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 solis ortus cardine (Translations and Structural Variants) History An index of the nineteenth-century English and German translations of Coelius Sedulius's hymn, detailing the … Ad coenam Agni providi Hymnology A comprehensive text-critical history of the ancient Latin Easter Vesper hymn, charting its earliest manuscri… Ad regias Agni dapes History A publication registry of the classicized Roman Breviary revision of the Easter hymn 'Ad coenam Agni providi,… Adam of St. Victor Hymnology A biographical and text-critical overview of Adam of St. Victor, the premier Latin sequence writer of the twe… Adoro Te devote, latens Deitas History Detailed history of St. Thomas Aquinas's famous Eucharistic hymn "Adoro Te devote," tracing its origins, litu… Aeterna Christi munera, Et martyrum victorias History Comprehensive entry for the ancient Ambrosian hymn "Aeterna Christi munera," covering its original form for M… Aeterne Rex altissime, Redemptor History Comprehensive entry for the Ascension hymn "Aeterne Rex altissime, Redemptor," exploring its complex authorsh… Aeterni Festi gaudia and Aeterni Patris Unice History Hymnological profile of two notable Latin texts: Adam of St. Victor's sequence "Aeterni Festi gaudia" for St.… Alleluia piis edite laudibus Hymnology Comprehensive history of the ancient hymn "Alleluia piis edite laudibus," detailing its manuscripts, liturgic… Alleluia, dulce carmen Hymnology Comprehensive history of the Latin hymn "Alleluia, dulce carmen," sung before Septuagesima, detailing its man… Alleluia, sing to Jesus Hymn History of William Chatterton Dix's Eucharistic hymn "Alleluia, sing to Jesus," written in 1866 for Ascension… Almighty God, whose only Son Hymnology Details on Sir Henry Williams Baker's missionary hymn "Almighty God, whose only Son." And now the wants are told that brought Hymnology An entry on William Bright's hymn for the close of a service. Apparuit benignitas Hymnology An entry on a fifteenth-century Latin Christmas poem and its famous English hymn translation. Cecil Frances Alexander History Biographical account of Cecil Frances Alexander, the renowned Irish hymnwriter whose timeless works for child… Eliza Sibbald Alderson History Biographical overview of nineteenth-century English hymnwriter Eliza Sibbald Alderson, author of the Passion … Hymnum canentes martyrum Hymnology A publication, structural, and translation history of the Venerable Bede's hymn for the Holy Innocents, notin… The Great Advent Antiphons Hymnology An entry on the seven greater Advent antiphons, their liturgical usage, and their prose and metrical English …