Dictionary of Hymnology
Learn hymn terms, meters, forms, and the history behind Christian worship music — curated for hymn lovers, worship leaders, and students.
A charge to keep I have
Hymn
Charles Wesley's famous hymn of personal responsibility, first published in 1762 and based on Leviticus 8:35.
A fountain of Life and of Grace
Hymn
Charles Wesley's 1762 invitation hymn based on Revelation 22:17, expressing the free gift of the living water…
A nation God delights to bless
Hymn
Charles Wesley's 1762 patriotic hymn focusing on national peace, rooted in the text of Job 34:29 and preserve…
Abraham, when severely tried
Hymnology
A publication history of Charles Wesley's epic scriptural paraphrase on faith, detailing its origins in 1740 …
Adam descended from above
Hymnology
A publication history of Charles Wesley's Lenten hymn, contrasting the primary text adopted into the standard…
Father, Son, and Spirit, hear
Hymnology
A publication and structural history of Charles Wesley’s expansive six-part poem on the Communion of Saints, …
United Methodist (Free Churches Hymnody)
Hymnology
A historical overview of the hymnody, collections, and doctrinal lineage of the United Methodist Free Churche…
Ye simple souls that stray
Hymnology
A entry on the 1747 Methodist hymn Ye simple souls that stray, detailing its publication history, textual rev…
Abraham, when severely tried
Hymnology
A publication history of Charles Wesley's epic scriptural paraphrase on faith, detailing its origins in 1740 …
Adam descended from above
Hymnology
A publication history of Charles Wesley's Lenten hymn, contrasting the primary text adopted into the standard…
Father, Son, and Spirit, hear
Hymnology
A publication and structural history of Charles Wesley’s expansive six-part poem on the Communion of Saints, …
United Methodist (Free Churches Hymnody)
Hymnology
A historical overview of the hymnody, collections, and doctrinal lineage of the United Methodist Free Churche…
Ye simple souls that stray
Hymnology
A entry on the 1747 Methodist hymn Ye simple souls that stray, detailing its publication history, textual rev…