hymn

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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

His hymn to Aten is an exercise in majesty, an ode not just to the sun but to the expanses in which our solar system circulates.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

The Belgian government is singing from the same hymn sheet.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

The hymn, reprinted in hymnbooks since the late 18th century, is still sung by many Presbyterian and Baptist congregations in the U.S. and the U.K.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

Though Grandma Caye was now in heaven with God, singing that hymn always made us feel closer to her, as if she was right there, still holding us in her heart.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles