Dictionary of Hymnology
Learn hymn terms, meters, forms, and the history behind Christian worship music — curated for hymn lovers, worship leaders, and students.
Father, Son, and Spirit, hear
Hymnology
A publication and structural history of Charles Wesley’s expansive six-part poem on the Communion of Saints, …
H. C. Ayres
History
American Baptist writer known for the gospel hymn One there is who loves thee, set to music by W. H. Doane.
Henry Alline
Hymnology
Biographical sketch of Henry Alline, North American evangelist, hymnwriter, and founder of the Allinites.
James Henry Bancroft
History
American Congregational student and poet who authored the burial hymn Brother, though from yonder sky.
Johann Baptist Albertini
History
A profile of Johann Baptist Albertini, the nineteenth-century Moravian bishop, theologian, and scholar whose …
John Ash
Hymnology
A biography of the Baptist minister, lexicographer, and hymnal editor Dr. John Ash.
Knowles, James Davis
Hymnology
A biographical profile of American Baptist minister and professor James Davis Knowles, highlighting his pasto…
Lucy Evelina Akerman
History
Biographical sketch of American Unitarian writer Lucy Evelina Akerman, author of the popular evangelistic hym…
Lydia Baxter
History
American Baptist hymn writer best known for gospel songs including Take the Name of Jesus With You and There …
Maria Frances Anderson
Hymnology
A biographical entry on the Paris-born hymn writer Maria Frances Anderson.
Mary A. Baker
History
American Baptist writer and temperance advocate who authored the widely known gospel hymn Master, the tempest…
Nevin, Edwin Henry
Hymnologists
A biographical account of Edwin Henry Nevin, outlining his pastoral transitions across Presbyterian, Congrega…
Philip James Bailey
History
English poet and barrister best known as the author of the epic poem Festus and related lyrical works.
Sir Nathaniel Barnaby
History
British naval architect, Director of Naval Construction, and Baptist Sunday school superintendent who authore…
Solomon S. Allsop
Hymnology
Brief biography of Solomon S. Allsop, Baptist minister and hymnwriter.
Temperance Hymnody
Hymnology
An overview of the rise, development, popular compositions, and key contributors of the Temperance hymnody mo…
Thomas Baldwin
History
American Baptist minister, state legislator, and pastor in Boston who authored several influential early Amer…
Unitarian Hymnody
Hymnology
An extensive historical overview of English Unitarian hymnody, its doctrinal evolution from Presbyterian root…
William Poole Balfern
History
Baptist minister, poet, and hymn writer who authored Glimpses of Jesus and several popular devotional hymns f…