An ode or song of praise or adoration; especially, a religious ode, a sacred lyric; a song of praise or thankgiving intended to be used in religious service; as, the Homeric hymns; Watts' hymns.
To praise in song; to worship or extol by singing hymns; to sing.
A religious life is a struggle and not a hymn. Madame de Stael
Every formula which expresses a law of nature is a hymn of praise to God. Maria Mitchell
I totally accept that it's a legitimate criticism that when you are involved in the day-to-day scrum of government... that what can get lost is the narrative, the hymn sheet... the song that inspires and lifts people's sights. Nick Clegg
The first time I ever played the trumpet in public, I played the Marine Hymn. I sounded terrible. Wynton Marsalis
I know at my church a lot of the times we sung from hymn books and as we got older we started to change with time. I can honestly say that I was never influenced to write for the church. Charles King
hymn in Dutch is kerkgezang, hymne
hymn in French is hymne
hymn in German is Komposition, Hymne, Hymne
hymn in Norwegian is salme, hymne
hymn in Spanish is himno
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