Dictionary of Hymnology
Learn hymn terms, meters, forms, and the history behind Christian worship music — curated for hymn lovers, worship leaders, and students.
Henry Alford
History
Biographical account of Henry Alford, Dean of Canterbury, biblical scholar, and author of celebrated hymns in…
Hymnarium
Hymnology
An examination of the ancient medieval liturgical office book known as the Hymnarium, with an analytical over…
Hymnum canentes martyrum
Hymnology
A publication, structural, and translation history of the Venerable Bede's hymn for the Holy Innocents, notin…
I give immortal praise
Hymnology
A publication, structural, and textual history of Isaac Watts's famous trinitarian doxology, charting its shi…
I was a wandering sheep
Hymnology
A publication and structural history of Dr. Horatius Bonar's popular evangelistic hymn based on 1 Peter 2:25,…
Johann Baptist Albertini
History
A profile of Johann Baptist Albertini, the nineteenth-century Moravian bishop, theologian, and scholar whose …
Johann Christian Adami
History
A biographical profile of the Brandenburg pastor and hymnwriter Johann Christian Adami, documenting his Niede…
Johann Georg Albinus
History
A biography of seventeenth-century Saxon pastor and poet Johann Georg Albinus, author of classic funeral and …
John Quincy, Adam
History
Biographical entry for John Quincy Adams (1767–1848), sixth President of the United States, diplomat, Unitari…
Joseph Addison Alexander
History
Overview of American biblical scholar and Princeton professor Joseph Addison Alexander, author of the solemn …
Knowles, James Davis
Hymnology
A biographical profile of American Baptist minister and professor James Davis Knowles, highlighting his pasto…
Kolbe, Frederick William
Hymnology
A biographical profile of Rhenish and London Missionary Society missionary Frederick William Kolbe, highlight…
Latin Hymnody
Hymnology
An historical survey of the development of early Western church song, exploring ancient definitions, scriptur…
Macgill, Hamilton Montgomerie
Hymnologists
A biographical profile of Hamilton Montgomerie Macgill, exploring his pastoral ministry, leadership roles wit…
Mark, shining light of Egypt
History
An overview of three Greek homoia from the liturgical office for St. Mark's Day in the Eastern Orthodox Menae…
Nevin, Edwin Henry
Hymnologists
A biographical account of Edwin Henry Nevin, outlining his pastoral transitions across Presbyterian, Congrega…
Pirie, Alexander
Hymnologists
A biographical overview of Alexander Pirie, detailing his shifting ecclesiastical affiliations across eightee…
Quae gloriosum tanta coelis evocat
Hymnology
A publication, liturgical, and translation history of Guillaume de la Brunetière's Latin hymn for the Convers…
Scottish Hymnody
History
An historical account of congregational song in Scotland from the Reformation to the mid-nineteenth century, …
Scottish Translations and Paraphrases
Hymnology
A detailed publication, authorship, and committee breakdown of the 1781 Scottish Translations and Paraphrases…