hymn
Worship service melody
A hymn is a song of praise or worship, especially one sung in religious services: The congregation sang a hymn.
By extension, any expression of devoted praise can be called a hymn: The film is a hymn to small-town America.
To hymn something is to praise it effusively, though this use is literary and uncommon.
Official song of praise
- psalmSacred scriptural song
- canticleScriptural text sung devotionally
- doxologyHymn of divine praise
- hosannaShout of worshipful acclaim
hallelujah · praise · adoration · glorify · exalt · reverence · veneration · thanksgiving
Hymn tune or choir
- cantataVocal work with instruments
- oratorioUnstaged sacred choral work
- motetSacred polyphonic choral work
- requiemMass for the deceased
mass · polyphony · acapella · soprano · alto · tenor · bass · harmonize
Musical sequence of notes
- airGaseous envelope surrounding Earth
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- meterDevice that measures usage
strophe · verse · refrain · chord · key · pitch · tempo · arrangement
anthem
Official song of praise
hosanna · hallelujah · praise · adoration · glorify · exalt · reverence · veneration · thanksgiving · blessing
chorale
Hymn tune or choir
- cantataVocal work with instruments
- oratorioUnstaged sacred choral work
- motetSacred polyphonic choral work
requiem · mass · polyphony · acapella · soprano · alto · tenor · bass · harmonize · choir
tune
Musical sequence of notes
- airGaseous envelope surrounding Earth
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
meter · strophe · verse · refrain · chord · key · pitch · tempo · arrangement · accompaniment
vespers
Evening devotional service
lauds · liturgy · plainchant · gregorian · offertory · introit · gradual · antiphon · collect · rubric
carol
Festive seasonal song
- churchnave, pew, pews, altar, altars
- literary formsnovel, novels, novella, poetry, poetry collections
- choir termssoprano, alto, tenor, bass, baritone
- folk musicfolk, folk music, folk songs, folk ballads, folk ballad
- music typesaria, ballad, concerto, symphony, sonata
- poetry termspoetry, rhyme, verse, rhythm, meter
hymncondemnation
Severe disapproval expressed formally
denunciation · diatribe · tirade · censure · rebuke
hymnblasphemy
Irreverence toward the sacred
profanity · curse · imprecation · sacrilege · desecration
- battle hymnSong for warfare
- church hymnsReligious songs sung communally
- Christmas hymnsSacred songs for December 25th
- traditional hymnsEstablished religious songs
- hymn bookReligious song collection
- Christian hymnsReligious songs of praise