A Hymn Can Be

A psalm

A spiritual song

A devotional song

A course in doctrine

A congregation unifier

A song of praise to God

A sort of shared poetry

A teacher of the gospel

A way to learn theology

The poetry of the people

A companion for life travel

Emotional, poetic and literary music

A simple, metrical and spiritual song

A religious song or poem of praise to God

A type of song specifically written for the purpose of adoration or prayer to God

A powerful instrument of God to draw people closer to His Word and the saving riches therein

A song used in Christian worship, usually sung by the congregation and characteristically having a metrical, strophic, nonbiblical text

A lyric poem, reverently and devotionally conceived, which is designed to be sung and which expresses the worshipper's attitude toward God or God's purposes in human life