All gospel music articles

  • Amazing grace
    Opinion

    How ‘Amazing Grace’ became the world’s most famous hymn

    2023-11-09T12:27:00Z

    As ‘Amazing Grace’ turns 250 years old, historian James Walvin charts it’s unlikely journey from a humble parish church in England to becoming a global recording phenomenon, even adopted by the communities that the hymn’s author was once complicit in enslaving

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    Interviews

    Rev Les Isaac & Jake Isaac: Faith, family and facing death

    2023-06-05T13:50:00Z

    Street Pastors founder Rev Les Isaac OBE hit the headlines last year after his sermon at the parliamentary prayer breakfast prompted a string of cabinet resignations that led to Boris Johnson’s demise. He and his son, musician Jake Isaac, share their thoughts on the illness that put Les’ life at risk just months before, the impact of ministry on family life and the ongoing fight for racial justice