10 of the Best Hymns Everyone Should Know
10 of the Best Hymns Everyone Should Know By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) A ‘hymn’ is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as, variously, ‘a song of praise to God’, ‘any composition in praise of God which is adapted to be chanted or sung’, and ‘an ode or song of praise in honour of a deity, a country, etc.’ Hymns can be religious or secular, in praise of God or a nation, then. ..