Gospel music fans everywhere will appreciate the gifts that flow from within Shiloh Baptist Church, as its label - Shiloh Worship - releases Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs from H.B. Charles, Jr.

Manuscripts exist of hymns performed to Egyptian and Greek gods more than 4,000 years ago. The Psalms themselves could be considered a hymnal and are used as such even in some modern congregations.

The 15 songs draw significantly on praise and worship standards, revamped with a gospel/R&B flavor that lends them new life and excitement (“Agnus Dei,” “Draw Me Close”).

For almost two thousand years, Christians have used music as a way to worship. In the Bible the Apostle Paul writes: “Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs.” The word ...