Dictionary of Hymnology

A A car of fire is on the air History 79 · 3 weeks, 5 days ago A striking nineteenth-century hymn on death and burial written by William Winstanley Hull and published in 18… A Friend there is; your voices join Hymn 72 · 3 weeks, 5 days ago Joseph Swain’s poignant 1791 hymn on Christ’s friendship, composed following the tragic loss of his only son. A mighty mystery we set forth History 58 · 3 weeks, 4 days ago George Rawson's 1857 baptismal hymn exploring the spiritual union of the believer with Christ's death and res… A mourning class, a vacant seat Hymn 56 · 3 weeks, 4 days ago An anonymous 1835 Sunday School hymn composed to comfort classmates after the death of a fellow student, wide… A---y. History 78 · 3 weeks, 5 days ago The pseudonym "A---y." used in the Gospel Magazine by Job Hupton, representing the parish of Ashby where he r… A. K. B. G History 81 · 3 weeks, 5 days ago The signature "A. K. B. G-." used in The Divine Hymnal (1860) to denote Augustus Kerr Bozzi Granville. A A. R. C. (Anne Ross Cousin) History 62 · 3 weeks, 5 days ago The signature "A. R. C." as used in J. H. Wilson's The Service of Praise (1865) to denote the Scottish poet a… A A. R. W. History 87 · 3 weeks, 5 days ago The initials "A. R. W." used in the American Baptist Praise Book (1871) to sign the contributions of the Reve… Abide with me, fast falls the eventide Hymnology 100 · 3 weeks, 3 days ago A comprehensive chronicle of Henry Francis Lyte’s renowned hymn, detailing its poignant composition context i… Absent from flesh, O blissful thought Hymnology 57 · 3 weeks, 2 days ago A publication history of Dr. Isaac Watts's funeral hymn on the soul's release from the body, outlining its 17… Abyssinian Hymnody History 75 · 3 weeks, 2 days ago An overview of the historical introduction of Ethiopian sacred song to Western scholars, highlighting the tra… A Ach, Jesu, dein Sterben Hymnology 57 · 3 weeks, 2 days ago A publication history of an anonymous eighteenth-century German Passion chorale from Silesia and its subseque… A Ad coenam Agni providi Hymnology 79 · 3 weeks, 2 days ago A comprehensive text-critical history of the ancient Latin Easter Vesper hymn, charting its earliest manuscri… Adams, John Quincy Hymnology 69 · 3 weeks, 2 days ago A biographical overview of John Quincy Adams as a hymn writer and poet, detailing his sacred metrical works, … A Adams, Nehemiah Hymnology 44 · 3 weeks, 2 days ago A biographical entry on Nehemiah Adams, Congregational clergyman, author, and compiler of Church Pastorals. A Addison, Joseph History 77 · 3 weeks, 2 days ago Biographical and historical entry for Joseph Addison (1672–1719), English essayist, statesman, and author of … A Addison, Lancelot History 46 · 3 weeks, 2 days ago Biographical entry for Lancelot Addison (1632–1703), Dean of Lichfield, father of Joseph Addison, and author … A Again we lift our voice History 56 · 3 weeks, 1 day ago Hymnological record of Charles Wesley's funeral hymn "Again we lift our voice," written on the death of Samue… A Agnes, fair martyr History 68 · 3 weeks, 1 day ago Hymnological record of Mary Dunlop Moultrie's nineteenth-century hymn for St. Agnes's Day, detailing its deat… A Agricola, Johannes History 91 · 3 weeks, 1 day ago Biographical and hymnological entry for Johannes Agricola (Sneider), sixteenth-century Protestant reformer, p…