Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898)
HYMN. In the N.T. we have the hymn mentioned with the psalm and the spiritual song. Eph 5:19; Eph Col, 3:16. Paul and Silas sang hymns (A.V., "praises") in the prison at Philippi, Acts 16:25, and after the Last Supper our Lord and the disciples sang a hymn together, Matt 26:30.