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==Origin==

==Origin==

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ymne, from [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] ymen, from [[Latin]] hymnus [[song]] of [[praise]], from [[Greek]] hymnos

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ymne, from [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] ymen, from [[Latin]] hymnus [[song]] of [[praise]], from [[Greek]] hymnos

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_century before 12th Century]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_century before 12th Century]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1a : a [[song]] of [[praise]] to [[God]]  

*1a : a [[song]] of [[praise]] to [[God]]  

A '''hymn''' is a [[type]] of [[song]], usually religious, specifically written for the [[purpose]] of [[praise]], [[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]]." Collections of hymns are known as hymnals or hymnbooks.

A '''hymn''' is a [[type]] of [[song]], usually religious, specifically written for the [[purpose]] of [[praise]], [[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]]." Collections of hymns are known as hymnals or hymnbooks.

==Origins==

==Origins==

Ancient hymns include the Egyptian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Hymn_to_the_Aten Great Hymn to the Aten], composed by Pharaoh [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_95#95:5._THE_REMARKABLE_IKHNATON Akhenaten]; the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vedas Vedas], a collection of hymns in the [[tradition]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism Hinduism]; and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psalms the Psalms], a collection of [[songs]] from [[Judaism]]. The Western [[tradition]] of hymnody begins with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeric_Hymns Homeric Hymns], a collection of ancient Greek hymns, the oldest of which were written in the 7th century BC, praising deities of the ancient Greek religions. Surviving from the 3rd century BC is a collection of six literary hymns (Ὕμνοι) by the Alexandrian poet [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callimachus Callimachus].

Ancient hymns include the Egyptian [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Hymn_to_the_Aten Great Hymn to the Aten], composed by Pharaoh [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_95#95:5._THE_REMARKABLE_IKHNATON Akhenaten]; the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vedas Vedas], a collection of hymns in the [[tradition]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism Hinduism]; and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psalms the Psalms], a collection of [[songs]] from [[Judaism]]. The Western [[tradition]] of hymnody begins with the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeric_Hymns Homeric Hymns], a collection of ancient Greek hymns, the oldest of which were written in the 7th century BC, praising deities of the ancient Greek religions. Surviving from the 3rd century BC is a collection of six literary hymns (Ὕμνοι) by the Alexandrian poet [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callimachus Callimachus].

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_Fathers Patristic] writers began applying the term ὕμνος, or hymnus in [[Latin]], to Christian songs of praise, and frequently used the word as a synonym for "psalm".

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_Fathers Patristic] writers began applying the term ὕμνος, or hymnus in [[Latin]], to Christian songs of praise, and frequently used the word as a synonym for "psalm".

==Hymn meters==

==Hymn meters==

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meter_(hymn) meter] indicates the number of syllables for the lines in each [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanza stanza] of a hymn. This provides a means of marrying the hymn's [[text]] with an appropriate hymn tune for singing. In [[practice]] many hymns [[conform]] to one of a relatively small number of meters (syllable count and stress patterns). Care must be taken, however, to ensure that not only the meter of [[words]] and tune match, but also the stresses on the [[words]] in each line. Technically speaking an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iambic iambic] tune, for instance, cannot be used with words of, say, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trochaic trochaic] meter.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hymn]

The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meter_(hymn) meter] indicates the number of syllables for the lines in each [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanza stanza] of a hymn. This provides a means of marrying the hymn's [[text]] with an appropriate hymn tune for singing. In [[practice]] many hymns [[conform]] to one of a relatively small number of meters (syllable count and stress patterns). Care must be taken, however, to ensure that not only the meter of [[words]] and tune match, but also the stresses on the [[words]] in each line. Technically speaking an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iambic iambic] tune, for instance, cannot be used with words of, say, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trochaic trochaic] meter.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hymn]

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