Dictionary of Hymnology
Learn hymn terms, meters, forms, and the history behind Christian worship music — curated for hymn lovers, worship leaders, and students.
A. (Joseph Addison)
History
The signature "A." used to denote hymns by Joseph Addison in the Bristol Baptist Collection compiled by John …
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," …
All hail, Incarnate God
History
Overview of Elizabeth Scott's eighteenth-century hymn "All hail, Incarnate God," written on the glory and per…
Almighty Author of my frame
Hymnology
History of Anne Steele's hymn of praise "Almighty Author of my frame."
And did the Holy and the Just
Hymnology
An entry on Anne Steele's redemption hymn based on 1 Peter 3:18.
And will the Lord thus condescend?
Hymnology
An entry on Anne Steele's hymn on the love of Christ based on Revelation 3:20.
Angels roll the rock away
Hymnology
An entry on Thomas Scott's resurrection and ascension hymn, including text variations by Thomas Gibbons.
Angels round the throne are praising
Hymnology
An entry on Elizabeth Parson's children's hymn of praise.
Another six days' work is done
Hymnology
An entry on Joseph Stennett's famous Sabbath hymn and its various hymnal centos.
Arise and hail the happy day
Hymnology
An entry on an anonymous eighteenth-century Christmas hymn later attributed to Elizabeth Scott.
Baptist Hymnody, English
Hymnology
A comprehensive historical overview of congregational song among English Baptists from the seventeenth centur…
Johann Baptist Albertini
History
A profile of Johann Baptist Albertini, the nineteenth-century Moravian bishop, theologian, and scholar whose …
Pirie, Alexander
Hymnologists
A biographical overview of Alexander Pirie, detailing his shifting ecclesiastical affiliations across eightee…
Unitarian Hymnody
Hymnology
An extensive historical overview of English Unitarian hymnody, its doctrinal evolution from Presbyterian root…