Dictionary of Hymnology
Learn hymn terms, meters, forms, and the history behind Christian worship music — curated for hymn lovers, worship leaders, and students.
Arise, in all Thy splendour, Lord
An entry on Sarah Slinn's missionary hymn and its American revision.
Arise, my soul, arise, Shake off
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An entry on Charles Wesley's widely used hymn on Christ the Mediator.
Arise, my soul, arise, Thy Saviour's sacrifice
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An entry on Charles Wesley's hymn on the titles of Christ.
Arm of the Lord, awake, awake
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An entry on Charles Wesley's missionary cento compiled from three 1740 hymns.
Arm of the Lord, awake, awake (Thine own, &c.)
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An entry on Charles Wesley's paraphrase of Isaiah 51.
Father, Son, and Spirit, hear
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A publication and structural history of Charles Wesley’s expansive six-part poem on the Communion of Saints, …
Title: And are we yet alive?
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An entry on Charles Wesley's 1749 hymn traditionally used to open Methodist conferences.
Ye simple souls that stray
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A entry on the 1747 Methodist hymn Ye simple souls that stray, detailing its publication history, textual rev…