The Fourth of July is a good time for some stirring patriotic songs. But more than stirring emotions, such songs reflect the religious roots of our country. America, America the Beautiful, God Bless ...

KEARNEY — A historic flag presentation will be part of the patriotic hymn sing set for 2 p.m. July 4 at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church at 2304 Second Ave. (Retired) Major Gen. Mark Musick will present ...

Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!, voices cry out against a steadily marching beat and victorious trumpet blasts. It is the swelling sound of the “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” a timeless song that inspires ...

It was supposed to be a purely patriotic occasion — President Trump banished the Philadelphia Eagles from their own Super Bowl victory celebration, replacing it with a “Celebration of America.” (Why?

St. Mary/St. Benedict Catholic parish will hold an evening of Patriotic Hymns & Rosary at 7 p.m. on July 2 at St. Mary’s Church at 1602 Market Avenue S. For more information, contact the parish office ...

(RNS) — Worship professor Will Bishop said that focusing on the most popular worship songs can miss what churches are actually singing. (RNS) — Step into a big Baptist church on Sunday morning and ...

(RNS) — A new documentary details a project to revamp an 1,800-year-old hymn for a modern audience. The Oxyrhynchus Hymn is the oldest surviving Christian hymn with musical notation — and was ...