Dictionary of Hymnology
Learn hymn terms, meters, forms, and the history behind Christian worship music — curated for hymn lovers, worship leaders, and students.
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 fulness resides in Jesus our Head
History
John Fawcett's 1782 hymn on the sufficiency of Christ, first published in his collected hymns and later popul…
Adams, John
Hymnology
A biographical sketch of John Adams, an Eighteenth Century English hymn writer and independent minister from …
All hail, Incarnate God
History
Overview of Elizabeth Scott's eighteenth-century hymn "All hail, Incarnate God," written on the glory and per…
American Hymnody
History
Comprehensive survey of the history, development, denominational collections, and principal hymnists of Ameri…
Amidst us our Beloved stands
Hymnology
An entry on Charles Haddon Spurgeon's Holy Communion hymn, first published in Our Own Hymn Book in 1866.
And will ye go away?
Hymnology
An entry on Samuel Deacon's hymn on falling away from Christ and its expanded revision.
Baptist Hymnody, English
Hymnology
A comprehensive historical overview of congregational song among English Baptists from the seventeenth centur…
Ecking, Samuel Ecking
Hymnology
A biographical note on the brief life and literary contributions of the eighteenth-century Baptist hymnwriter…