hymn vs laud

hymn

noun
  • A song of praise or worship, especially a religious one. 

verb
  • To praise or extol in hymns. 

  • To sing a hymn. 

laud

noun
  • Hymn of praise. 

  • Praise or glorification. 

  • A prayer service following matins. 

verb
  • To praise; to glorify. 

How often have the words hymn and laud occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )