Many mainline Protestant churches, from Methodist to Lutheran, have adopted praise songs in an effort to counter declining membership rolls. Some churches mix hymns and praise songs.

Many mainline Protestant churches, from Methodists to Lutherans, have adopted praise songs in an effort to reduce declining membership rolls. Some churches mix hymns and praise songs.

If newcomers walk into a Protestant church on Sunday and hear an organ playing, and see hymnals, the odds are good that between 50 and 250 people will be in the pews. If a church's attendance is ...

Modern hymnals -- Protestant as well as Catholic -- also include more-than- 1,200-year-old texts that are attributed to John of Damascus, Theodulph of Orleans and others.

The singers and musicians represented both Catholic and Protestant traditions, including denominations such as Wesley, ...

The article, "The Hymns That Keep on Going," is an analysis of mainstream Protestant hymnbooks from 1878 to the present by Robert T. Coote, senior contributing editor of the International Bulletin ...

Older "folk" hymns with acoustic instruments are also making a comeback. Worship song lyrics may be changing, as well. "We came through an era in which we sang many, many songs about how we feel ...

Most Protestant hymns, music or words, were written by church hacks. A few were composed by Bach or Hayden and are beautiful. Did you ever sing a hymn written by Homer Rodeheaver? Bet you have.