Dictionary of Hymnology
Learn hymn terms, meters, forms, and the history behind Christian worship music — curated for hymn lovers, worship leaders, and students.
Heinrich Alberti
History
Biographical account and publication history of seventeenth-century organist and composer Heinrich Alberti, c…
Henry Ainsworth
Hymnology
Life and scholarly legacy of Henry Ainsworth, the seventeenth-century Separatist leader whose Hebrew translat…
Henry Alford
History
Biographical account of Henry Alford, Dean of Canterbury, biblical scholar, and author of celebrated hymns in…
Henry Alline
Hymnology
Biographical sketch of Henry Alline, North American evangelist, hymnwriter, and founder of the Allinites.
Henry Allon
Hymnology
Biography of Dr. Henry Allon, Independent minister, editor of the British Quarterly Review, and prominent con…
Hymnarium
Hymnology
An examination of the ancient medieval liturgical office book known as the Hymnarium, with an analytical over…
Hymnum canentes martyrum
Hymnology
A publication, structural, and translation history of the Venerable Bede's hymn for the Holy Innocents, notin…
I give immortal praise
Hymnology
A publication, structural, and textual history of Isaac Watts's famous trinitarian doxology, charting its shi…
I was a wandering sheep
Hymnology
A publication and structural history of Dr. Horatius Bonar's popular evangelistic hymn based on 1 Peter 2:25,…
James Allen
Hymn
Biographical account of English hymnwriter James Allen, editor and contributor to the Kendal Hymn Book.
James Waddell Alexander
History
Profile of American Presbyterian minister and scholar James Waddell Alexander, translator of classic devotion…
Jerusalem, thy joys divine
Hymnology
A publication and textual history of the seventeenth-century poem on the Heavenly Jerusalem, tracking its rec…
Johann Baptist Albertini
History
A profile of Johann Baptist Albertini, the nineteenth-century Moravian bishop, theologian, and scholar whose …
Johann Christian Adami
History
A biographical profile of the Brandenburg pastor and hymnwriter Johann Christian Adami, documenting his Niede…
Johann Georg Albinus
History
A biography of seventeenth-century Saxon pastor and poet Johann Georg Albinus, author of classic funeral and …
Johann Michael Altenburg
Hymnology
Biography and hymnological contribution of German pastor and musician Johann Michael Altenburg.
Johann Valentin Andrea
Hymnology
A biographical entry on the German theologian, church reformer, and writer Johann Valentin Andrea.
John Anderson
Biography
A biographical entry on the Scottish minister John Anderson, the first to publish a complete English translat…
John Anderson (b. 1820)
Hymnology
A biographical entry on the Church of Scotland minister and author John Anderson.
John Quincy, Adam
History
Biographical entry for John Quincy Adams (1767–1848), sixth President of the United States, diplomat, Unitari…
Henry Alford
History
Biographical account of Henry Alford, Dean of Canterbury, biblical scholar, and author of celebrated hymns in…
Henry Alline
Hymnology
Biographical sketch of Henry Alline, North American evangelist, hymnwriter, and founder of the Allinites.
Henry Allon
Hymnology
Biography of Dr. Henry Allon, Independent minister, editor of the British Quarterly Review, and prominent con…
Hymnarium
Hymnology
An examination of the ancient medieval liturgical office book known as the Hymnarium, with an analytical over…
Hymnum canentes martyrum
Hymnology
A publication, structural, and translation history of the Venerable Bede's hymn for the Holy Innocents, notin…
I give immortal praise
Hymnology
A publication, structural, and textual history of Isaac Watts's famous trinitarian doxology, charting its shi…
I was a wandering sheep
Hymnology
A publication and structural history of Dr. Horatius Bonar's popular evangelistic hymn based on 1 Peter 2:25,…
James Allen
Hymn
Biographical account of English hymnwriter James Allen, editor and contributor to the Kendal Hymn Book.
James Waddell Alexander
History
Profile of American Presbyterian minister and scholar James Waddell Alexander, translator of classic devotion…
Jerusalem, thy joys divine
Hymnology
A publication and textual history of the seventeenth-century poem on the Heavenly Jerusalem, tracking its rec…
Johann Baptist Albertini
History
A profile of Johann Baptist Albertini, the nineteenth-century Moravian bishop, theologian, and scholar whose …
Johann Christian Adami
History
A biographical profile of the Brandenburg pastor and hymnwriter Johann Christian Adami, documenting his Niede…
Johann Georg Albinus
History
A biography of seventeenth-century Saxon pastor and poet Johann Georg Albinus, author of classic funeral and …
Johann Michael Altenburg
Hymnology
Biography and hymnological contribution of German pastor and musician Johann Michael Altenburg.
Johann Valentin Andrea
Hymnology
A biographical entry on the German theologian, church reformer, and writer Johann Valentin Andrea.
John Anderson
Biography
A biographical entry on the Scottish minister John Anderson, the first to publish a complete English translat…
John Anderson (b. 1820)
Hymnology
A biographical entry on the Church of Scotland minister and author John Anderson.
John Quincy, Adam
History
Biographical entry for John Quincy Adams (1767–1848), sixth President of the United States, diplomat, Unitari…