Dictionary of Hymnology
Learn hymn terms, meters, forms, and the history behind Christian worship music — curated for hymn lovers, worship leaders, and students.
A. T. R.
History
The initials "A. T. R." used in Psalms and Hymns (1851) to sign original contributions and translations by th…
Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid
Hymnology
A publication and authorship history of the German hymn of consolation attributed to Martin Moller, charting …
Ach! treuer Gott, barmherzigs Herz
Hymnology
A publication history of Paul Gerhardt's hymn of comfort, detailing its origin from Johann Arndt's devotional…
Agnus Dei Qui tollis peccata mundi
History
Hymnological record of the Agnus Dei, detailing its liturgical origins, medieval development, Reformation ada…
Agricola, Johannes
History
Biographical and hymnological entry for Johannes Agricola (Sneider), sixteenth-century Protestant reformer, p…
Another year hath fled, renew
Hymnology
An entry on Arthur Tozer Russell's New Year hymn and its textual revisions.
Erasmus Alber
History
A biographical account of sixteenth-century reformer and hymnwriter Erasmus Alber, whose uncompromising stanc…
Heinrich Alberti
History
Biographical account and publication history of seventeenth-century organist and composer Heinrich Alberti, c…
Johann Georg Albinus
History
A biography of seventeenth-century Saxon pastor and poet Johann Georg Albinus, author of classic funeral and …