Hymn : Hymnal
A Hymn is a song specifically written as a song of praise, adoration or prayer, typically addressed to a god. A writer of hymns is known as a hymnist or hymnodist, and the process of singing a hymn is called hymnody.In the contemporary world, hymns are associated with Christianity and directed toward God. Certainly, the tradition of choral singing as an act of Christian worship has given the various traditions within Christianity a rich lode of hymns.
However, the Western tradition of hymnody begins with Homer, who is given credit for the Homeric Hymns in praise of the gods of Greek mythology. Other ancient hymns include the Hymn to Aten composed by the pharaoh Akhenaton. The Vedas are a collection of very old hymns in the tradition of Hinduism.
Some hymnists and their more well known hymns are:
- Thomas Aquinas : Pange Lingua
- William Cowper : There Is a Fountain Filled with Blood[?]
- Johann Gerhardt[?] : O Sacred Head, Now Wounded[?]
- Martin Luther : A Mighty Fortress is Our God[?]
- John Newton : Amazing Grace
- Thomas of Celaeno : Dies Iræ
- Isaac Watts : When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
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