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…
A pilgrim through this lonely world
Hymn
Sir Edward Denny's solemn 1839 Passiontide hymn detailing Christ's earthly isolation, popular within Plymouth…
Age after age has called her blessed
History
Hymnological record of Elizabeth Charles's nineteenth-century hymn honoring Mary, the Mother of Jesus, based …
And is my soul with Jesus one?
Hymnology
An entry on Joseph Irons's 1825 hymn on union with Christ.
And now, my soul, another year
Hymnology
An entry on Simon Browne's 1720 New Year hymn.
Angel voices sweetly singing
Hymnology
An entry on Horatius Bonar's 1861 hymn on heaven.
Angels from your blissful stations
Hymnology
An entry on William Hiley Bathurst's hymn on the Second Advent.
A pilgrim through this lonely world
Hymn
Sir Edward Denny's solemn 1839 Passiontide hymn detailing Christ's earthly isolation, popular within Plymouth…
Age after age has called her blessed
History
Hymnological record of Elizabeth Charles's nineteenth-century hymn honoring Mary, the Mother of Jesus, based …
And is my soul with Jesus one?
Hymnology
An entry on Joseph Irons's 1825 hymn on union with Christ.
And now, my soul, another year
Hymnology
An entry on Simon Browne's 1720 New Year hymn.
Angel voices sweetly singing
Hymnology
An entry on Horatius Bonar's 1861 hymn on heaven.
Angels from your blissful stations
Hymnology
An entry on William Hiley Bathurst's hymn on the Second Advent.