About 100 churches across Britain are cranking up a new karaoke-like machine called Hymnal Plus to bolster their music services and give organists a break. Made by the London company Hymn Technology ...

A VICAR has improved the singing of hymns in his church by installing a karaoke machine. The Rev Brian Duckworth's congregation failed to make the heavens ring after their organist moved away. But the ...

The opening of the hymn is based on Luke 24:29, “Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent”, while the penultimate verse draws on 1 Corinthians 15:55, “O death, where is thy ...

Instead they are installing giant screens in the nave using an iTunes app to guide the congregation through the words. Trendy vicars claim that the new-tech approach makes people sing louder. Article ...

Does a wretch by any other name fit the tune? Modern hymn writers (in this case, re-writers) seem to think so, and adjustments to the second line of "Amazing Grace" are now relatively common. "Saved a ...