Dictionary of Hymnology

Learn hymn terms, meters, forms, and the history behind Christian worship music — curated for hymn lovers, worship leaders, and students.

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A glory in the word we find History 121 · 1 month, 2 weeks ago An early nineteenth-century cento focusing on the Holy Scriptures, published in John Campbell's 1837 collecti… A nation God delights to bless Hymn 113 · 1 month, 1 week ago Charles Wesley's 1762 patriotic hymn focusing on national peace, rooted in the text of Job 34:29 and preserve… Accept, O Lord, Thy servant's thanks Hymnology 72 · 1 month, 1 week ago A publication history of Bishop Richard Mant's scriptural hymn of thanksgiving, detailing its structural orig… Adam descended from above Hymnology 77 · 1 month, 1 week ago A publication history of Charles Wesley's Lenten hymn, contrasting the primary text adopted into the standard… Afflicted by a gracious God History 85 · 1 month, 1 week ago Hymnological entry for Charles Wesley's hymn "Afflicted by a gracious God," based on Hebrews 10:11 and includ… Ah, Lord, with trembling I confess History 105 · 1 month, 1 week ago Hymnological record of Charles Wesley's hymn "Ah, Lord, with trembling I confess," written on backsliding and… Ah, why am I left to complain History 98 · 1 month, 1 week ago Hymnological entry for Charles Wesley's Lenten hymn "Ah, why am I left to complain," detailing its publicatio… All hail the glorious morn Hymnology 58 · 3 weeks, 6 days ago Account of John Peacock's eighteenth-century hymn "All hail the glorious morn," focused on the resurrection a… Almighty God of love History 45 · 3 weeks, 1 day ago Overview of Charles Wesley's missionary cento "Almighty God of love."