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hymn

[him] / hɪm /


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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

The Belgian government is singing from the same hymn sheet.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

A 1772 meditation about the crucifixion by a man who struggled with depression all his life, the hymn dwells on Christ’s gory death and evokes the metaphor of sinners bathing in blood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

In a prologue about Lee’s harsh childhood in Manchester, England, her mother hums a tune to her based on the traditional Shaker hymn “Beautiful Treasures.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025

The spirits’ hymn grew louder and louder, erupted from inside her, but somewhere beneath it all she heard a voice singing softly.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older