Dictionary of Hymnology

A Friend there is; your voices join Hymn 191 · 2 months, 3 weeks ago 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 208 · 2 months, 3 weeks ago John Fawcett's 1782 hymn on the sufficiency of Christ, first published in his collected hymns and later popul… A mighty mystery we set forth History 171 · 2 months, 2 weeks ago George Rawson's 1857 baptismal hymn exploring the spiritual union of the believer with Christ's death and res… A---y. History 198 · 2 months, 3 weeks ago The pseudonym "A---y." used in the Gospel Magazine by Job Hupton, representing the parish of Ashby where he r… A. (Joseph Addison) History 253 · 2 months, 3 weeks ago The signature "A." used to denote hymns by Joseph Addison in the Bristol Baptist Collection compiled by John … A A. R. W. History 236 · 2 months, 3 weeks ago The initials "A. R. W." used in the American Baptist Praise Book (1871) to sign the contributions of the Reve… Abba Father! we approach Thee Hymnology 230 · 2 months, 2 weeks ago A publication and editorial history of James George Deck's evangelical hymn centered on the theme of divine a… Ach, wie wird das Herz so leer Hymnology 178 · 2 months, 2 weeks ago A publication history of Carl Johann Philipp Spitta's German hymn of celestial longing, examining its foundat… A Adam, our father and our head Hymnology 215 · 2 months, 2 weeks ago A publication and structural history of Isaac Watts’s hymn on the Fall of Man, detailing its origin in the Ho… A Adams, John Hymnology 161 · 2 months, 2 weeks ago A biographical sketch of John Adams, an Eighteenth Century English hymn writer and independent minister from … A Afflicted soul, to Jesus dear Hymn 166 · 2 months, 2 weeks ago Hymnological profile of John Fawcett's eighteenth-century hymn on divine support during affliction, including… A Again the Lord of life and light History 180 · 2 months, 2 weeks ago Hymnological entry for Anna Laetitia Barbauld's Easter hymn "Again the Lord of life and light," tracing its p… A Ah, I shall soon be dying History 185 · 2 months, 2 weeks ago Hymnological profile of John Ryland's late eighteenth-century hymn "Ah, I shall soon be dying," detailing its… A Ah, what a wretch am I History 151 · 2 months, 2 weeks ago Hymnological entry for Charles Wesley's 1749 Watch-night hymn "Ah, what a wretch am I," detailing its publica… A Ah, wretched souls who strive in vain History 189 · 2 months, 2 weeks ago Hymnological entry for Anne Steele's eighteenth-century Lenten hymn "Ah, wretched souls who strive in vain," … A Ah, wretched, vile, ungrateful heart History 170 · 2 months, 2 weeks ago Hymnological entry for Anne Steele's Lenten hymn "Ah, wretched, vile, ungrateful heart," detailing its public… A All hail, Incarnate God History 149 · 2 months ago Overview of Elizabeth Scott's eighteenth-century hymn "All hail, Incarnate God," written on the glory and per… A All hail, ye blessed band Hymnology 132 · 2 months ago Analysis of the unique, dramatic baptismal cento "All hail, ye blessed band," compiled in 1871 for adult bapt… A All that I was, my sin, my guilt History 104 · 2 months ago 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 135 · 1 month, 4 weeks ago Comprehensive history of the Latin hymn "Alleluia, dulce carmen," sung before Septuagesima, detailing its man…