Why “It Is Well With My Soul” Still Comforts 150 Years Later
Few pieces of music carry an origin story as heartbreaking—and profoundly resilient—as Horatio Spafford’s 1873 classic, “It Is Well With My Soul.” Spafford,…
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The Deathbed Hymns of Famous Christians Through History
Throughout history, the final moments of a person’s life often reveal what truly anchored their soul. For many of history’s most influential Christians,…
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Hymns About Heaven: How Theology Shaped the Imagery of Eternity
Hymns about the afterlife have long held a prominent place in sacred music, yet the ways they describe eternity have evolved dramatically over…
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“Abide With Me” at the FA Cup Final: A Nation’s Grief and Hope
At the height of British sports culture sits an unexpected, profoundly moving ritual: tens of thousands of football fans joining in unison to…
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The Hymns Written Hours Before Their Authors Died
The Ultimate Clarity of Life’s Final Hours There is a profound, singular focus that occurs when a writer stands on the precipice of…
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Hymns Chosen Most Often at Christian Funerals and What That Reveals
The songs selected during moments of profound loss offer a rare and honest look into the human heart. At a Christian funeral, music…
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Was Isaac Watts Wrong to Paraphrase the Psalms?
During the early 1700s, a major debate shook the English-speaking church over how music should be used in worship. For centuries, congregations strictly…
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The Political Weaponization of Hymns in Colonial Missions
Music has long been recognized as a force for unifying people, but throughout the colonial era, sacred song was also deployed as a…
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When Congregations Refused to Sing New Hymns — Historical Case Studies
The friction between traditional forms of music and new compositions is far from a modern invention. Throughout history, major shifts in church music…
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The Debate Over Instruments in Hymn Singing: A Biblical Analysis
For centuries, the role of musical instruments in Christian worship has been a subject of intense theological debate. On one side stand traditions…
