Homeric Hymns

Music is found all around us in our day and age; one can find it to be a difficult task to escape the presence of music today. Considering the vast presence of music, what is the impact of this form of modern art? Many are oblivious to the fact that music is one of the most defining objects in our world; one doesn’t simply think about what it really means deep down. Music has the power to define an individual, yet, as a whole, we still have not truly realized the power within music and the relation

Music plays a tremendous role in my life and always has. From the age of five, my parents introduced to me to one particular type of music, which was gospel and it has been a part of who I am ever since. I can remember waking up early on Sunday morning hearing gospel music from artist such as Kim Burrell, Shirley Caesar, and Mary Mary. I began learning these particular gospel songs and then I gained the courage to sing these songs in church. At that moment, I knew singing was a passion of mine and

As one enters Black Forest Christian Fellowship’s building, a school auditorium, the first thing he would notice was the talking. Groups of people are gathered throughout the building, conversing animatedly; they are mostly white and young. No one sits alone. Floor-to-ceiling windows fill the auditorium with welcoming light as slides flash on the screen announcing events coming up during the next month: mostly fellowship picnics and guest speakers. The worship band quietly gathers onstage, and the

Hymns sung in churches today contain the exact wording as the Psalms. In addition to hymnals, the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls raised question about the date of Book of Psalms. According to modern scholars, “The earlier consensus that the book of Psalms

SING TO THE LORD A NEW SONG “Worship is the believer’s response of all that they are - mind, emotions, will, body - to what God is and says and does.” Warren Wiersbe I love new music. I really, really do. As I sit here and type that phrase out it resounds even more, like a pounding drum building to a glorious crescendo. I love new music. In fact, to put it more succinctly, I love new worship music. I spend hours each week pouring through the new songs that are arising out of different faith families

song is that it combines concepts of both the old and the new. It does so by telling the story of the gospel, which is by no means a new story. It also brings a traditional element in the phrasing of that “old rugged cross” which is a popular Southern hymn. Yet, this song sounds anything but traditional. This song tells the story of Jesus’ journey to the cross and it does not describe Him as mighty conquerer. It instead calls Him a man of Sorrows, Lamb of God. This imagery is striking and to me was a

Gospel music emerged during the twentieth century following the Great Migration of African American towards the north. Influenced by blues gospel music is a religious genre. Gospel music is used during religious practices, ceremonial purposes, pleasure and entertainment. During the Great Migration, two denominations followed by African Americans, Black Baptist and Methodists. The congregations were small and they utilized storefronts for worship. Smaller congregations allowed them to connect

There exists a plethora of religions around the world that each have their own various sects, beliefs and sacred traditions. Nevertheless, most to all of these religions retain the same ideas of the existence of higher beings that are omnipotent and omniscient. In order to worship these higher beings, people that belong to a certain religion participate in rituals, religious holidays or perform traditional music that belongs to that religion. Music has the power to control the emotions and thoughts

Gospel music emerged during the twentieth century following the Great Migration of African American towards the north. Influenced by blues, gospel music is a religious genre. The use of gospel music is typically during religious practices, ceremonial purposes, pleasure and entertainment. During the Great Migration, two denominations followed by African Americans, Black Baptist and Methodists. The congregations were small and they utilized storefronts for worship. Smaller congregations allowed

christian pop, gospel music, and of course the traditional church music that we see in our hymnals. Hymns are songs or poems that have typically been written to praise and worship God. They are full of scripture and theology and are an amazing way to hold God's word in our heart. Hymns can constantly remind us that God is there, and that he is with us through our struggles. It is no secret that hymns have played a major role in the church all throughout history. We see that during the sixteenth century