Dictionary of Hymnology
Learn hymn terms, meters, forms, and the history behind Christian worship music — curated for hymn lovers, worship leaders, and students.
And let our bodies part
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An entry on Charles Wesley's 1749 parting hymn and its derived centos.
And let this feeble body fail
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An entry on Charles Wesley's 1759 funeral hymn.
And live I yet by power divine?
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An entry on Charles Wesley's thanksgiving hymn after recovery from sickness.
And may I hope that when no more
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An entry on Joseph Swain's 1792 hymn on trust in God.
And must I be to judgment brought?
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An entry on Charles Wesley's 1763 children's hymn on judgment.
And must I part with all I have?
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An entry on Benjamin Beddome's hymn on self-denial.
And must this body die?
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An entry on Isaac Watts's 1707 hymn on the resurrection and triumph over death.
And now another day is gone, I'll sing
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An entry on Isaac Watts's children's evening hymn from Divine Songs.
And now the wants are told that brought
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An entry on William Bright's hymn for the close of a service.
And now, 'mid myriad worlds enthroned
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An entry on Godfrey Thring's Saturday hymn.
And now, my soul, another year
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An entry on Simon Browne's 1720 New Year hymn.
And will the Eternal King
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An entry on Philip Doddridge's 1736 hymn of personal dedication.
And will the great Eternal God?
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An entry on Philip Doddridge's hymn for the dedication of a place of worship.
And will the Judge descend?
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An entry on Philip Doddridge's solemn hymn on the final judgment based on Matthew 25:41.
And will the Lord thus condescend?
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An entry on Anne Steele's hymn on the love of Christ based on Revelation 3:20.
And will the majesty of heaven?
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An entry on Philip Doddridge's hymn on God as the shepherd of men based on Ezekiel 34:31.
And will ye go away?
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An entry on Samuel Deacon's hymn on falling away from Christ and its expanded revision.
And wilt Thou now forsake me, Lord?
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An entry on an anonymous 1853 hymn published in The Sheltering Vine.
And wilt Thou yet be found? Slug: and-wilt-thou-yet-be-found
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An entry on Charles Wesley's 1740 poem Resignation and its derived centos.
Aneste triemeros
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An entry on St. Joseph the Hymnographer's celebrated 9th-century Greek Ascension Canon. (St. Joseph the Hymn…