Religious hymns are believed to have been sung since even before ... Today, the text is usually sung to an Irish folk tune known as ‘Slane’, an ever-rising and deeply satisfying melody which gradually ...

Here are our choice of some traditional, along with some not so traditional, Irish tunes to get our readers ... in “Miss Cecil Humphreys' hymnbook Hymns for little Children”.

As expected, Mr Cowen and Dr Reid spent the morning singing from the same hymn sheet, even if their audience across the political divide in Northern Ireland insisted on humming different tunes.

Interestingly, it is set to a tune by the Finnish composer, Jean Sibelius, that comes from his symphonic poem “Finlandia”. The words of this hymn are based on a Middle Irish poem which was ...

The tune captures the sentiment of the hymn – that we should clear our minds of everything for a moment and focus on the Lord. The words of this hymn are based on a Middle Irish poem.

They are nominated for their album Confessio – Irish American Roots ... named as one of the most popular hymns of all time. He said: “I wrote the tune for In Christ Alone in a converted ...

Here are our choice of some traditional, along with some not so traditional, Irish tunes to get our readers ... in “Miss Cecil Humphreys' hymnbook Hymns for little Children”.