Dictionary of Hymnology

A Friend there is; your voices join Hymn 193 Joseph Swain’s poignant 1791 hymn on Christ’s friendship, composed following the tragic loss of his only son. A fulness resides in Jesus our Head History 211 John Fawcett's 1782 hymn on the sufficiency of Christ, first published in his collected hymns and later popularized through John Rippon's i… A mighty mystery we set forth History 172 George Rawson's 1857 baptismal hymn exploring the spiritual union of the believer with Christ's death and resurrection based on Romans 6:3. A---y. History 198 The pseudonym "A---y." used in the Gospel Magazine by Job Hupton, representing the parish of Ashby where he resided. A. (Joseph Addison) History 256 The signature "A." used to denote hymns by Joseph Addison in the Bristol Baptist Collection compiled by John Ash and Caleb Evans, first pub… A A. R. W. History 237 The initials "A. R. W." used in the American Baptist Praise Book (1871) to sign the contributions of the Reverend Aaron Robarts Wolfe. Abba Father! we approach Thee Hymnology 232 A publication and editorial history of James George Deck's evangelical hymn centered on the theme of divine adoption, tracing its variants … Ach, wie wird das Herz so leer Hymnology 180 A publication history of Carl Johann Philipp Spitta's German hymn of celestial longing, examining its foundational appearance in Psalter un… A Adam, our father and our head Hymnology 220 A publication and structural history of Isaac Watts’s hymn on the Fall of Man, detailing its origin in the Horae Lyricae and its subsequent… A Adams, John Hymnology 163 A biographical sketch of John Adams, an Eighteenth Century English hymn writer and independent minister from Northampton. A Afflicted soul, to Jesus dear Hymn 171 Hymnological profile of John Fawcett's eighteenth-century hymn on divine support during affliction, including its textual alterations and a… A Again the Lord of life and light History 183 Hymnological entry for Anna Laetitia Barbauld's Easter hymn "Again the Lord of life and light," tracing its publication, centos, and Latin … A Ah, I shall soon be dying History 186 Hymnological profile of John Ryland's late eighteenth-century hymn "Ah, I shall soon be dying," detailing its composition during a walk thr… A Ah, what a wretch am I History 154 Hymnological entry for Charles Wesley's 1749 Watch-night hymn "Ah, what a wretch am I," detailing its publication history and derived cento… A Ah, wretched souls who strive in vain History 191 Hymnological entry for Anne Steele's eighteenth-century Lenten hymn "Ah, wretched souls who strive in vain," detailing its publication hist… A Ah, wretched, vile, ungrateful heart History 172 Hymnological entry for Anne Steele's Lenten hymn "Ah, wretched, vile, ungrateful heart," detailing its publication history and popularity i… A All hail, Incarnate God History 154 Overview of Elizabeth Scott's eighteenth-century hymn "All hail, Incarnate God," written on the glory and perpetuity of Christ's kingdom. A All hail, ye blessed band Hymnology 133 Analysis of the unique, dramatic baptismal cento "All hail, ye blessed band," compiled in 1871 for adult baptismal services. A All that I was, my sin, my guilt History 104 Account of Horatius Bonar's hymn "All that I was, my sin, my guilt," based on 1 Corinthians 15:10. A Alleluia, dulce carmen Hymnology 136 Comprehensive history of the Latin hymn "Alleluia, dulce carmen," sung before Septuagesima, detailing its manuscripts, editions, and Englis…