Sentence examples for common hymn from inspiring English sources

The central chorale is not part of a common hymn.

The recording was a blend of common hymns and some songs Mrs. Cymbala wrote, toying with melodies at the piano through what she believes was divine intervention.

Dickinson wrote the poems that way because it was the meter of common Protestant hymns, she explained; the hymns were just what Dickinson would have known.

Purity of heart is suggested as the necessary quality needed to accomplish this task; common Catholic prayers and hymns include a request for this virtue.

Chorale, metrical hymn tune associated in common English usage with the Lutheran church in Germany.

The present era of English hymnody dates from the publication of Hymns Ancient and Modern (1861; last rev. ed., 1950), characterized by austerity of style, conformity to the Anglican Book of Common Prayer, and the setting of each hymn to its proper tune.

The life setting of the hymns was generally an occasion of common worship.

Even though Christmas carols are common during the Advent season, there are separate Advent hymns and carols meant for the season before Christmas.

"Tonight we have the audience as a potential performer," said the sound engineer, Larry Loewinger, who had aimed two microphones at the crowd in case it sang along with a hymn in the second act, as had become common.

A great amount of Ms. Lincoln's songs are written in common meter, the meter of Scottish folk ballads and English hymns, and also Emily Dickinson's favored prosody.

Though allied in a common cause, Abbey provided the punk counterpoint to the reverent eco-hymns of writers like John Muir, Peter Matthiessen and Gary Snyder.