Examples of hymn

• There were serious efforts in the late eleventh century to cleanse the hymn repertory of certain excesses.

• The final refrain is expanded with more hymn-like authority, yet the sudden tonic triad which concludes the colourful orchestral coda is deceptively affirmative.

• There are riches here for those interested in the hymn within monastic culture, and in institutional or regional history.

• The orchestra now intones a long, painful, hymn-like passage, spending its remaining passion.

• The essays flow into one another, all singing from the same hymn-sheet rather than espousing different viewpoints.

• More rarely, a polyphonic hymn will use durations found in monophonic settings of the hymn.

• It has less chant, just two responsories (including the famous one) and three hymns, along with two monophonic conducti.

• The three sections describe the women's thanksgiving, an intense dance of joy and heartfelt hymn of praise.