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hymn book

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noun

  1. a book containing the words and music of hymns

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He sang his mother’s hymn book better and more simply than anyone else.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025

"When we took breaks she would open the hymn book from our church and teach me these songs," she said, recalling the fear of then being told to perform them for the congregation.

From Reuters ● May 5, 2023

His voters are reading from the same hymn book.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 27, 2022

"Dr Davey taught him everything he knew about music, that he acquired by studying the Methodist hymn book," said Mr Achinivu.

From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2017

Or were there notes, music, lined on the pages, as in a hymn book?

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

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