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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Anima Christi sanctifica me Hymnology An entry on the famous 14th-century Eucharistic prayer Anima Christi and its English and German translations. Another year has now begun Hymnology An entry on Bishop Christopher Wordsworth's New Year's Day hymn from The Holy Year. Aphraston thauma Hymnology An entry on Saint Cosmas's eighth-century Greek Easter Eve canon ode and its English translation by Richard F… Apostle of our own dear home Hymnology An entry on James Elwin Millard's festival hymn for Saint Augustine of Canterbury. Apparuit benignitas Hymnology An entry on a fifteenth-century Latin Christmas poem and its famous English hymn translation. Arise, and follow me Hymnology An entry on Henry Alford's hymn written for St. Matthew's Day. Aute he klete kai hagia hemera Hymnology An entry on Ode VIII of the Easter Canon by St. John of Damascus and its use in English hymnals. Gaude, Mater Ecclesia Hymnology A text-critical and publication history of the Latin hymn Gaude, Mater Ecclesia, tracing its origin in the Se… Heinrich Alberti History Biographical account and publication history of seventeenth-century organist and composer Heinrich Alberti, c… Henry Alford History Biographical account of Henry Alford, Dean of Canterbury, biblical scholar, and author of celebrated hymns in… Hymnum canentes martyrum Hymnology A publication, structural, and translation history of the Venerable Bede's hymn for the Holy Innocents, notin… John Anderson Biography A biographical entry on the Scottish minister John Anderson, the first to publish a complete English translat… 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… 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 … William Alexander History Biographical profile of William Alexander, Anglican Bishop of Derry and Raphoe, theologian, and author of rel…