Dictionary of Hymnology
Learn hymn terms, meters, forms, and the history behind Christian worship music — curated for hymn lovers, worship leaders, and students.
John Quincy, Adam
History
Biographical entry for John Quincy Adams (1767–1848), sixth President of the United States, diplomat, Unitari…
Jonathan Bush Atchinson
Biography
A biography of the American Methodist preacher and gospel song writer Jonathan Bush Atchinson.
Joseph Addison Alexander
History
Overview of American biblical scholar and Princeton professor Joseph Addison Alexander, author of the solemn …
Jubilemus omnes una
Hymnology
A publication and manuscript history of the medieval Advent sequence 'Jubilemus omnes una', tracing its prese…
Knowles, James Davis
Hymnology
A biographical profile of American Baptist minister and professor James Davis Knowles, highlighting his pasto…
Kolbe, Frederick William
Hymnology
A biographical profile of Rhenish and London Missionary Society missionary Frederick William Kolbe, highlight…
Latin Hymnody
Hymnology
An historical survey of the development of early Western church song, exploring ancient definitions, scriptur…
Macgill, Hamilton Montgomerie
Hymnologists
A biographical profile of Hamilton Montgomerie Macgill, exploring his pastoral ministry, leadership roles wit…
Marion Paul Aird
History
Biographical summary of Scottish devotional writer Marion Paul Aird, author of Home of the Heart and the hymn…
Nevin, Edwin Henry
Hymnologists
A biographical account of Edwin Henry Nevin, outlining his pastoral transitions across Presbyterian, Congrega…
O heavenly love, arise, arise
Hymn
An historical account of the hymn 'O heavenly love, arise, arise,' tracing its origins to a nineteenth-centur…
Our eyes, great God, have seen Thy grace
Hymn
An historical overview of James Merrick's metrical paraphrase of Psalm 85, tracking its journey from eighteen…
Pirie, Alexander
Hymnologists
A biographical overview of Alexander Pirie, detailing his shifting ecclesiastical affiliations across eightee…
Quae gloriosum tanta coelis evocat
Hymnology
A publication, liturgical, and translation history of Guillaume de la Brunetière's Latin hymn for the Convers…
Regnantem sempiterna per saecula susceptura
Hymnology
A publication and manuscript history of the early medieval Advent sequence 'Regnantem sempiterna per saecula …
Sarah Miles Appleton
Hymnology
A cross-reference entry for hymn writer Sarah Miles Appleton.
Scottish Hymnody
History
An historical account of congregational song in Scotland from the Reformation to the mid-nineteenth century, …
Scottish Translations and Paraphrases
Hymnology
A detailed publication, authorship, and committee breakdown of the 1781 Scottish Translations and Paraphrases…
Sir William Alexander
History
Biographical account of Sir William Alexander, Earl of Stirling, a Scottish courtier, poet, and principal con…
Temperance Hymnody
Hymnology
An overview of the rise, development, popular compositions, and key contributors of the Temperance hymnody mo…