Dictionary of Hymnology
Learn hymn terms, meters, forms, and the history behind Christian worship music — curated for hymn lovers, worship leaders, and students.
A Patre Unigenitus
History
An anonymous Latin Epiphany hymn originating between the tenth and thirteenth centuries, notable for its uniq…
A Patre Unigenitus (English Translations)
History
The principal nineteenth-century English translations of the ancient Latin Epiphany hymn 'A Patre Unigenitus'…
A solis ortus cardine (Coelius Sedulius)
History
Coelius Sedulius's landmark fifth-century alphabetical acrostic poem on the life of Christ, which shaped medi…
Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid
Hymnology
A publication and authorship history of the German hymn of consolation attributed to Martin Moller, charting …
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,…
Adam of St. Victor
Hymnology
A biographical and text-critical overview of Adam of St. Victor, the premier Latin sequence writer of the twe…
Ades Pater supreme
History
Historical and liturgical entry for Prudentius's 5th-century evening hymn "Ades Pater supreme," detailing its…
Adeste fideles laeti triumphantes
History
Comprehensive entry for the celebrated Christmas hymn "Adeste fideles," tracing its origin, Latin textual tra…
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…
Adversa mundi tolera
History
Hymnological profile of Thomas à Kempis's "Adversa mundi tolera," a Latin hymn on Christian patience printed …
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 …
Aeterna lux, Divinitas
History
Hymnological profile of the anonymous Trinity Sunday hymn "Aeterna lux, Divinitas," tracing its printed sourc…
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…