No matter how many dreary events it’s played at, “Jerusalem” — a hymn with lyrics from a poem by William Blake set to music by Sir Hubert Parry — never loses the power to move and astonish, unlike so ...

As the Commonwealth Games kicks off in Birmingham, English spectators may be left wondering about that state of the national anthem. Athletes lining up to compete across 22 different sports will sing ...

The Dean of Southwark has not allowed the singing of Jerusalem in the cathedral for some time Jerusalem, one of the country's best-loved hymns and the favourite of Prime Minister Gordon Brown, has ...

An MP has suggested heterosexual couples are being discriminated against because they are unable to sing the hymn Jerusalem at their weddings. Labour's Chris Bryant said it was banned by many churches ...

Editor’s note • The Salt Lake Tribune’s senior religion writer, Peggy Fletcher Stack, is on assignment in the Middle East. Besides her deeper reporting, she is sharing shorter daily dispatches. This ...