Dictionary of Hymnology
Learn hymn terms, meters, forms, and the history behind Christian worship music — curated for hymn lovers, worship leaders, and students.
O heavenly love, arise, arise
Hymn
An historical account of the hymn 'O heavenly love, arise, arise,' tracing its origins to a nineteenth-centur…
O paidas ek kaminou
Hymnology
An entry on Ode VII of the Easter Canon of St. John of Damascus and its English translations.
Our eyes, great God, have seen Thy grace
Hymn
An historical overview of James Merrick's metrical paraphrase of Psalm 85, tracking its journey from eighteen…