Quotes of: Hymns Keyword

It's part of what I do at my piano - the hymns. And then I write.

Jessi Colter

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

I believe the message in the hymn “Rise Up, O Men of God” (Hymns, no. 324) is a plea, a call, a divine invitation for us to rise above the telestial tinsel of our time; to deny ourselves of ungodliness and clothe ourselves in the mantle of holine...

Men of Valor: The Powerful Impact of a Righteous Man

Every formula which expresses a law of nature is a hymn of praise to God.

Maria Mitchell

A Hank Cochran song in the studio is spiritual. It's like singing a hymn in a church.

Jamey Johnson

The first time I ever played the trumpet in public, I played the Marine Hymn. I sounded terrible.

Wynton Marsalis

But nowadays hymns are the norm, because people don't have much else to sing.

Richard Morris

Being part of a community with a church at its centre and singin' hymns is a great thing to do.

Vivienne Westwood

At school, I enjoyed playing the bassoon. I was in the orchestra and played the melody when the other boys sang hymns at prayers time.

James Dyson

I do a medley of hymns in all of my sets, whether I'm in an arena, in a theater, in an amusement park.

Yolanda Adams

The democratic and pedestrian character of the new Mass itself seems to invite the ditties that pass for hymns these days.

Richard Morris

In the midst of the storm, your life boat appears. A psalm, a hymn, a word... calming the fiercest winds of the soul.

The Refined Poet

I listen to Bach a great deal. In general I like to listen to hymns and liturgical music.

Marilynne Robinson

Listening to music is such an uplifting, spiritual thing. It's far-fetched to some - I understand that. But the way dance music brings people together, it's not a big stretch from hymns.

Kaskade

When I first began to learn to sing, it took me from three to four months to learn two simple hymns.

Heber J. Grant

I totally accept that it's a legitimate criticism that when you are involved in the day-to-day scrum of government... that what can get lost is the narrative, the hymn sheet... the song that inspires and lifts people's sights.

Nick Clegg

Some spiritually alert parents hold early-morning devotionals with their families in their homes. They have a hymn, prayer, and then read and discuss the Book of Mormon.

Ezra Taft Benson

It is the voice of everyday people, rather than of a self-conscious 'artist', that we hear in Caedmon's Hymn, and in such texts as Deor's Lament (also known simply as Deor) or The Seafarer. These reflect ordinary human experience and are told in the ...

The Routledge History of Literature in English: Britain and Ireland

I'll be singing hymns to the rafters, be praising His goodness so loud they're going to have to turn down the volume in Heaven.

Hannah's Dream

Partly it was a sort of hymn to the wisdom and majesty of Big Brother, but still more it was an act of self-hypnosis, a deliberate drowning of consciousness by means of rhythmic noise.

1984

Oh! lovely voices of the sky Which hymned the Saviour's birth, Are ye not singing still on high, Ye that sang, "Peace on earth"?

Felicia Hemans