Dictionary of Hymnology
Learn hymn terms, meters, forms, and the history behind Christian worship music — curated for hymn lovers, worship leaders, and students.
And dost Thou fast, and may I feast?
Hymnology
An entry on John Samuel Bewley Monsell's Lenten and Communion hymn.
And is there in God's world so drear a place?
Hymnology
An entry on John Keble's Lenten poem on Esau's repentance from The Christian Year.
Aphraston thauma
Hymnology
An entry on Saint Cosmas's eighth-century Greek Easter Eve canon ode and its English translation by Richard F…
Approach, my soul, the mercy seat
Hymnology
An entry on John Newton's popular Lenten hymn of penitence and prayer.
Johann Valentin Andrea
Hymnology
A biographical entry on the German theologian, church reformer, and writer Johann Valentin Andrea.
Scottish Translations and Paraphrases
Hymnology
A detailed publication, authorship, and committee breakdown of the 1781 Scottish Translations and Paraphrases…
St. Ambrose (Ambrosius)
Hymnology
Biography and hymnological legacy of St. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan.