Definitions Quote by Keith Getty

It isn't about singing a particular hymn or reciting a prayer – it's about a relationship with your Heavenly Father who loves and cares…

— Brian Houston

“It is natural to speak of hymns as "poems," indiscriminately, for they have the same structure. But a hymn is not necessarily a poem,…

— Hezekiah Butterworth

“On the basis of these definitions, hymns cannot do theology, even when the meaning of “reasoned enquiry” is broadened and qualified. 6 Their brevity…

— Brian A. Wren

Hymns are the poetry of the people.

— John Betjeman

A bird sings, a child prattles, but it is the same hymn; hymn indistinct, inarticulate, but full of profound meaning.

— Victor Hugo

One of the things that is wonderful about hymns is that they are a sort of universally shared poetry, at least among certain populations.…

— Marilynne Robinson

There is not a situation in life where there isn't a hymn and a Scripture to meet the need. I'm thankful for the Word…

— Cliff Barrows

Choir singing's a wonderful thing for what ails you. There's a lot of meaning in a hymn if you think about it when you're…

— Sarah Vaughan

Hymns should have unity, graduation and mutual dependence in the thoughts, a conscious progress, a sense of completeness and be easily understood.

— James Montgomery

Some of the greatest sermons that have ever been preached were preached by the singing of a song.

— Spencer W. Kimball

Singing is as much an act of worship as is prayer.

— Ellen G. White

The singing of our sacred hymns, written by the servants of God, has a powerful effect in converting people to the principles of the…

— Heber J. Grant