A Hymn Quiz

1.    What very militant hymn contains the phrase "Hell's foundations quiver"?
2.    Which famous English composer wrote the music for the hymn in Question #1?
3.    What famous hymn was written by a former slave-trader and is usually sung to the hymn tune New Britain?
4.    Which hymn contains the lines "This day the noise of battle, / The next the victor's song"?
5.    Which Advent hymn contains the phrase "Born to set Thy people free"?
6.    The hymn verse "Joyful, joyful we adore Thee" is often sung to a melody composed by which of the three B's?
7.    What hymn draws the language of its first verse from Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner?
8.    What hymn, much beloved of children, contains the line "You may meet them in school, or in lanes, or at tea."
9.    Which hymn is sung to the Haydn hymn tune Austria, which is the same tune as the German national anthem?
10.    The hymn "Hallelujah, sing to Jesus" is often sung to the Welsh tune Hyferdol.  Which other hymn by Charles Wesley is also sung to that tune?


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