Dictionary of Hymnology
Learn hymn terms, meters, forms, and the history behind Christian worship music — curated for hymn lovers, worship leaders, and students.
Again we lift our voice
History
Hymnological record of Charles Wesley's funeral hymn "Again we lift our voice," written on the death of Samue…
Age after age has called her blessed
History
Hymnological record of Elizabeth Charles's nineteenth-century hymn honoring Mary, the Mother of Jesus, based …
Ages, ages have departed
History
Hymnological profile of James Montgomery's nineteenth-century anti-slavery poem "Ages, ages have departed," c…
Agnes, fair martyr
History
Hymnological record of Mary Dunlop Moultrie's nineteenth-century hymn for St. Agnes's Day, detailing its deat…
Agnoscat omne saeculum
History
Hymnological record of Venantius Fortunatus's sixth-century Christmas hymn "Agnoscat omne saeculum," detailin…
Agnus Dei Qui tollis peccata mundi
History
Hymnological record of the Agnus Dei, detailing its liturgical origins, medieval development, Reformation ada…
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, Jesus, let me hear Thy voice
History
Hymnological entry for Andrew Reed's nineteenth-century hymn "Ah, Jesus, let me hear Thy voice," detailing it…
Ah, Lord, with trembling I confess
History
Hymnological record of Charles Wesley's hymn "Ah, Lord, with trembling I confess," written on backsliding and…
Ah, lovely appearance of death
History
Hymnological record of Charles Wesley's eighteenth-century funeral hymn "Ah, lovely appearance of death," det…
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, what a wretch am I
History
Hymnological entry for Charles Wesley's 1749 Watch-night hymn "Ah, what a wretch am I," detailing its publica…
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, why am I left to complain
History
Hymnological entry for Charles Wesley's Lenten hymn "Ah, why am I left to complain," detailing its publicatio…
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," …