Dictionary of Hymnology
Learn hymn terms, meters, forms, and the history behind Christian worship music — curated for hymn lovers, worship leaders, and students.
A day, a day of glory
Hymn
John Mason Neale's joyful 1860 Christmas carol, written expressly for Edmund Sedding's Antient Christmas Caro…
A Patre Unigenitus (English Translations)
History
The principal nineteenth-century English translations of the ancient Latin Epiphany hymn 'A Patre Unigenitus'…
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 …
A time to watch, a time to pray
Hymnology
A historical summary of John Mason Neale's 1842 Good Friday children's hymn, detailing its structural composi…
Abyssinian Hymnody
History
An overview of the historical introduction of Ethiopian sacred song to Western scholars, highlighting the tra…
Ad coenam Agni providi
Hymnology
A comprehensive text-critical history of the ancient Latin Easter Vesper hymn, charting its earliest manuscri…
Ad laudes Salvatoris
Hymnology
A structural registry of the late medieval Latin sequence "Ad laudes Salvatoris," tracking its manuscript pre…
Ad perennis vitae fontem mens sitivit arida
Hymnology
A text-critical history of Cardinal Peter Damiani's celebrated sequence on the Glory of Paradise, examining i…
Adam of St. Victor
Hymnology
A biographical and text-critical overview of Adam of St. Victor, the premier Latin sequence writer of the twe…
Ades Pater supreme
History
Historical and liturgical entry for Prudentius's 5th-century evening hymn "Ades Pater supreme," detailing its…
Adeste fideles laeti triumphantes
History
Comprehensive entry for the celebrated Christmas hymn "Adeste fideles," tracing its origin, Latin textual tra…
Adesto sancta Trinitas
History
Historical entry for the anonymous medieval hymn "Adesto sancta Trinitas," examining its manuscript sources, …
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…
Aeterna coeli gloria
History
Hymnological profile of the fifth-century Friday Lauds hymn "Aeterna coeli gloria," detailing its manuscript …
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.…
Agnoscat omne saeculum
History
Hymnological record of Venantius Fortunatus's sixth-century Christmas hymn "Agnoscat omne saeculum," detailin…
Ales diei nuntius
History
An overview of Aurelius Clemens Prudentius's ancient Latin morning hymn "Ales diei nuntius," its liturgical u…
All creation groans and travails
History
History of John Mason Neale's cattle plague hymn "All creation groans and travails," written during the Briti…
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 …
A time to watch, a time to pray
Hymnology
A historical summary of John Mason Neale's 1842 Good Friday children's hymn, detailing its structural composi…
Abyssinian Hymnody
History
An overview of the historical introduction of Ethiopian sacred song to Western scholars, highlighting the tra…
Ad coenam Agni providi
Hymnology
A comprehensive text-critical history of the ancient Latin Easter Vesper hymn, charting its earliest manuscri…
Ad laudes Salvatoris
Hymnology
A structural registry of the late medieval Latin sequence "Ad laudes Salvatoris," tracking its manuscript pre…
Ad perennis vitae fontem mens sitivit arida
Hymnology
A text-critical history of Cardinal Peter Damiani's celebrated sequence on the Glory of Paradise, examining i…
Adam of St. Victor
Hymnology
A biographical and text-critical overview of Adam of St. Victor, the premier Latin sequence writer of the twe…
Ades Pater supreme
History
Historical and liturgical entry for Prudentius's 5th-century evening hymn "Ades Pater supreme," detailing its…
Adeste fideles laeti triumphantes
History
Comprehensive entry for the celebrated Christmas hymn "Adeste fideles," tracing its origin, Latin textual tra…
Adesto sancta Trinitas
History
Historical entry for the anonymous medieval hymn "Adesto sancta Trinitas," examining its manuscript sources, …
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…
Aeterna coeli gloria
History
Hymnological profile of the fifth-century Friday Lauds hymn "Aeterna coeli gloria," detailing its manuscript …
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.…
Agnoscat omne saeculum
History
Hymnological record of Venantius Fortunatus's sixth-century Christmas hymn "Agnoscat omne saeculum," detailin…
Ales diei nuntius
History
An overview of Aurelius Clemens Prudentius's ancient Latin morning hymn "Ales diei nuntius," its liturgical u…
All creation groans and travails
History
History of John Mason Neale's cattle plague hymn "All creation groans and travails," written during the Briti…