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hymnals are distributed among the congregation before the church service so everyone can join in the singing
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Some objects come with a bit of mystery, like this hymnal cover.
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Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 19 Nov. 2025
To illustrate his point, Mogomo held up a copy of a hymnal in Shona, a local language spoken in many parts of Zimbabwe, drew inspiration from an English hymnal but is retrofitted to contain more culturally meaningful liturgy.
—Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Nov. 2025
Although his own roots are Baptist, the North Little Rock native is no stranger to the Methodist hymnal.
—Arkansas Online, 11 Oct. 2025
At first a dirge, then the tempo rises, and the hymnal swells.
—Jenny Adams, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
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Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 19 Nov. 2025
To illustrate his point, Mogomo held up a copy of a hymnal in Shona, a local language spoken in many parts of Zimbabwe, drew inspiration from an English hymnal but is retrofitted to contain more culturally meaningful liturgy.
—Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Nov. 2025
Although his own roots are Baptist, the North Little Rock native is no stranger to the Methodist hymnal.
—Arkansas Online, 11 Oct. 2025
At first a dirge, then the tempo rises, and the hymnal swells.
—Jenny Adams, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hymnal
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“Hymnal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hymnal. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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hymnal
noun
hym·nal
ˈhim-nəl 
: a book of hymns
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