hymn book
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
"It may not be exactly the same hymn that we're singing, but we're certainly signing from the same hymn book."
From BBC • Aug. 12, 2022
“The hymn book could have been upside down for all I knew,” she said, “but I just remember the feeling of being surrounded by the music of the church and feeling happy.”
From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2017
I opened the hymn book and played two of my favorites, “How Great Thou Art” and “In the Garden.”
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
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