Psalmen - en väg till enkelhet och skönhet. En studie av psalmers betydelse idag
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Title: Hymns - a way to simplicity and beauty. The purpose of this paper is to study what makes hymns appreciated. In a questionnaire, 42 individuals responded to questions concerning lyrics, music, the hymn as a whole, their personal relationship to hymns and their church commitment. They also stated their gender and age. My aim has been to discover whether there are similarities and differences in the given responses and to study the influence of church connections and gender. The main result shows that simplicity, beauty and quietude are reasons why a hymn is appreciated, disregarding church connection and gender. A major difference is that those with a church connection speak more explicitly of message than the other group that points out meaning and hope. From a gender perspective, the women stress emotions, memories and totality while the men emphasize message and joy.