Here are five traditional hymns commonly sung at church services during the season of Lent, including their historical background and one or two verses from each song. 1. 'Again We Keep This ...

The Akathist Hymn, which is chanted on the first five successive Fridays of Lent in the Eastern Orthodox Church, is dedicated ...

The Hymn of Kassiane takes center stage on Holy Tuesday in the Orthodox Church, as Greeks move closer to the end of Lent.

Anchor Hymns brought together a community of musicians ... Right now, we’re in Lent, where we’re reminded that “you are ashes and to ashes you shall return.” We’re not afraid of thinking ...

Visual cues also tell us that Holy Week is approaching. By the fifth week of Lent, churches cover all images and statues in ...

The water has lost its chill: Lent has come. Japanese take to haiku ... believes that the verse “is the Japanese form of hymn.” He regards writing haiku as a kind of spiritual exercise ...