Dictionary of Hymnology
Learn hymn terms, meters, forms, and the history behind Christian worship music — curated for hymn lovers, worship leaders, and students.
Scottish Hymnody
History
An historical account of congregational song in Scotland from the Reformation to the mid-nineteenth century, …
Scottish Translations and Paraphrases
Hymnology
A detailed publication, authorship, and committee breakdown of the 1781 Scottish Translations and Paraphrases…
Sir William Alexander
History
Biographical account of Sir William Alexander, Earl of Stirling, a Scottish courtier, poet, and principal con…
Solomon S. Allsop
Hymnology
Brief biography of Solomon S. Allsop, Baptist minister and hymnwriter.
St. Ambrose (Ambrosius)
Hymnology
Biography and hymnological legacy of St. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan.
St. Andrew of Crete
Hymnology
A biographical and historical entry on St. Andrew of Crete, famous Greek hymnographer and pioneer of the Cano…
St. Thomas Aquinas
Hymnology
A cross-reference entry for Thomas of Aquino (St. Thomas Aquinas) in hymnody.
Temperance Hymnody
Hymnology
An overview of the rise, development, popular compositions, and key contributors of the Temperance hymnody mo…
The Great Advent Antiphons
Hymnology
An entry on the seven greater Advent antiphons, their liturgical usage, and their prose and metrical English …
Title: And are we yet alive?
Hymnology
An entry on Charles Wesley's 1749 hymn traditionally used to open Methodist conferences.
Unitarian Hymnody
Hymnology
An extensive historical overview of English Unitarian hymnody, its doctrinal evolution from Presbyterian root…
United Methodist (Free Churches Hymnody)
Hymnology
A historical overview of the hymnody, collections, and doctrinal lineage of the United Methodist Free Churche…
Verbum Dei, Deo natum
Hymnology
A historical account of the medieval Latin hymn Verbum Dei, Deo natum, its manuscript sources, liturgical use…
Washburn, Edward Abiel
Hymnology
A biographical overview of Edward Abiel Washburn, Protestant Episcopal clergyman, theologian, and translator …
Wilhelm Alard
History
Biographical account of seventeenth-century pastor and Latin poet Wilhelm Alard, author of the Excubiarum Pia…
Wilhelm Erasmus Arends
Hymnology
A biographical entry on German pastor and hymn writer Wilhelm Erasmus Arends.
William Aldridge
History
Biographical sketch of William Aldridge, an eighteenth-century English minister in Lady Huntingdon's Connexio…
William Alexander
History
Biographical profile of William Alexander, Anglican Bishop of Derry and Raphoe, theologian, and author of rel…
William Lindsay Alexander
History
Biographical account of nineteenth-century Scottish Congregational minister, scholar, and Old Testament revis…
Xavier, St. Francis
Hymnology
A biographical sketch of St. Francis Xavier, co-founder of the Jesuits and missionary to Asia, exploring his …
Xavier, St. Francis
Hymnology
A biographical sketch of St. Francis Xavier, co-founder of the Jesuits and missionary to Asia, exploring his …