Hymns Word Search
Hymn singing goes back a long way, and many of the titles church groups still sing are more than two hundred years old. John Newton wrote Amazing Grace in the 1770s. The musical terms that go with the titles turn up here too.
Hymns word search (Easy)
Find these 10 words
10 words, across and down only
- choir
- chorus
- doxology
- hymnal
- melody
- organ
- praise
- psalm
- refrain
- verse
Hymns word search (Medium)
Find these 15 words
15 words, adds diagonals
- amazing grace
- anthem
- choir
- chorus
- doxology
- harmony
- hymnal
- it is well
- melody
- offertory
- organ
- praise
- psalm
- refrain
- verse
Hymns word search (Hard)
Find these 20 words
20 words, any direction, backwards too
- abide with me
- amazing grace
- anthem
- be thou my vision
- choir
- chorus
- doxology
- harmony
- holy holy holy
- hymnal
- it is well
- melody
- o come emmanuel
- offertory
- organ
- praise
- psalm
- refrain
- rock of ages
- verse
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Words in the Hymns word search
Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.
- amazing grace
- Hymn written by John Newton, a former slave ship captain
- doxology
- A short verse of praise often sung after the offering
- organ
- The pipe instrument that traditionally accompanies hymns
- choir
- A group of singers who lead music in worship
- verse
- One numbered stanza of a hymn's text
- chorus
- The repeated section sung after each verse
- hymnal
- The bound book holding a congregation's hymns
- melody
- The main tune a congregation sings
- praise
- Words and music offered in honor of God
- psalm
- A song from the Bible book of Psalms
- refrain
- A line or section repeated throughout a hymn
- anthem
- A choral piece sung by the choir alone
- harmony
- Notes sung at the same time in different parts
- offertory
- Music played while the offering is collected
- it is well
- Hymn written by Horatio Spafford after losing his daughters
- rock of ages
- Hymn written by Augustus Toplady in 1763
- abide with me
- Evening hymn written by Henry Francis Lyte
- holy holy holy
- Hymn by Reginald Heber, often sung on Trinity Sunday
- be thou my vision
- Hymn from an old Irish poem set to a folk tune
- o come emmanuel
- Advent hymn drawn from ancient Latin verses
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