Dictionary of Hymnology
Learn hymn terms, meters, forms, and the history behind Christian worship music — curated for hymn lovers, worship leaders, and students.
Ah, whither should I go
History
Hymnological entry for Charles Wesley's Lenten hymn "Ah, whither should I go," detailing its publication hist…
Ales diei nuntius
History
An overview of Aurelius Clemens Prudentius's ancient Latin morning hymn "Ales diei nuntius," its liturgical u…
All glory to our gracious Lord
History
An overview of Charles Wesley's twenty-two stanza paraphrase of Psalm 118, "All glory to our gracious Lord," …
All hail, ye blessed band
Hymnology
Analysis of the unique, dramatic baptismal cento "All hail, ye blessed band," compiled in 1871 for adult bapt…
All things are ready! there's a place of rest
Hymnology
History of the Eucharistic hymn "All things are ready! there's a place of rest" and its various editorial for…
All ye that fear Him, praise the Lord
Hymnology
Analysis of the Psalm 22 cento "All ye that fear Him, praise the Lord," compiled by Charles Haddon Spurgeon.
Aye phorge, Lygia phorminx
History
Hymnological record of the first Ode of Synesius, Bishop of Ptolemais, detailing its Greek text origins and n…
Dank, Dank, sey dir für dein Erbarmen
Hymnology
A publication and structural history of the German Post-Communion hymn attributed to Christoph Christian Stur…
Father, Son, and Spirit, hear
Hymnology
A publication and structural history of Charles Wesley’s expansive six-part poem on the Communion of Saints, …
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…
Jerusalem, thy joys divine
Hymnology
A publication and textual history of the seventeenth-century poem on the Heavenly Jerusalem, tracking its rec…
Scottish Translations and Paraphrases
Hymnology
A detailed publication, authorship, and committee breakdown of the 1781 Scottish Translations and Paraphrases…
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…