How does a song become a hymn?

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hymn (Greek hymnos: 'song of praise,' in honour of gods, heroes, or famous men), strictly, a song used in Christian worship, usually sung by the congregation and characteristically having a metrical, strophic (stanzaic), non-biblical text. Similar songs, also generally termed hymns, exist in all civilizations--examples survive, for instance, from ancient Sumer and Greece. Refer---encyclopaedia britannica online. Oct 23 01, 2:17 AM

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