hymn

The closest she got to a religious hymn was her father's recurring phrase: "That's a great line, write it down."

He was so gifted that he could have won any hymn-singing competition, so he never bothered to enter them.

There a professional choir had assembled, repeatedly singing the hymn “Hallelujah” a cappella.

This whimsical story was based on a hymn that she recorded for a CD years ago.

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But at last, as he was on the point of dropping asleep, Madame Torvestad proposed that they should conclude with a hymn.

As soon as the hymn was finished, the daughters of the house brought in tea and bread and butter.

La Source composed a beautiful hymn, adapted to a sweet and solemn air, which they called their evening service.

But when he had finished, Sivert Jespersen, with a cringing smile, said: "I think now we had better sing a hymn."

Nobody ventured to touch the dessert, and, after the hymn, the old dyer read a grace after meat.