Complete Encyclopaedia of Music/A/Amen

by John Weeks Moore

Amen. So be it ; or, taking the word in the sense in which it is frequently used in the Gospels, truly, verily. The word amen forms, generally, the conclusion of anthems, hymns, and other compositions ; and has so long been one of the principal themes of choral harmony as to have given birth to a distinct appellation for music adapted to its expression ; as when, using the word adjectively, we say, such an oratorio, or an-them, concludes with an Amen chorus.