Wesley said, ‘Sing lustily.’

To sing from a printed page is different, says the Rev. Jack Harnish. But while he prefers hymnals, he concludes the main thing is to “just sing” as Wesley instructed.

Use of UM materials in online worship

Easy access to essential worship aids continues as the United Methodist Publishing House extends permission for use of UMPH copyrighted materials through December 31, 2021.

Mr. Music of United Methodism

At age 94, Carlton Young is still making music. The collection, “Today I Live,” speaks to the COVID-19 pandemic in hymn after hymn.

How can I keep from singing?

“It’s breaking my heart,” says Bishop Laurie Haller. She explains that coronavirus makes choral singing “a super-spreader event.”

From children’s song to church anthem

“We Are the Church” is a song for Pentecost, yet the hymn almost didn’t make it into the latest version of The United Methodist Hymnal. 

Green light for new hymnal

New hymnal committee is authorized and UMs may be singing a new song by 2021.