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What (who) is hymnal - definition
COLLECTION OF CHRISTIAN OR OTHER RELIGIOUS HYMNS, USUALLY IN THE FORM OF A BOOK
Hymnary; Hymnbook; Hymnery; Hymnals; Hymn book; Hymnalist; Psalmbok; Hymn books
![''[[Jistebnice hymn book]]'', a Czech hand-written hymnbook from around 1430](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kancional Jistebnicky.jpg?width=200 "''[[Jistebnice hymn book]]'', a Czech hand-written hymnbook from around 1430")
![An 1847 publication of ''[[Southern Harmony]]'', showing the title "New Britain" ("[[Amazing Grace]]") and [[shape note]] music.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/New Britain Southern Harmony Amazing Grace.jpg?width=200 "An 1847 publication of ''[[Southern Harmony]]'', showing the title \"New Britain\" (\"[[Amazing Grace]]\") and [[shape note]] music.")
hymnal
AMERICAN GAY-RIGHTS ACTIVIST (1940-1993)
Homophile Youth Movement in Neighborhoods; HYMNAL
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¦ noun a book of hymns.
¦ adjective relating to hymns.
Hymnal
AMERICAN GAY-RIGHTS ACTIVIST (1940-1993)
Homophile Youth Movement in Neighborhoods; HYMNAL
·noun A collection of hymns; a hymn book.
hymnal
AMERICAN GAY-RIGHTS ACTIVIST (1940-1993)
Homophile Youth Movement in Neighborhoods; HYMNAL
(hymnals)
A hymnal is a book of hymns. (FORMAL)
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Hymnal
A hymnal or hymnary is a collection of hymns, usually in the form of a book, called a hymnbook (or hymn book). They are used in congregational singing. A hymnal may contain only hymn texts (normal for most hymnals for most centuries of Christian history); written melodies are extra, and more recently harmony parts have also been provided.
Hymnals are omnipresent in churches but are not often discussed; nevertheless, liturgical scholar Massey H. Shepherd once observed: "In all periods of the Church’s history, the theology of the people has been chiefly molded by their hymns."
Examples of use of hymnal
1. Samuel Johnson, Christian Science Hymnal, No. 265
2. Ethel Wasgatt Dennis, Christian Science Hymnal, No. 3
3. John Greenleaf Whittier Christian Science Hymnal, No. 217
4. "Christian Science Hymnal," No. 222 That is a powerful message, and the hymn remains a favorite of mine today.
5. But when it comes to these tenets, at least, the conventional hymnal contains a good deal of wisdom. marcusr@washpost.com