Hymn Definition | What is Hymn? - PoetrySoup
Definition
[n] a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
[v] praise by singing a hymn; "They hymned their love of God"
[v] sing a hymn
Poem written in praise of God and usually sung in Christian worship e.g. Light Shining Out of Darkness by William Cowper. Cowper collaborated with John Newton to write the Olney Hymns (1771-72).
See Also...
canticle, choral, chorale, Dies Irae, dithyramb, doxology, exalt, extol, glorify, Internationale, laud, paean, pean, proclaim, recessional, religious song, sing, Te Deum
Related Terms
acknowledgment, Agnus Dei, alleluia, answer, anthem, antiphon, antiphony, aria, ballad, Benedicite, benediction, bless, bless the Lord, cantata, canticle, carol, celebrate, chant, chirp, chirrup, choir, chorale, chorus, church music, cognizance, credit, c
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