Dictionary of Hymnology

Learn hymn terms, meters, forms, and the history behind Christian worship music — curated for hymn lovers, worship leaders, and students.

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James Allen Hymn Biographical account of English hymnwriter James Allen, editor and contributor to the Kendal Hymn Book. James Waddell Alexander History Profile of American Presbyterian minister and scholar James Waddell Alexander, translator of classic devotion… Jerusalem, thy joys divine Hymnology A publication and textual history of the seventeenth-century poem on the Heavenly Jerusalem, tracking its rec… Johann Baptist Albertini History A profile of Johann Baptist Albertini, the nineteenth-century Moravian bishop, theologian, and scholar whose … Johann Christian Adami History A biographical profile of the Brandenburg pastor and hymnwriter Johann Christian Adami, documenting his Niede… Johann Georg Albinus History A biography of seventeenth-century Saxon pastor and poet Johann Georg Albinus, author of classic funeral and … Johann Michael Altenburg Hymnology Biography and hymnological contribution of German pastor and musician Johann Michael Altenburg. Johann Valentin Andrea Hymnology A biographical entry on the German theologian, church reformer, and writer Johann Valentin Andrea. John Anderson Biography A biographical entry on the Scottish minister John Anderson, the first to publish a complete English translat… John Anderson (b. 1820) Hymnology A biographical entry on the Church of Scotland minister and author John Anderson. John Quincy, Adam History Biographical entry for John Quincy Adams (1767–1848), sixth President of the United States, diplomat, Unitari… Joseph Addison Alexander History Overview of American biblical scholar and Princeton professor Joseph Addison Alexander, author of the solemn … Joseph Anstice Hymnology A biographical entry on Joseph Anstice, professor of classical literature and English hymn writer. Jubilemus omnes una Hymnology A publication and manuscript history of the medieval Advent sequence 'Jubilemus omnes una', tracing its prese…