Dictionary of Hymnology
Learn hymn terms, meters, forms, and the history behind Christian worship music — curated for hymn lovers, worship leaders, and students.
A debtor to mercy alone
Hymn
Augustus Montague Toplady's celebrated hymn on the assurance of faith, first published in the Gospel Magazine…
A glance from heaven, with sweet effect
Hymn
John Newton's 1775 nature hymn reflecting on lightning in the night, published in the Olney Hymns and include…
A---y.
History
The pseudonym "A---y." used in the Gospel Magazine by Job Hupton, representing the parish of Ashby where he r…
A. B. (George Burder)
History
The initials "A. B." as sometimes historically cited, or "A. R." as actually adopted, by George Burder for hi…
Adams, John
Hymnology
A biographical sketch of John Adams, an Eighteenth Century English hymn writer and independent minister from …
All hail! the power of Jesus' Name
History
Comprehensive history of Edward Perronet's famous hymn "All hail! the power of Jesus' Name," its revisions by…
Angels roll the rock away
Hymnology
An entry on Thomas Scott's resurrection and ascension hymn, including text variations by Thomas Gibbons.
Angels round the throne are praising
Hymnology
An entry on Elizabeth Parson's children's hymn of praise.
Ecking, Samuel Ecking
Hymnology
A biographical note on the brief life and literary contributions of the eighteenth-century Baptist hymnwriter…