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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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…