Lenten music and hymnody aim to lift us up and call us back to the two primary themes of this season of preparation for ...

In the American music of brokenness and sorrow, my church learns to long for God’s restoration. I was told once that during Lent, you don’t sing songs with the word hallelujah in them. I had never ...

A church in suburban Chicago has told parishioners it will abstain from performing any music that is associated with White people during the season of Lent. "In our worship services throughout Lent, ...

An assembly for primary schools celebrating Lent, suitable for KS1 and KS2. It includes a video about the origins of the festival and its customs today, suggestions for songs and a time for reflection ...

When people in church raise their voices in song, it's like praying, twice. That thinking has been traced to St. Augustine and is the basis of a new program for Lent at Church of Peace United Church ...

A church in suburban Chicago said it is “fasting from whiteness” during Lent, the 40-day period preceding Easter — by abstaining from performing hymns composed or written by white musicians. First ...