Dictionary of Hymnology
Learn hymn terms, meters, forms, and the history behind Christian worship music — curated for hymn lovers, worship leaders, and students.
Agnes, fair martyr
History
Hymnological record of Mary Dunlop Moultrie's nineteenth-century hymn for St. Agnes's Day, detailing its deat…
Agnus Dei Qui tollis peccata mundi
History
Hymnological record of the Agnus Dei, detailing its liturgical origins, medieval development, Reformation ada…
All that's good, and great, and true
History
Overview of Godfrey Thring's hymn "All that's good, and great, and true," written on nature's harmony.
All ye who seek a rest above
History
History of Godfrey Thring's Communion hymn "All ye who seek a rest above," written in 1863.
At the tomb where Christ hath been
Hymnology
An entry on Gerard Moultrie's Easter hymn.