Dictionary of Hymnology
Learn hymn terms, meters, forms, and the history behind Christian worship music — curated for hymn lovers, worship leaders, and students.
A little while—our Lord shall come
Hymn
James George Deck's influential 1841 Advent hymn, rooted in Plymouth Brethren hymnody and adopted across prom…
Abelard, Peter
Biography
A biographical record of the medieval philosopher, theologian, and poet Peter Abelard, charting his tumultuou…
Accept, O Lord, Thy servant's thanks
Hymnology
A publication history of Bishop Richard Mant's scriptural hymn of thanksgiving, detailing its structural orig…
Ach Gott vom Himmel, sieh darein
Hymnology
A publication and historical chronicle of Martin Luther's Psalm 12 paraphrase, detailing its 1524 debut in Wi…
Adsunt tenebrae primae
History
Hymnological profile of the anonymous Mozarabic evening hymn "Adsunt tenebrae primae," tracing its manuscript…
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…
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 …
Johann Baptist Albertini
History
A profile of Johann Baptist Albertini, the nineteenth-century Moravian bishop, theologian, and scholar whose …
Jubilemus omnes una
Hymnology
A publication and manuscript history of the medieval Advent sequence 'Jubilemus omnes una', tracing its prese…
Regnantem sempiterna per saecula susceptura
Hymnology
A publication and manuscript history of the early medieval Advent sequence 'Regnantem sempiterna per saecula …
Abelard, Peter
Biography
A biographical record of the medieval philosopher, theologian, and poet Peter Abelard, charting his tumultuou…
Accept, O Lord, Thy servant's thanks
Hymnology
A publication history of Bishop Richard Mant's scriptural hymn of thanksgiving, detailing its structural orig…
Ach Gott vom Himmel, sieh darein
Hymnology
A publication and historical chronicle of Martin Luther's Psalm 12 paraphrase, detailing its 1524 debut in Wi…
Adsunt tenebrae primae
History
Hymnological profile of the anonymous Mozarabic evening hymn "Adsunt tenebrae primae," tracing its manuscript…
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…
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 …
Johann Baptist Albertini
History
A profile of Johann Baptist Albertini, the nineteenth-century Moravian bishop, theologian, and scholar whose …
Jubilemus omnes una
Hymnology
A publication and manuscript history of the medieval Advent sequence 'Jubilemus omnes una', tracing its prese…
Regnantem sempiterna per saecula susceptura
Hymnology
A publication and manuscript history of the early medieval Advent sequence 'Regnantem sempiterna per saecula …