Dictionary of Hymnology
Learn hymn terms, meters, forms, and the history behind Christian worship music — curated for hymn lovers, worship leaders, and students.
Adams, Nehemiah
Hymnology
A biographical entry on Nehemiah Adams, Congregational clergyman, author, and compiler of Church Pastorals.
Elijah Porter Barrows
History
American Presbyterian theologian, professor, and author of the hymn Hallelujah, Christ is mine.
James Henry Bancroft
History
American Congregational student and poet who authored the burial hymn Brother, though from yonder sky.
Leonard Bacon
History
American Congregational minister, theologian, and hymnodist who served as pastor of Centre Church in New Have…