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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Adams, Nehemiah Hymnology A biographical entry on Nehemiah Adams, Congregational clergyman, author, and compiler of Church Pastorals. Adams, Sarah History Biographical entry for Sarah Adams (1805–1848), nee Flower, English Unitarian hymn writer best known as the a… Addison, Joseph History Biographical and historical entry for Joseph Addison (1672–1719), English essayist, statesman, and author of … Addison, Lancelot History Biographical entry for Lancelot Addison (1632–1703), Dean of Lichfield, father of Joseph Addison, and author … Ades Pater supreme History Historical and liturgical entry for Prudentius's 5th-century evening hymn "Ades Pater supreme," detailing its… Adeste fideles laeti triumphantes History Comprehensive entry for the celebrated Christmas hymn "Adeste fideles," tracing its origin, Latin textual tra… Adeste, Coelitum chori History Historical entry for Nicholas le Tourneaux's Latin Easter hymn "Adeste, Coelitum chori," appointed for Matins… Adesto sancta Trinitas History Historical entry for the anonymous medieval hymn "Adesto sancta Trinitas," examining its manuscript sources, … Adoro Te devote, latens Deitas History Detailed history of St. Thomas Aquinas's famous Eucharistic hymn "Adoro Te devote," tracing its origins, litu… Adsis superne Spiritus, Pater benigne pauperum History Hymnological profile of "Adsis superne Spiritus, Pater benigne pauperum," an anonymous 18th-century Whitsunti… Adversa mundi tolera History Hymnological profile of Thomas à Kempis's "Adversa mundi tolera," a Latin hymn on Christian patience printed … Aeterna coeli gloria History Hymnological profile of the fifth-century Friday Lauds hymn "Aeterna coeli gloria," detailing its manuscript … Aeterne rerum conditor History Hymnological profile of Saint Ambrose's Sunday morning hymn "Aeterne rerum conditor," including patristic evi… Aeterne Rex altissime, Redemptor History Comprehensive entry for the Ascension hymn "Aeterne Rex altissime, Redemptor," exploring its complex authorsh… Afflicted soul, to Jesus dear Hymn Hymnological profile of John Fawcett's eighteenth-century hymn on divine support during affliction, including… Affliction is a stormy deep History Hymnological record of Nathaniel Cotton's eighteenth-century metrical Psalm adaptation, tracing its origins i… Again from calm and sweet repose History Hymnological record of Charles Philpot's nineteenth-century morning hymn, tracing its publication history and… Again our ears have heard the voice History Hymnological profile of James Montgomery's nineteenth-century hymn for the close of Divine Service, "Again ou… Again our earthly cares we leave History Hymnological record of the nineteenth-century worship hymn "Again our earthly cares we leave," arranged by Th… Again the Church's year hath run its round History Hymnological entry for Godfrey Thring's nineteenth-century Advent hymn "Again the Church's year hath run its …