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hymn

[him] / hɪm /


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Two years later, near the end of my training, I was sitting in church, listening to the choir sing something beautiful, though I do not recall the precise hymn.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

The Belgian government is singing from the same hymn sheet.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

A 1772 meditation about the crucifixion by a man who struggled with depression all his life, the hymn dwells on Christ’s gory death and evokes the metaphor of sinners bathing in blood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

Quick question: Has any Dodgers entrance hymn endured as long as this one?

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2025

The result was that the original hymn style became the purview of the shape note singing schools, mostly in the South, where they flourished for many years.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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