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.
Learn MoreThe Hymn Society is sponsoring a series of webinars on a variety of topics related to congregational song. From seasons in the liturgical year to practices overseas to copyright concerns, this series has something for everyone!
Learn MoreFollowing from our centennial celebration in 2022, we will be conducting a fourth 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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Become a Member TodayJul 26, 2024
The Hymn Society is seeking proposals for sectionals (breakout sessions) to be presented at the next Annual Conference to be held July 13-16, 2025, in Detroit, Michigan. The conference theme is “We Believe: Faith, Community, and the Holy Act of Singing.” At each conference we hold between 30 and 40 breakout sessions which are chosen […]
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The World Council of Churches (WCC) has issued an invitation to write, compose, and/or arrange a version of the Nicene Creed. The year 2025 will mark 1700 years since the gathering of the first Ecumenical Council of Nicaea. The 6th World Conference of the Faith and Order of the WCC will be held in Egypt […]
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September 22, 2024 Revised Common Lectionary Proverbs 31:10-31 or Jeremiah 11:18-20 Psalm 1 or Psalm 54 James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a Mark 9:30-37 Lectionary for Mass (RC) Wisdom 2:12, 17-20 Psalm 54:3-4, 6, 6-8 (6b) James 3:16-4:1 Mark 9:30-37 Silence: the peaceful stillness of meditation, the awkward space between new acquaintances, the comfortable ease of being […]
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September 15, 2024 Revised Common Lectionary Proverbs 1:20-33 or Isaiah 50:1-9a Psalm 19 or Psalm 116:1-9 James 3:1-12 Mark 8:27-38 Lectionary for Mass (RC) Isaiah 50:5-9a Psalm 116:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 (9) James 2:14-18 Mark 8:27-35 Stanley Rother, born in 1935, was raised in a small German farming community in rural Oklahoma. In 1968, five […]
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