Dictionary of Hymnology
Learn hymn terms, meters, forms, and the history behind Christian worship music — curated for hymn lovers, worship leaders, and students.
Am I poor, do men despise me?
Hymnology
Brief note on the anonymous contentment hymn "Am I poor, do men despise me?"
Amazing grace, how sweet the sound
Hymnology
History of John Newton's famous hymn "Amazing grace, how sweet the sound," based on 1 Chronicles 17:16–17.
American Hymnody
History
Comprehensive survey of the history, development, denominational collections, and principal hymnists of Ameri…
Amidst the mighty, where is he
Hymnology
An entry on John Morison's metrical paraphrase of Lamentations 3:37–40 from the 1781 Scottish Translations an…
Amidst Thy wrath, remember love
Hymnology
An entry on Isaac Watts's 1719 paraphrase of Psalm 38, its publication history, and its common American varia…
Amidst us our Beloved stands
Hymnology
An entry on Charles Haddon Spurgeon's Holy Communion hymn, first published in Our Own Hymn Book in 1866.
Among the deepest shades of night
Hymnology
An entry on Ann Gilbert's 1810 children's hymn on divine omniscience.
Amplest grace with Thee I find
Hymnology
An entry on Augustus Montague Toplady's 1759 Christmas hymn.
Ancient of ages! humbly bent before Thee
Hymnology
An entry on Sir John Bowring's 1825 missionary hymn.
And am I born to die?
Hymnology
An entry on Charles Wesley's 1763 hymn on death and eternity.
And am I only born to die?
Hymnology
An entry on Charles Wesley's 1763 companion hymn on death and eternity.
And are our joys so quickly fled?
Hymnology
An entry on Charles Wesley's 1749 poem on Christ walking on the sea and its centos.
And are we now brought near to God
Hymnology
An entry on Philip Doddridge's hymn on nearness to God through Christ and its American revisions.
And did the Holy and the Just
Hymnology
An entry on Anne Steele's redemption hymn based on 1 Peter 3:18.
And did the Son of God appear
Hymnology
An entry on James Montgomery's hymn written for J. H. Gurney's collection.
And have I measured half my days?
Hymnology
An entry on Charles Wesley's 1749 poem and its derived cento, "God is in this and every place."
And is it true, as I am told?
Hymnology
An entry on Amelia Matilda Hull's popular children's hymn.
And must I be to judgment brought?
Hymnology
An entry on Charles Wesley's 1763 children's hymn on judgment.
And must I part with all I have?
Hymnology
An entry on Benjamin Beddome's hymn on self-denial.
And must this body die?
Hymnology
An entry on Isaac Watts's 1707 hymn on the resurrection and triumph over death.