Roelof Temmingh’s Kantorium (2004) is one of three works for which the composer received the Helgaard Steyn award. Even though this oratorio-like work can be regarded as one of the most significant contributions by any ...

This article unpacks the missional paradigm according to the missio Dei. God is the primal agent in mission and calls his church into mission and sending the church to restore society. Created in the imago Dei, human beings ...

Hercules Pieter van der Westhuizen (*1931) is a South African composer who served on the Interchurch Review Commission of the Afrikaans Psalm Anthology in 1977. His contributions to the church and choir repertoire in ...

Spirituality is an elusive and a subjective concept built on several opinions (Senaji and Anyanje, 2020). However, it remains hard to articulate spirituality as an academic discipline. Barber (2019) describes spirituality ...

Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy”: symphony, political instrument and hymn. The text of “Ode to Joy” by Friedrich Schiller (1759-1805) was inspired by friendship, but with a broader focus: that of an encompassing community of ...

This article provides an exposition of the process, results and experience of the researcher using the Delphi technique in order to determine the most beloved church song/hymn in Afrikaans-speaking congregations. Attention ...

The origins of congregational song are both fascinating and complex. It is therefore very important that the migration of a song from its inception (for instance in the Middle Ages) is carefully researched and documented ...

Die ware lig; Strofe 1: Vervul, o Heer, my hart met stille wyding; Toneel I: Jesus word gevangene geneem; Strofe 2: Hoe wonderbaar, die Herder gee sy lewe; Toneel II: Jesus word verloën; Strofe 3: Wat is die oorsaak, Heer, ...