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…
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 …
Alway in the Lord rejoice
History
Overview of John Samuel Bewley Monsell's hymn "Alway in the Lord rejoice."
The Great Advent Antiphons
Hymnology
An entry on the seven greater Advent antiphons, their liturgical usage, and their prose and metrical English …
Abelard, Peter
Biography
A biographical record of the medieval philosopher, theologian, and poet Peter Abelard, charting his tumultuou…
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 …
Alway in the Lord rejoice
History
Overview of John Samuel Bewley Monsell's hymn "Alway in the Lord rejoice."
The Great Advent Antiphons
Hymnology
An entry on the seven greater Advent antiphons, their liturgical usage, and their prose and metrical English …