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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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Although his own roots are Baptist, the North Little Rock native is no stranger to the Methodist hymnal.
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Arkansas Online, 11 Oct. 2025
At first a dirge, then the tempo rises, and the hymnal swells.
—Jenny Adams, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Worship music gained traction in the late ’70s and ’80s, when seminal CCM songwriters like Rich Mullins modernized the classic Protestant hymnal structure by combining it with the aesthetics of modern Black gospel, emphasizing a soaring, anthemic rock chorus that everyone could sing along to.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 8 July 2025
Walking the line of banger and hymnal always felt like something only Kesha could do.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 8 July 2025
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Arkansas Online, 11 Oct. 2025
At first a dirge, then the tempo rises, and the hymnal swells.
—Jenny Adams, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Worship music gained traction in the late ’70s and ’80s, when seminal CCM songwriters like Rich Mullins modernized the classic Protestant hymnal structure by combining it with the aesthetics of modern Black gospel, emphasizing a soaring, anthemic rock chorus that everyone could sing along to.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 8 July 2025
Walking the line of banger and hymnal always felt like something only Kesha could do.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 8 July 2025
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“Hymnal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hymnal. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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hymnal
noun
hym·nal
ˈhim-nəl 
: a book of hymns
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