The Human Comedy
Importance of Hymns
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Throughout the narrative, the characters sing hymns as a means of expressing their joy and faith in the Christian God, and in the love, compassion and safety they believe God has promised everyone. This, in turn, is a manifestation of the frequently, if subtly, reiterated thematic perspective that the Christian faith can help individuals survive, and perhaps even conquer, the fundamental loneliness at the heart of human existence.