religious verse
Devotional poetic text
Religious verse is poetry with spiritual or devotional content—hymns, psalms, prayers, or meditations expressed in metrical form.
The term covers everything from ancient sacred texts to contemporary worship songs: The congregation sang religious verse from the hymnal.
Religious verse may be read privately for reflection or performed communally in worship.
- canticleScriptural text sung devotionally
- hymnReligious song of praise
- hymn bookReligious song collection
- psalmSacred scriptural song
- gregorian chantMonophonic sacred vocal tradition
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