hymn
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Caedmon then miraculously composed the hymn, producing a carefully crafted poem praising God for creating the world.
From Science Daily • May 17, 2026
Like the Lauren Weisberger novel on which it was based, “The Devil Wears Prada” was a hymn to fashion and fashion journalism.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
Two years later, near the end of my training, I was sitting in church, listening to the choir sing something beautiful, though I do not recall the precise hymn.
From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026
This orientation is illustrated in the last lines of a hymn by Isaac Watts, often sung during Lent: “Love so amazing, so divine, demands my soul, my life, my all.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
The spirits’ song had become laughter, or some joyful hymn, and the shadows swooped and dove along beside her.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
Vocabulary lists containing hymn
Poetry: Genres
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Reading: Literature - Poetry - Middle School
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