Carl Boberg was a Swedish poet, editor, and politician who played a significant role in both literature and public service. Born in 1859, he was moved by the beauty of nature and the strength of faith ...

Proceeds from the song, out Jan. 26, will benefit humanitarian aid in Ukraine. By Jessica Nicholson In 1957, less than a decade after writer Stuart K. Hine wrote the 1949 hymn “How Great Thou Art,” ...

Grammy Award-winning songwriter and worship leader Matt Redman has written hundreds, maybe thousands of songs in his celebrated career. For his latest release, however, he only wrote one verse that ...

American Idol celebrated Easter Sunday with a special "Songs of Faith" episode on Sunday night (April 20), and Carrie Underwood's performance was arguably the crown jewel of the whole evening.

The story of George Beverly Shea’s signature tune. This article originally appeared as a post on Christian History in 2009, when George Beverly Shea turned 100 years old. Shea died yesterday at the ...

The story of George Beverly Shea’s signature tune. George Beverly Shea turns 100 on Sunday, February 1. Ever since 1944, when 26-year-old Wheaton College student Billy Graham Not long after Diane ...

Carrie Underwood's Easter Sunday performance on ‘American Idol’ of ‘How Great Thou Art’ captivated audiences. Dressed in a flowing pink gown, Underwood delivered an emotional rendition of the hymn, ...

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American Idol celebrated Easter Sunday with a special “Songs of Faith” episode on Sunday night (April 20), and Carrie Underwood‘s performance was arguably the crown jewel of the whole evening.

We saw shining performances from Blake Shelton, Sara Evans, Reba and Rascal Flatts on last night's 'Girls Night Out' special, but perhaps the biggest song of the evening was Carrie Underwood's duet ...