Dictionary of Hymnology
Learn hymn terms, meters, forms, and the history behind Christian worship music — curated for hymn lovers, worship leaders, and students.
Alleluia, dulce carmen
Hymnology
Comprehensive history of the Latin hymn "Alleluia, dulce carmen," sung before Septuagesima, detailing its man…
Alleluia! With a diadem of beauty
Hymn
Account of William Thomas Brooke's hymn "Alleluia! With a diadem of beauty," based on an Abyssinian hymn.
Alone! to land alone upon that shore
Hymnology
Summary of Frederick William Faber's hymn on death, "Alone! to land alone upon that shore."
American Hymnody
History
Comprehensive survey of the history, development, denominational collections, and principal hymnists of Ameri…
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 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.
Another day begun!
Hymnology
An entry on John Ellerton's weekday morning hymn for Tuesday.
Another week has passed away
Hymnology
An entry on William Hiley Bathurst's Saturday evening hymn and its Latin translation.
Aphraston thauma
Hymnology
An entry on Saint Cosmas's eighth-century Greek Easter Eve canon ode and its English translation by Richard F…
Aute he klete kai hagia hemera
Hymnology
An entry on Ode VIII of the Easter Canon by St. John of Damascus and its use in English hymnals.
Aye moi psycha
History
Hymnological profile of the third Ode of Synesius, Bishop of Ptolemais, written upon his return to Libya and …
Aye phorge, Lygia phorminx
History
Hymnological record of the first Ode of Synesius, Bishop of Ptolemais, detailing its Greek text origins and n…
Cantemus cuncti melodum nunc
Hymnology
A publication, authorship, and text-critical overview of the celebrated Alleluiatic Sequence, examining its S…
Henry Alford
History
Biographical account of Henry Alford, Dean of Canterbury, biblical scholar, and author of celebrated hymns in…
Regnantem sempiterna per saecula susceptura
Hymnology
A publication and manuscript history of the early medieval Advent sequence 'Regnantem sempiterna per saecula …
Verbum Dei, Deo natum
Hymnology
A historical account of the medieval Latin hymn Verbum Dei, Deo natum, its manuscript sources, liturgical use…
Henry Alford
History
Biographical account of Henry Alford, Dean of Canterbury, biblical scholar, and author of celebrated hymns in…
Regnantem sempiterna per saecula susceptura
Hymnology
A publication and manuscript history of the early medieval Advent sequence 'Regnantem sempiterna per saecula …
Verbum Dei, Deo natum
Hymnology
A historical account of the medieval Latin hymn Verbum Dei, Deo natum, its manuscript sources, liturgical use…