A few of the words
- DESCANT
- A descant is a free-floating melody sung above the main tune — often reserved for the final, triumphant verse of a hymn, where it soars over every other voice in the room.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- CHANCEL
- The chancel is the area of a church that houses the choir and the altar, traditionally separated from the congregation by a low screen or railing — the word comes from the Latin cancelli, meaning lattice.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- HYMNAL
- Hymnals have been collected and printed for congregational use since at least the 16th century, with Isaac Watts — often called the father of English hymnody — publishing his landmark collection in 1707.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- VESTMENT
- Choir vestments — the robes and stoles worn in the loft — have long been chosen to set the singers apart as a unified voice, with colors often shifting through the liturgical seasons from purple to white to green.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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The Choir: a free large-print word search
The Choir — a free, large-print word search built around the voices in the loft, the swelling organ, and the quiet holiness of Sunday morning harmony.
About Faith & Inspiration
Long before the first hymnal was opened, the choir loft was already a world of its own — rustling robes, whispered warm-ups, and the hush that falls just before the director lifts a hand. Sopranos carry the melody skyward while the bass notes settle into the floor beneath the pews, and somewhere above it all a lone descant threads through like a ribbon of light. The organ breathes underneath it all, swelling on the final verse until the whole chancel seems to vibrate with something larger than the sum of its voices.
How to play
- 1Find a word from the list.Press the first letter and drag to the last — across, down or diagonally, forwards or back. Or tap the first letter, then the last.
- 2It stays marked.Found words get a soft teal line through them, on the grid and in the list.
- 3Make it comfortable.Use the A / A+ / A++ size control any time, or pinch the grid for a closer look.
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