Hymn n. An ode or song of praise or adoration; especially, a religious ode, a sacred lyric; a song of praise or thanksgiving intended to be used in religious service; as, the Homeric hymns; Watts' hymns.
Admonishing one another in psalms and hymns. --Col. iii. 16.
Where angels first should practice hymns, and string
Their tuneful harps. --Dryden.
Hymn book, a book containing a collection of hymns, as for use in churches; a hymnal.