Dictionary of Hymnology

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27 results for “Breviary” Showing 1–20 on this page
A solis ortus cardine (Coelius Sedulius) History Coelius Sedulius's landmark fifth-century alphabetical acrostic poem on the life of Christ, which shaped medi… A solis ortus cardine (Translations and Structural Variants) History An index of the nineteenth-century English and German translations of Coelius Sedulius's hymn, detailing the … Accept, O Lord, Thy servant's thanks Hymnology A publication history of Bishop Richard Mant's scriptural hymn of thanksgiving, detailing its structural orig… Ad coenam Agni providi Hymnology A comprehensive text-critical history of the ancient Latin Easter Vesper hymn, charting its earliest manuscri… Ad regias Agni dapes History A publication registry of the classicized Roman Breviary revision of the Easter hymn 'Ad coenam Agni providi,… Ad templa nos rursus vocat Hymnology A publication and text-historical record of Charles Coffin’s morning hymn for Sunday Lauds, charting its intr… Ades Pater supreme History Historical and liturgical entry for Prudentius's 5th-century evening hymn "Ades Pater supreme," detailing its… Adeste, Coelitum chori History Historical entry for Nicholas le Tourneaux's Latin Easter hymn "Adeste, Coelitum chori," appointed for Matins… Adesto sancta Trinitas History Historical entry for the anonymous medieval hymn "Adesto sancta Trinitas," examining its manuscript sources, … Adoro Te devote, latens Deitas History Detailed history of St. Thomas Aquinas's famous Eucharistic hymn "Adoro Te devote," tracing its origins, litu… Adsis superne Spiritus, Pater benigne pauperum History Hymnological profile of "Adsis superne Spiritus, Pater benigne pauperum," an anonymous 18th-century Whitsunti… Adsunt tenebrae primae History Hymnological profile of the anonymous Mozarabic evening hymn "Adsunt tenebrae primae," tracing its manuscript… Aeterna Christi munera, Et martyrum victorias History Comprehensive entry for the ancient Ambrosian hymn "Aeterna Christi munera," covering its original form for M… Aeterna coeli gloria History Hymnological profile of the fifth-century Friday Lauds hymn "Aeterna coeli gloria," detailing its manuscript … Aeterne Rector siderum History Hymnological profile of Cardinal Bellarmine's Guardian Angels hymn "Aeterne Rector siderum," detailing its in… Aeterne rerum conditor History Hymnological profile of Saint Ambrose's Sunday morning hymn "Aeterne rerum conditor," including patristic evi… Aeterne Rex altissime, Redemptor History Comprehensive entry for the Ascension hymn "Aeterne Rex altissime, Redemptor," exploring its complex authorsh… Aeterni Festi gaudia and Aeterni Patris Unice History Hymnological profile of two notable Latin texts: Adam of St. Victor's sequence "Aeterni Festi gaudia" for St.… Agnoscat omne saeculum History Hymnological record of Venantius Fortunatus's sixth-century Christmas hymn "Agnoscat omne saeculum," detailin… Ales diei nuntius History An overview of Aurelius Clemens Prudentius's ancient Latin morning hymn "Ales diei nuntius," its liturgical u…