The day before his death, Leslie Jordan shared a video of himself singing a hymn about going to heaven. On Sunday, the beloved Will & Grace actor shared a video where he’s singing, “When the Roll Is ...

The Rolling Stones have released a new song from their upcoming album, Hackney Diamonds. "Sweet Sounds of Heaven" features Stevie Wonder on keyboards and Lady Gaga on vocals. "We do like four or five ...

The early 19th-century hymn, which will feature at King Charles’ coronation at Westminster Abbey, remains one of the most popular of all time in English-speaking denominations. Here are its lyrics.

The meaning of the song, of course, refers to death. It’s getting dark, too dark to see, sings Dylan. Dylan biographer Clinton Heylin described the track as “an exercise in splendid simplicity.” ...

Craig Campbell's single "Outskirts of Heaven" is his perfect vision of the afterlife. Inspired by a passage in the Bible -- which didn't resonate with Campbell as much as it might others -- Campbell ...

This week, NPR inaugurates a new series called American Anthem, exploring songs that tap into the collective emotions of listeners and performers around an issue or ...

In the mid-2000s, Dallas Davidson, Rob Hatch and Brett Jones co-wrote "If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away." Rhett Akins recorded the song and released it as a single in September of 2006, but it was Justin ...

Next year marks the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War. There is no song that more vividly evokes that conflict than "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." Julia Ward Howe wrote the famous ...

In the days leading up to Thanksgiving, millions of Americans in their churches and community celebrations will sing the hymn that has become the de facto anthem of the holiday. “We gather together to ...