“Lining out” is the practice of singing or stating the upcoming lines of a hymn for the congregation by a song leader or preacher. Typically, the words are stated quickly, and then sung in a drawn-out ...

I visited Bethany Free Will Baptist Church’s 11 a.m. service Dec. 29. The church sits between the North Fox Hall and Sherwood neighborhoods on Azalea Garden Road. Sitting with Kathy and Mick Shaw, I ...

In 1983, Esther Burroughs penned some lyrics about keeping a Christian home and entered them in a Southern Baptist hymn-writing contest. Some time later, her husband, Bob — who had made a name for ...

They have stood the test of time and it seems that today, despite all the changes to church services, men still prefer to sing 'proper macho hymns'. Nearly 60 per cent of those who took part in a ...

The main portion of the work is reprinted from the Psalmist, published by the American Baptist Publication Society, in 1843. The hymns which form the supplement have been added "with special reference ...

“I’m not trying to be embraced by religious people,” says Chicago-bred, L.A.-based singer Sir the Baptist, his sincerity tangible even through the phone. “It’s not necessarily what the religious ...

BRATTLEBORO -- The Brattleboro community is cordially invited to join in an old-fashioned sing-along of favorite church hymns at the First Baptist Church, 190 Main St., on Sunday at 3 p.m. This event ...