The word ‘hymn’ means ‘song of praise’. When the Lord saves King David, he tells us ‘He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God.’ (Psalm 40:3) There is something about being saved by Jesus that makes us want to sing praises to Him. It was the practice of the disciples to sing hymns together (Matthew 26:30, Acts 16:25) and the apostle Paul says that the singing of hymns should be a regular part of the church’s worship services, in order to instruct and encourage each other (1 Corinthians 14:26, Ephesians 5:19). Hymns should be full of Bible truth, as their words stay in our memories and allow the Word of God to penetrate our hearts (Colossians 3:16).
