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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Become a Member TodayOct 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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Because of your generosity, The Hymn Society continues to enliven congregational song and nurture the next generation of hymn leaders and creators. The list below includes the names of all those who made donations totaling $25 or more during 2024. In 2024, your gifts directly supported twelve Lovelace scholarships, the Latinx Leadership Connection Program, numerous […]
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November 9, 2025 Revised Common Lectionary Haggai 1:15b-2:9 or Job 19:23-27a Psalm 145:1-5 17-21 or Psalm 98 or Psalm 17:1-9 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17 Luke 20:27-38 Lectionary for Mass (RC) Ezekiel 47:1-2, 8-9, 12 Psalm 46:3, 4, 5-6, 8, 11 (5) 1 Corinthians 3:9c-11, 16-17 John 2:13-22 In the Roman Catholic liturgical calendar, November 9 […]
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November 2, 2025 Revised Common Lectionary Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4 or Isaiah 1:10-18 Psalm 119:137-144 or Psalm 32:1-7 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 Luke 19:1-10 Lectionary for Mass (RC) The Roman Catholic Lectionary offers a wide selection of Scripture readings for today’s Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls). In the calendar of the Roman Catholic […]
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