Dictionary of Hymnology

Learn hymn terms, meters, forms, and the history behind Christian worship music — curated for hymn lovers, worship leaders, and students.

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422 terms in the dictionary Showing 381–400 on this page
Joseph Addison Alexander History Overview of American biblical scholar and Princeton professor Joseph Addison Alexander, author of the solemn … Joseph Anstice Hymnology A biographical entry on Joseph Anstice, professor of classical literature and English hymn writer. Jubilemus omnes una Hymnology A publication and manuscript history of the medieval Advent sequence 'Jubilemus omnes una', tracing its prese… Knowles, James Davis Hymnology A biographical profile of American Baptist minister and professor James Davis Knowles, highlighting his pasto… Kolbe, Frederick William Hymnology A biographical profile of Rhenish and London Missionary Society missionary Frederick William Kolbe, highlight… Latin Hymnody Hymnology An historical survey of the development of early Western church song, exploring ancient definitions, scriptur… Lucy Evelina Akerman History Biographical sketch of American Unitarian writer Lucy Evelina Akerman, author of the popular evangelistic hym… Macgill, Hamilton Montgomerie Hymnologists A biographical profile of Hamilton Montgomerie Macgill, exploring his pastoral ministry, leadership roles wit… Maria Frances Anderson Hymnology A biographical entry on the Paris-born hymn writer Maria Frances Anderson. Marion Paul Aird History Biographical summary of Scottish devotional writer Marion Paul Aird, author of Home of the Heart and the hymn… Mark, shining light of Egypt History An overview of three Greek homoia from the liturgical office for St. Mark's Day in the Eastern Orthodox Menae… Nevin, Edwin Henry Hymnologists A biographical account of Edwin Henry Nevin, outlining his pastoral transitions across Presbyterian, Congrega… O heavenly love, arise, arise Hymn An historical account of the hymn 'O heavenly love, arise, arise,' tracing its origins to a nineteenth-centur… O paidas ek kaminou Hymnology An entry on Ode VII of the Easter Canon of St. John of Damascus and its English translations. Our eyes, great God, have seen Thy grace Hymn An historical overview of James Merrick's metrical paraphrase of Psalm 85, tracking its journey from eighteen… Photizou, photizou, he nea Ierousalem Hymnology An entry on Ode IX of the Easter Canon of St. John of Damascus and general notes on English translations of t… Pirie, Alexander Hymnologists A biographical overview of Alexander Pirie, detailing his shifting ecclesiastical affiliations across eightee… Quae gloriosum tanta coelis evocat Hymnology A publication, liturgical, and translation history of Guillaume de la Brunetière's Latin hymn for the Convers… Regnantem sempiterna per saecula susceptura Hymnology A publication and manuscript history of the early medieval Advent sequence 'Regnantem sempiterna per saecula … Sarah Miles Appleton Hymnology A cross-reference entry for hymn writer Sarah Miles Appleton.