Dictionary of Hymnology
Learn hymn terms, meters, forms, and the history behind Christian worship music — curated for hymn lovers, worship leaders, and students.
A beautiful land by faith I see
Hymn
A popular nineteenth-century Sunday School hymn about Heaven, first published anonymously in 1862 and later a…
A car of fire is on the air
History
A striking nineteenth-century hymn on death and burial written by William Winstanley Hull and published in 18…
A little flock! So calls He thee
Hymn
Horatius Bonar's expansive 1857 poem on the Church, published in Hymns of Faith and Hope and adapted into var…
A little while and every fear
Hymn
Dr. Robert Kaye Greville's 1834 devotional hymn expressing the believer's patient anticipation of the Lord, p…
A solis ortus cardine (Translations and Structural Variants)
History
An index of the nineteenth-century English and German translations of Coelius Sedulius's hymn, detailing the …
A voice comes from Ramah
Hymnology
A publication history of William Knox's scriptural hymn on bereavement, tracking its textual origins from Jer…
A. K. B. G
History
The signature "A. K. B. G-." used in The Divine Hymnal (1860) to denote Augustus Kerr Bozzi Granville.
A. L. W.
History
The initials "A. L. W." used in various hymn collections to sign the deeply devotional work of Welsh poet and…
Abash'd be all the boast of Age
Hymnology
A publication history of Bishop Reginald Heber's Epiphany hymn, detailing its initial 1827 appearance and its…
Abba Father, while we sing
Hymnology
A publication summary of Edward Osler's 1836 hymn on divine providence, tracing its roots from the Mitre Hymn…
Above, below, where'er I gaze
Hymnology
A publication history of an anonymous nineteenth-century hymn celebrating divine omnipresence in creation, de…
Accept, O Lord, Thy servant's thanks
Hymnology
A publication history of Bishop Richard Mant's scriptural hymn of thanksgiving, detailing its structural orig…
According to Thy gracious word
Hymnology
A publication history of James Montgomery's communion hymn, detailing its 1825 debut, various textual alterat…
Ach Gott vom Himmel, sieh darein (English Translations)
Hymnology
A bibliography of English translations of Martin Luther's Psalm 12 paraphrase, documenting both the common us…
Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid
Hymnology
A publication and authorship history of the German hymn of consolation attributed to Martin Moller, charting …
Ach, Jesu, dein Sterben
Hymnology
A publication history of an anonymous eighteenth-century German Passion chorale from Silesia and its subseque…
Ach! treuer Gott, barmherzigs Herz
Hymnology
A publication history of Paul Gerhardt's hymn of comfort, detailing its origin from Johann Arndt's devotional…
Acquaint thee, O mortal
Hymnology
A structural account of William Knox's invitation hymn based on Job 22, detailing its initial compilation in …
Ad templa nos rursus vocat
Hymnology
A publication and text-historical record of Charles Coffin’s morning hymn for Sunday Lauds, charting its intr…
Adeste, Coelitum chori
History
Historical entry for Nicholas le Tourneaux's Latin Easter hymn "Adeste, Coelitum chori," appointed for Matins…
A little flock! So calls He thee
Hymn
Horatius Bonar's expansive 1857 poem on the Church, published in Hymns of Faith and Hope and adapted into var…
A little while and every fear
Hymn
Dr. Robert Kaye Greville's 1834 devotional hymn expressing the believer's patient anticipation of the Lord, p…
A solis ortus cardine (Translations and Structural Variants)
History
An index of the nineteenth-century English and German translations of Coelius Sedulius's hymn, detailing the …
A voice comes from Ramah
Hymnology
A publication history of William Knox's scriptural hymn on bereavement, tracking its textual origins from Jer…
A. K. B. G
History
The signature "A. K. B. G-." used in The Divine Hymnal (1860) to denote Augustus Kerr Bozzi Granville.
A. L. W.
History
The initials "A. L. W." used in various hymn collections to sign the deeply devotional work of Welsh poet and…
Abash'd be all the boast of Age
Hymnology
A publication history of Bishop Reginald Heber's Epiphany hymn, detailing its initial 1827 appearance and its…
Abba Father, while we sing
Hymnology
A publication summary of Edward Osler's 1836 hymn on divine providence, tracing its roots from the Mitre Hymn…
Above, below, where'er I gaze
Hymnology
A publication history of an anonymous nineteenth-century hymn celebrating divine omnipresence in creation, de…
Accept, O Lord, Thy servant's thanks
Hymnology
A publication history of Bishop Richard Mant's scriptural hymn of thanksgiving, detailing its structural orig…
According to Thy gracious word
Hymnology
A publication history of James Montgomery's communion hymn, detailing its 1825 debut, various textual alterat…
Ach Gott vom Himmel, sieh darein (English Translations)
Hymnology
A bibliography of English translations of Martin Luther's Psalm 12 paraphrase, documenting both the common us…
Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid
Hymnology
A publication and authorship history of the German hymn of consolation attributed to Martin Moller, charting …
Ach, Jesu, dein Sterben
Hymnology
A publication history of an anonymous eighteenth-century German Passion chorale from Silesia and its subseque…
Ach! treuer Gott, barmherzigs Herz
Hymnology
A publication history of Paul Gerhardt's hymn of comfort, detailing its origin from Johann Arndt's devotional…
Acquaint thee, O mortal
Hymnology
A structural account of William Knox's invitation hymn based on Job 22, detailing its initial compilation in …
Ad templa nos rursus vocat
Hymnology
A publication and text-historical record of Charles Coffin’s morning hymn for Sunday Lauds, charting its intr…
Adeste, Coelitum chori
History
Historical entry for Nicholas le Tourneaux's Latin Easter hymn "Adeste, Coelitum chori," appointed for Matins…