry of Faith Lutheran ...

The fat red Service Book and Hymnal used by the Lutheran Church in America includes ten hymns with words or music by Martin Luther—and not one of them is among the top ten favorites of Lutherans today ...

The Rev. Stephen Starke, 55, of Bay City, is pastor at St. John Amelith Lutheran Church and the author of 175 hymns. Where do you get inspiration for your hymns? Sometimes the inspiration comes as a ...

The creative ability of Lutheran hymn writer Martin Franzmann appeared early on. Even as a youngster, he was known for his cleverness with language. To entertain his chums, he’d sometimes make up ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Today's first Classic Choir Hour explores Lutheran hymns translated by communities into Arrente, ...

John Carl Ylvisaker was a rarity: A widely traveled musician rooted in Minnesota, and a self-effacing man whose music was sung by thousands across the world. Ylvisaker, one of the most popular ...