A hymn is the praise of God with song; a song is the exultation of the mind dwelling on eternal things, bursting forth in the voice. (Thomas Aquinas)

A hymn is the praise of God with song; a song is the exultation of the mind dwelling on eternal things, bursting forth in the voice.

Thomas Aquinas

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