Dictionary of Hymnology
Learn hymn terms, meters, forms, and the history behind Christian worship music — curated for hymn lovers, worship leaders, and students.
A nation God delights to bless
Hymn
Charles Wesley's 1762 patriotic hymn focusing on national peace, rooted in the text of Job 34:29 and preserve…
Alas! and did my Saviour bleed
History
An in-depth historical profile of Isaac Watts's monumental 1707 Passion hymn, detailing its theological impac…
Gottfried Arnold
Hymnology
A biographical and hymnological entry on German church historian, mystic, and hymn writer Gottfried Arnold.
James Waddell Alexander
History
Profile of American Presbyterian minister and scholar James Waddell Alexander, translator of classic devotion…
Latin Hymnody
Hymnology
An historical survey of the development of early Western church song, exploring ancient definitions, scriptur…
Alas! and did my Saviour bleed
History
An in-depth historical profile of Isaac Watts's monumental 1707 Passion hymn, detailing its theological impac…
Gottfried Arnold
Hymnology
A biographical and hymnological entry on German church historian, mystic, and hymn writer Gottfried Arnold.
James Waddell Alexander
History
Profile of American Presbyterian minister and scholar James Waddell Alexander, translator of classic devotion…
Latin Hymnody
Hymnology
An historical survey of the development of early Western church song, exploring ancient definitions, scriptur…