Dictionary of Hymnology
Learn hymn terms, meters, forms, and the history behind Christian worship music — curated for hymn lovers, worship leaders, and students.
American Hymnody
History
Comprehensive survey of the history, development, denominational collections, and principal hymnists of Ameri…
And are we wretches yet alive?
Hymnology
An entry on Isaac Watts's 1707 Lenten hymn on repentance.
And can my heart aspire so high
Hymnology
An entry on Anne Steele's hymn on filial submission based on Hebrews 12:7.
And is the gospel peace and love?
Hymnology
An entry on Anne Steele's hymn on the example of Christ.
And is the time approaching?
Hymnology
An entry on Jane Borthwick's poem on the anticipation of heaven.
And will the Lord thus condescend?
Hymnology
An entry on Anne Steele's hymn on the love of Christ based on Revelation 3:20.
Another week begins
Hymnology
An entry on Thomas Kelly's Lord's Day hymn based on Psalm 118:24.
Another year is dawning
Hymnology
An entry on Frances Ridley Havergal's famous New Year hymn of devotion and trust.
Arise, in all Thy splendour, Lord
An entry on Sarah Slinn's missionary hymn and its American revision.
Arise, my tenderest thoughts, arise
Hymnology
An entry on Philip Doddridge's hymn on sorrow for sin and missionary devotion.
Arm of the Lord, awake, awake (Thine own, &c.)
Hymnology
An entry on Charles Wesley's paraphrase of Isaiah 51.
As birds their infant brood protect
Hymnology
An entry on William Cowper's Olney hymn on divine protection.
As panting, in the sultry beam
Hymnology
An entry on John Bowdler's two-part metrical paraphrase of Psalm 42.
As pants the hart for cooling streams
Hymnology
An entry on Tate and Brady's widely adapted metrical version of Psalm 42.
As showers on meadows newly mown
Hymnology
An entry on Thomas Gibbons's hymn on divine influence and grace.
As the sun's enlivening eye
Hymnology
An entry on John Newton's parting hymn composed after surgical recovery.
Assembled at Thy great command
Hymnology
An entry on William Bengo Collyer's missionary hymn written for the opening of service.
Cantemus cuncti melodum nunc
Hymnology
A publication, authorship, and text-critical overview of the celebrated Alleluiatic Sequence, examining its S…
Johann Michael Altenburg
Hymnology
Biography and hymnological contribution of German pastor and musician Johann Michael Altenburg.
Zion stands by hills surrounded
Hymnology
An entry on Thomas Kelly's 1806 hymn Zion stands by hills surrounded, covering its scriptural origin in Psalm…