When was ‘Guide me, O thou great Redeemer’ written, and by whom? We explore the Welsh hymn’s origins, meaning, and lyrics. The beloved 18th-century Welsh hymn ‘Guide me, O thou great Redeemer’ (also ...

If you ever find yourself at a rugby game in Wales, don’t be surprised when the crowds begin to belt out Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah, known as Bread of Heaven to the Welsh. Called the “Land of Song ...

Falcone said hymn singing is still very popular in Wales even at sporting events. Some of the Welsh hymns that could be sung at the Gymanfa Ganu are spontaneously sung at soccer games to inspire the ...

“Here Is Love, Vast as the Ocean” is a Welsh hymn written by William Rees in the 19th century, with music composed by Robert Lowry. It is often called the “Love Song of the Welsh Revival” and became ...

Conductor Alun Guy of Cardiff, Wales, will lead a gymanfa ganu Welsh hymn sing on Sunday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Wilkes-Barre. Guy conducted two national events here in 1983 and 1993 that ...

ROSENDALE - The annual Peniel Welsh Gymanfa Ganu, a Welsh hymn sing festival, will start at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28, at the 160-year-old Peniel Chapel, Fond du Lac County FF, west of State 26 ...

The two men behind the rousing hymn Calon Lan are to be honoured with blue plaques in their home city of Swansea. The song, published in 1892, was written by John Hughes, who wrote the music, and ...

The Mankato Symphony has changed the time and venue for its free concert of American Indian and orchestral music coinciding with the Mankato Powwow. The free concert will now be held 7 p.m. on Sunday ...

KENOSHA - A Welsh Hymn Sing (Gymanfa Ganu) and Carillon Concert will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in Siebert Chapel at Carthage College, 2001 Alford Drive. Admission is free. Steve Jensen of Milwaukee ...