We press towards mortality and dance,' sings the Minotaur in his final hymn.

That said, much of the music is beautiful, with the orgiastic frenzy and final swelling hymn genuinely moving.

And through the open window beside me I heard them beginning to sing the final hymn inside the church.

The schismatics sing a final hymn ("God will save me").

The final prayers were said, a final hymn sung, and the blessing given.

The final hymn played on the Hollins organ was 'Lord, for the years your love has kept and guided'.

During the final hymn, as my family stood, she leaned over to Lindsey and whispered, "By the door, that's him."

She shuffled to her feet as the minister announced the final hymn.

But without untoward incident Alec reached the final hymn.

At the end of the ceremony, though, the two men - old friends - danced together as a chorus began its final hymn.