We believe that the holy act of singing together shapes faith, heals brokenness, transforms lives, and renews peace.
Our mission is to encourage, promote, and enliven congregational singing in the United States and Canada.
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Learn MoreFollowing from our centennial celebration in 2022, we will be conducting a fifth series of online interviews with Hymn Society leaders and persons of note during the coming year. All the interviewees will be speaking about their own stories, their interest and experience as leaders in the field of congregational song, their involvement in and service to The Hymn Society, and issues that are facing us today.
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In recent years we have been witnessing in many parts of the world the rise of authoritarianism and the increasing enactment of policies that disadvantage those who live on the margins of society, including the poor, immigrants, women, and racial and sexual minorities. Psalm 146 is a song of praise to the God who is […]
Read moreOct 29, 2025
As part of The Hymn Society’s ongoing engagement with the American Academy of Religion (AAR), we invite you to a weekend of events in Boston exploring the theme of freedom through music, liturgy, and theological reflection. On Friday, November 21, at 7:00 PM, join us at the historic Old South Church (645 Boylston St.) for Freedom: A […]
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May 14 or 17, 2026 This reflection is based on the readings for the Ascension of the Lord. You may find a reflection for the Seventh Sunday of Easter, Year A, here. Revised Common Lectionary Acts 1:1-11 Psalm 47 or Psalm 93 Ephesians 1:15-23 Luke 24:44-53 Lectionary for Mass (RC) Acts 1:1-11 Psalm 47:2-3, 6-7, […]
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May 10, 2026 Revised Common Lectionary Acts 17:22-31 Psalm 66:8-20 1 Peter 3:13-22 John 14:15-21 Lectionary for Mass (RC) Acts 8:5-8, 14-17 Psalm 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 20 (1) 1 Peter 3:15-18 John 14:15-21 Rejection, ridicule, and mistreatment are not uncommon, and never painless. On an individual level, we find it particularly stinging when the […]
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