hymn books

Church music collections

Hymn books are collections of hymns—religious songs meant for congregational singing.

Churches keep them in pew racks for worship services: She picked up a hymn book and turned to page 47.

Also spelled as one word: hymnbooks.

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devotional singing vs. spoken/read worship

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Texts for religious devotion

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G