hymnist
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of hymnist
Example Sentences
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Cooper also finds fulfillment as an elder at Redeemer Lutheran Church and in studies of theologians Martin Luther and Martin Chemnitz and hymnist Paul Gerhardt.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 28, 2018
Denmark’s first great hymnist, Thomas Kingo, hailed from the land of Robert Burns.
From The Story of Our Hymns by Ryden, Ernest Edwin
Stephen, who came to be known as the Sabaite, was likewise a gifted hymnist, and it is he who has given us the hymn made famous by Neale’s translation: “Art thou weary, art thou languid?”
From The Story of Our Hymns by Ryden, Ernest Edwin
Alexander Pope, a Roman Catholic poet, born in London 1688, died at Twickenham 1744, was not a hymnist, but passages in his most serious and exalted flights deserve a tuneful accompaniment.
From The Story of the Hymns and Tunes by Brown, Theron
Most of these were composed at Olney, where he resided for a time with John Newton, his fellow hymnist, and jointly with him issued the volume known as the Olney Hymns.
From The Story of the Hymns and Tunes by Brown, Theron
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