The Hymn Society may mean one of several organisations, each serving similar purposes in various parts of the world:
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Hymn Society in the United States and Canada — The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada, founded in 1922 as The Hymn Society of America and renamed in 1991, is a not for profit organization for those people who: * believe that congregational song is an integral component of worship *… … Wikipedia
Hymn Society of Great Britain and Ireland — The Hymn Society of Great Britain and Ireland was founded in 1936 for the purpose of *encouraging study and research in the field of hymnody; *promoting good standards of hymn singing; *encouraging the discerning use of hymns in worship;… … Wikipedia
Hymn — For other uses, see Hymn (disambiguation). A hymn is a type of song, usually religious, specifically written for the purpose of praise, adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity or deities, or to a prominent figure or… … Wikipedia
Hymn of the Pearl — The Hymn of the Pearl (also Hymn of the Soul, Hymn of the Robe of Glory or Hymn of Judas Thomas the Apostle) is a passage of the apocryphal Acts of Thomas . In that work, originally written in Syriac, the Apostle Thomas sings the hymn while… … Wikipedia
Society of Dependants — Northchapel Stores The Society of Dependants were a Christian sect founded by John Sirgood in the mid nineteenth century. Their stronghold was in West Sussex and Surrey where they formed co operatives in some villages. They were widely known as… … Wikipedia
Society of Dependents — A Christian sect once common in Surrey and West Sussex, England, founded by John SirgoodThey were widely known as Cokelers . This name is believed to come from Cuckolders , meaning adulterers, a slander on them by religious opponents, rather than … Wikipedia
List of Chinese hymn books — A List of Chinese Christian Hymn Books published between 1807 1912.Compiled by Rev. Donald MacGillivray [http://www.bdcconline.net/bdcc stories/china/shanghai/macgillivray d.html] , D.D., a Protestant Christian missionary in Shanghai with the… … Wikipedia
Engineering Undergraduate Society of the University of British Columbia — Engineering Undergraduate Society (EUS), is the engineering society at the University of British Columbia. It organizes Engineering department events but is perhaps best known for practical jokes (STUdeNT projectS) it has played in the past,… … Wikipedia
Skule (engineering society) — Skule, formally the University of Toronto Engineering Society, is the oldest engineering society in Canada, founded in 1885. Its membership consists of undergraduate students in the University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering … Wikipedia
The Battle Hymn of the Republic — is an American abolitionist song written by Julia Ward Howe in November 1861 and first published in The Atlantic Monthly in February 1, 1862 that was made popular during the American Civil War. HistoryThe tune was written around 1855 by William… … Wikipedia
