Dictionary of Hymnology
Learn hymn terms, meters, forms, and the history behind Christian worship music — curated for hymn lovers, worship leaders, and students.
A fulness resides in Jesus our Head
History
John Fawcett's 1782 hymn on the sufficiency of Christ, first published in his collected hymns and later popul…
A good High Priest is come
History
John Cennick's 1744 hymn on the priesthood of Christ, compiled by George Whitefield and John Rippon for wides…
A little ship was on the sea
Hymn
Dorothy Ann Thrupp’s highly popular nineteenth-century children's hymn illustrating the biblical narrative of…
A pilgrim through this lonely world
Hymn
Sir Edward Denny's solemn 1839 Passiontide hymn detailing Christ's earthly isolation, popular within Plymouth…
A widowed mother lost her son
Hymnology
A publication history of Dorothy Ann Thrupp's hymn on divine compassion, tracking its 1840 debut under her in…
Adam, our father and our head
Hymnology
A publication and structural history of Isaac Watts’s hymn on the Fall of Man, detailing its origin in the Ho…
Afflicted soul, to Jesus dear
Hymn
Hymnological profile of John Fawcett's eighteenth-century hymn on divine support during affliction, including…
Ah, I shall soon be dying
History
Hymnological profile of John Ryland's late eighteenth-century hymn "Ah, I shall soon be dying," detailing its…
Ah, wretched souls who strive in vain
History
Hymnological entry for Anne Steele's eighteenth-century Lenten hymn "Ah, wretched souls who strive in vain," …
All hail, Incarnate God
History
Overview of Elizabeth Scott's eighteenth-century hymn "All hail, Incarnate God," written on the glory and per…
All hail! the power of Jesus' Name
History
Comprehensive history of Edward Perronet's famous hymn "All hail! the power of Jesus' Name," its revisions by…
All praise to Thee, who didst command
Hymn
Overview of Bishop Richard Mant's hymn "All praise to Thee, who didst command," written as a thanksgiving for…
All we like wandering sheep have strayed
Hymnology
Overview of the anonymous Good Friday hymn "All we like wandering sheep have strayed."
Almighty God, Thy Name I praise
History
History of Dorothy Ann Thrupp's children's hymn "Almighty God, Thy Name I praise."
And have I, Christ, no love for Thee
Hymnology
An entry on Samuel Stennett's 1787 hymn on holy anxiety.
And is the gospel peace and love?
Hymnology
An entry on Anne Steele's hymn on the example of Christ.
And must I part with all I have?
Hymnology
An entry on Benjamin Beddome's hymn on self-denial.
Angels round the throne are praising
Hymnology
An entry on Elizabeth Parson's children's hymn of praise.
Are we not sons and heirs of God?
Hymnology
An entry on Isaac Watts's hymn on Christian gravity and decency based on Philippians 4:8.
Baptist Hymnody, English
Hymnology
A comprehensive historical overview of congregational song among English Baptists from the seventeenth centur…