Dictionary of Hymnology
Learn hymn terms, meters, forms, and the history behind Christian worship music — curated for hymn lovers, worship leaders, and students.
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…
O paidas ek kaminou
Hymnology
An entry on Ode VII of the Easter Canon of St. John of Damascus and its English translations.
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…
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.
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…