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She offered hymns and moments of silence, and said she “wanted to bring flowers” to the old mummy.

Even at the age of 107, Fletcher can still hear the sound of her mother and siblings singing, the melody of “Go Tell It on the Mountain” and other gospel hymns reverberating through the halls of their home.

He sits cross-legged on the boat and chants hymns, drops some flowers and pours milk on the surface of the Ganges.

Facing the rising sun, he performs some yogic and breathing exercises before finally entering the water chanting hymns in Sanskrit for his ritual dip.

It played the first notes of Amazing Grace, a hymn and a political declaration alike that stands as a testimonial for forgiveness and redemption.

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.