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hymn
«TEDIUM, n. Ennui, the state or condition of one that is bored. Many fanciful derivations of the word have been affirmed, but so high an authority as Father Jape says that it comes from a very obvious source --the first words of the ancient Latin hymn _Te Deum Laudamus_. In this apparently natural derivation there is something that saddens.»
Author: Ambrose Bierce
(Editor, Journalist, Writer)
| Keywords:
Affirmed, apparently, derivation, derivations, ennui, fanciful, hymn, jape, Latin, natural state, saddened, saddening, saddens, tedium
«We have decided to follow the example of the prophets and the fathers of the church and write German hymns for the German people»
Author: Martin Luther
(Priest, Scholar)
| Keywords:
decided, fathers, Fathers of the Church, German, hymn, hymns, Prophets, The Church, The Prophets
«Not by lamentations and mournful chants ought we to celebrate the funeral of a good man, but by hymns, for in ceasing to be numbered with mortals he enters upon the heritage of a diviner life.»
Author: Plutarch
(Author, Biographer)
| Keywords:
ceasing, celebrate, chants, diviner, diviners, enters, enter upon, funeral, heritage, hymn, hymns, Lamentations, mortals, mortal man, Mortal Men, mournful, numbered
«When you are under the power of sexual desire, anger and worldly attachment, or a greedy miser in love with your wealth; if you have committed the four great sins and other mistakes; even if you are a murderous fiend who has never taken the time to listen to sacred books, hymns and poetry - if you then come to remember the Supreme Lord God, and contemplate Him, even for a moment, you shall be saved.»
«My bed is beautiful, and I have all comforts. I feel no sadness at all. My desires have been fulfilled - by great good fortune, I have obtained the Sovereign Lord as my Husband. Join with me, my sisters, and sing the songs of rejoicing and the Hymns of the Lord of the Universe.»
Author: Sri Guru Granth Sahib
| Keywords:
comforts, good fortune, hymn, hymns, rejoicing, Songs of, The Lord of the
