Dictionary of Hymnology
Learn hymn terms, meters, forms, and the history behind Christian worship music — curated for hymn lovers, worship leaders, and students.
Agnoscat omne saeculum
History
Hymnological record of Venantius Fortunatus's sixth-century Christmas hymn "Agnoscat omne saeculum," detailin…
Agricola, Johannes
History
Biographical and hymnological entry for Johannes Agricola (Sneider), sixteenth-century Protestant reformer, p…
Ah, I shall soon be dying
History
Hymnological profile of John Ryland's late eighteenth-century hymn "Ah, I shall soon be dying," detailing its…
Ah, mournful case, what can afford
Hymnology
Hymnological record of Ralph Erskine's eighteenth-century poem "Ah, mournful case, what can afford," detailin…
Ah, my dear Lord, Whose changeless love
History
Hymnological entry for Charles Wesley's 1739 hymn "Ah, my dear Lord, Whose changeless love," detailing its pu…
Ah, my dear loving Lord
History
Hymnological entry for Charles Wesley's poem "Ah, my dear loving Lord," detailing its publication in Hymns an…
Ah, when shall I awake
History
Hymnological entry for Charles Wesley's 1741 prayer hymn "Ah, when shall I awake," detailing its publication …
Ah, whither flee, or where abide
History
Hymnological record of Catherine Winkworth's 1865 translation "Ah, whither flee, or where abide," published i…
Ah, whither should I go
History
Hymnological entry for Charles Wesley's Lenten hymn "Ah, whither should I go," detailing its publication hist…
Ah, wretched souls who strive in vain
History
Hymnological entry for Anne Steele's eighteenth-century Lenten hymn "Ah, wretched souls who strive in vain," …
Ah, wretched, vile, ungrateful heart
History
Hymnological entry for Anne Steele's Lenten hymn "Ah, wretched, vile, ungrateful heart," detailing its public…
Alas! and did my Saviour bleed
History
An in-depth historical profile of Isaac Watts's monumental 1707 Passion hymn, detailing its theological impac…
Alas! by nature how depraved
History
John Newton's 1779 Lenten hymn exploring human depravity and divine adoption based on Jeremiah 3:19, original…
Alas! what hourly dangers rise
History
Anne Steele's 1760 hymn on Christian vigilance and prayer, detailing its biblical roots in Matthew 26 and its…
Albrecht of Brandenburg-Culmbach
History
Biographical account of Margrave Albrecht of Brandenburg-Culmbach, known as the German Alcibiades, and the hi…
All glory to God in the sky
History
Summary of Charles Wesley's Christmas hymn "All glory to God in the sky," published in Hymns for the Nativity…
Aye moi psycha
History
Hymnological profile of the third Ode of Synesius, Bishop of Ptolemais, written upon his return to Libya and …
Baptist Hymnody, English
Hymnology
A comprehensive historical overview of congregational song among English Baptists from the seventeenth centur…
Cantemus cuncti melodum nunc
Hymnology
A publication, authorship, and text-critical overview of the celebrated Alleluiatic Sequence, examining its S…
Dank, Dank, sey dir für dein Erbarmen
Hymnology
A publication and structural history of the German Post-Communion hymn attributed to Christoph Christian Stur…