Dictionary of Hymnology
Learn hymn terms, meters, forms, and the history behind Christian worship music — curated for hymn lovers, worship leaders, and students.
A day, a day of glory
Hymn
John Mason Neale's joyful 1860 Christmas carol, written expressly for Edmund Sedding's Antient Christmas Caro…
A Friend there is; your voices join
Hymn
Joseph Swain’s poignant 1791 hymn on Christ’s friendship, composed following the tragic loss of his only son.
A good High Priest is come
History
John Cennick's 1744 hymn on the priesthood of Christ, compiled by George Whitefield and John Rippon for wides…
A Patre Unigenitus (English Translations)
History
The principal nineteenth-century English translations of the ancient Latin Epiphany hymn 'A Patre Unigenitus'…
A pilgrim through this lonely world
Hymn
Sir Edward Denny's solemn 1839 Passiontide hymn detailing Christ's earthly isolation, popular within Plymouth…
A sinful man am I
History
Horatius Bonar's 1867 Short Meter invitation hymn exploring human brokenness and Christ's call, published in …
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. L. P.
History
The pen name "A. L. P." (standing for "A London Priest") used by Dr. Richard Frederick Littledale in the Peop…
Abyssinian Hymnody
History
An overview of the historical introduction of Ethiopian sacred song to Western scholars, highlighting the tra…
Accept our thanks, O Lord, we pray
Hymnology
A publication note on William Chatterton Dix's commemorative hymn for the festival of Saint Bede, highlightin…
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! lehre mich ein Kindlein sein
Hymnology
A entry on Emma Neustetel's children's hymn of spiritual humility, outlining its compilation in Basel and its…
Ach! treuer Gott, barmherzigs Herz
Hymnology
A publication history of Paul Gerhardt's hymn of comfort, detailing its origin from Johann Arndt's devotional…
Ad laudes Salvatoris
Hymnology
A structural registry of the late medieval Latin sequence "Ad laudes Salvatoris," tracking its manuscript pre…
Ad perennis vitae fontem mens sitivit arida
Hymnology
A text-critical history of Cardinal Peter Damiani's celebrated sequence on the Glory of Paradise, examining i…
Ad regias Agni dapes
History
A publication registry of the classicized Roman Breviary revision of the Easter hymn 'Ad coenam Agni providi,…
Ades Pater supreme
History
Historical and liturgical entry for Prudentius's 5th-century evening hymn "Ades Pater supreme," detailing its…
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…
A Friend there is; your voices join
Hymn
Joseph Swain’s poignant 1791 hymn on Christ’s friendship, composed following the tragic loss of his only son.
A good High Priest is come
History
John Cennick's 1744 hymn on the priesthood of Christ, compiled by George Whitefield and John Rippon for wides…
A Patre Unigenitus (English Translations)
History
The principal nineteenth-century English translations of the ancient Latin Epiphany hymn 'A Patre Unigenitus'…
A pilgrim through this lonely world
Hymn
Sir Edward Denny's solemn 1839 Passiontide hymn detailing Christ's earthly isolation, popular within Plymouth…
A sinful man am I
History
Horatius Bonar's 1867 Short Meter invitation hymn exploring human brokenness and Christ's call, published in …
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. L. P.
History
The pen name "A. L. P." (standing for "A London Priest") used by Dr. Richard Frederick Littledale in the Peop…
Abyssinian Hymnody
History
An overview of the historical introduction of Ethiopian sacred song to Western scholars, highlighting the tra…
Accept our thanks, O Lord, we pray
Hymnology
A publication note on William Chatterton Dix's commemorative hymn for the festival of Saint Bede, highlightin…
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! lehre mich ein Kindlein sein
Hymnology
A entry on Emma Neustetel's children's hymn of spiritual humility, outlining its compilation in Basel and its…
Ach! treuer Gott, barmherzigs Herz
Hymnology
A publication history of Paul Gerhardt's hymn of comfort, detailing its origin from Johann Arndt's devotional…
Ad laudes Salvatoris
Hymnology
A structural registry of the late medieval Latin sequence "Ad laudes Salvatoris," tracking its manuscript pre…
Ad perennis vitae fontem mens sitivit arida
Hymnology
A text-critical history of Cardinal Peter Damiani's celebrated sequence on the Glory of Paradise, examining i…
Ad regias Agni dapes
History
A publication registry of the classicized Roman Breviary revision of the Easter hymn 'Ad coenam Agni providi,…
Ades Pater supreme
History
Historical and liturgical entry for Prudentius's 5th-century evening hymn "Ades Pater supreme," detailing its…
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…