HYMNODY

the study or composition of hymns.

A writer of hymns
The practice of singing hymns or he
singing or composition of hymns.
• When was the first hymn written?

• The hymn was first published in A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the People
Called Methodists (1780). The significance of this hymn in the Methodist tradition is
symbolized by its appearance as the first hymn in the United Methodist Hymnal
(1989).

• Here are some thoughts to help clarify differences

between traditional hymns andpraise and worship songs. A hymn is a
formal song, sung to God in public worship, typically by the entire congregation. ...
Technically speaking, a hymn consists of words only, while the music to which
a hymn is sung is the hymn tune.
• A hymn is a type of song, usually religious, specifically written for the purpose
of adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity or deities, or to a
prominent figure or personification. The word hymn derives from Greek
ὕμνος (hymnos), which means "a song of praise".
Spirituals were based on Christian psalms and hymns and merged with African
music styles and secular American music forms. ... The spiritual was often
directly tied to the composer's life. It was a way of sharing religious, emotional,
and physical experience through song.
• Psalms, hymns and spiritual songs are all sung in the praise of God. They
have some basic differences depending upon where they have been taken
from, their music and words, the instruments accompanying them,
etc. Psalms is also called the Book of Psalms. ... For example,
the Psalm,”Bless the Lord O My Soul.”