Dictionary of Hymnology
Learn hymn terms, meters, forms, and the history behind Christian worship music — curated for hymn lovers, worship leaders, and students.
Adam descended from above
Hymnology
A publication history of Charles Wesley's Lenten hymn, contrasting the primary text adopted into the standard…
Ah, whither should I go
History
Hymnological entry for Charles Wesley's Lenten hymn "Ah, whither should I go," detailing its publication hist…
Ah, why am I left to complain
History
Hymnological entry for Charles Wesley's Lenten hymn "Ah, why am I left to complain," detailing its publicatio…
Ah, wretched souls who strive in vain
History
Hymnological entry for Anne Steele's eighteenth-century Lenten hymn "Ah, wretched souls who strive in vain," …
Ah, wretched, vile, ungrateful heart
History
Hymnological entry for Anne Steele's Lenten hymn "Ah, wretched, vile, ungrateful heart," detailing its public…
Alas! by nature how depraved
History
John Newton's 1779 Lenten hymn exploring human depravity and divine adoption based on Jeremiah 3:19, original…
Almighty God, the pure and just
History
Details on Edward Osler's Lenten hymn "Almighty God, the pure and just."
And are we wretches yet alive?
Hymnology
An entry on Isaac Watts's 1707 Lenten hymn on repentance.
Approach, my soul, the mercy seat
Hymnology
An entry on John Newton's popular Lenten hymn of penitence and prayer.