Terms starting with H

"Praise the Lord" — a Hebrew exclamation kept untranslated in every Christian language. "Alleluia" is the Latin-influenced form used in liturgical churches.

A phrase meaning "I disagree with what you're doing, but I care about you as a person" — meant as a formula for combining moral conviction with love, and often heard very differently by the person it's said to.

A goodbye — "have a nice day" with a prayer folded in — wishing you God's favor. Common in the American South and in Black church culture.

A prayer asking God to keep someone safe from harm, pictured as an invisible barrier around them.

Two physical elements of liturgical worship: water blessed by a priest, used for blessings and for the sign of the cross on entering a church; and incense burned as a symbol of prayer rising to God.

The week before Easter, walking day by day through Jesus' last days — Palm Sunday (His entry into Jerusalem), Maundy Thursday (the Last Supper), Good Friday (the crucifixion), and Holy Saturday — ending at Easter.

A church song in the traditional form — several verses of poetry set to a tune, usually sung from a book with organ or piano, and often centuries old.