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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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At tiny churches, phones even come in handy as hymnals and the music accompaniment for singing praises and lifting joyful songs because there is no organ or choir.
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Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
But now, after several days of protests and unrest in Los Angeles, everyone is once again reading from the same hymnal — condemning disorder and calling for a harsh crackdown.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
The administration, everyone in the administration has required to sing at one hymnal.
—ABC News, 30 Mar. 2025
Within five lines, the bridge incorporates a hymnal, pledges undying devotion and solidifies a spiritual quality to the relationship that had been seeded earlier.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 14 Jan. 2025
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Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
But now, after several days of protests and unrest in Los Angeles, everyone is once again reading from the same hymnal — condemning disorder and calling for a harsh crackdown.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
The administration, everyone in the administration has required to sing at one hymnal.
—ABC News, 30 Mar. 2025
Within five lines, the bridge incorporates a hymnal, pledges undying devotion and solidifies a spiritual quality to the relationship that had been seeded earlier.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Hymnal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hymnal. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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hymnal
noun
hym·nal
ˈhim-nəl 
: a book of hymns
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