religious hymns
Church choir repertoire
Religious hymns are songs of praise or devotion sung in worship, typically set to music and performed by a congregation or choir.
The phrase is somewhat redundant, since hymns are inherently religious—sacred songs addressed to a deity or expressing faith.
The congregation rose to sing the opening hymn.
Hymns range from ancient chants to modern compositions.
- canticleScriptural text sung devotionally
- Gregorian chantMonophonic Catholic liturgical music
- antiphonAlternating liturgical song
- doxologyHymn of divine praise
- introitOpening liturgical music
redemption · adoration · reverence · salvation · divine love · praise the Lord · hymnal · prayer book · eternal life · holy spirit · church choir · litany · benediction · choral arrangement · glorification · repentance · voices · psalmody
- poetrypoem, poems, poetry, verse, verses
- sacred musichymns, anthem, anthems, gospel, carols
- Filipino Musictinikling, Wolfgang, Sandwich, Mayonnaise, indigenous music
- Roman Musictibia, lyre, tuba, tympanum, syrinx
- Indian Poetrypad, Tagore, masnavi, Thirukkural, Vedas
- YazidismYazidi, Black Book, heptad, sacred springs, sacred flame
sacred vs. secular content
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bawdy songs · pop songs · love songs · work songs · sea shanties