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 child the Saviour came
Hymn
William Robertson’s beautiful 1861 baptismal hymn, which was historically misattributed in American hymnals t…
A. R. C. (Anne Ross Cousin)
History
The signature "A. R. C." as used in J. H. Wilson's The Service of Praise (1865) to denote the Scottish poet a…
I was a wandering sheep
Hymnology
A publication and structural history of Dr. Horatius Bonar's popular evangelistic hymn based on 1 Peter 2:25,…
Pirie, Alexander
Hymnologists
A biographical overview of Alexander Pirie, detailing his shifting ecclesiastical affiliations across eightee…
Scottish Hymnody
History
An historical account of congregational song in Scotland from the Reformation to the mid-nineteenth century, …
Scottish Translations and Paraphrases
Hymnology
A detailed publication, authorship, and committee breakdown of the 1781 Scottish Translations and Paraphrases…