# What's the oldest hymn in common use? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 31, 2010, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-hymn-in-common-use/541383 "2010-05-31T14:03:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2010, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-hymn-in-common-use/541383/21 "2010-06-01T16:26:04Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Cool. Who regularly sings it and how do they know the tune? Has it just traditionally been passed on? [Jack Marti sings Moses’s Greatest Hit](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9H3jhb5C_4)🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2010, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-hymn-in-common-use/541383/22 "2010-06-01T19:02:27Z")
> [@](#): > > Cool. Who regularly sings it and how do they know the tune? Has it just traditionally been passed on? I’m pretty sure that often shows up in Easter Vigil masses (which are a big to-do, with 7 or 8 readings, and lasting 2-3 hours). ---
**Author:** ![Sinisterniik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/51bf81/32.png) [@Sinisterniik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sinisterniik)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2010, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-hymn-in-common-use/541383/23 "2010-06-01T19:13:46Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Actually, the oldest song still regularly sung from the Bible isn’t from Psalms- it’s the Song of the Sea from Exodus 15, which many researchers believe to be one of the most ancient passages in the Bible. Does anyone have a cite for this? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-hymn-in-common-use/541383.md?page=1)