Dictionary of Hymnology
Learn hymn terms, meters, forms, and the history behind Christian worship music — curated for hymn lovers, worship leaders, and students.
All glory and praise to Jesus our Lord
History
Overview of Charles Wesley's hymn "All glory and praise to Jesus our Lord," written on the gift of the Holy S…
Am Grabe stehn wir stille
History
History of Carl Johann Philipp Spitta's burial hymn "Am Grabe stehn wir stille."
American Hymnody
History
Comprehensive survey of the history, development, denominational collections, and principal hymnists of Ameri…
And must I be to judgment brought?
Hymnology
An entry on Charles Wesley's 1763 children's hymn on judgment.
Author of our salvation, Thee
History
A Communion hymn by Charles Wesley from Hymns on the Lord's Supper (1745).
Awake, Jerusalem, awake
History
A multi-part paraphrase of Isaiah 52 by Charles Wesley, first published in 1741.
Awake, my soul, to meet the day
History
Philip Doddridge's morning hymn for awaking and rising, first published in 1755.
Father, Son, and Spirit, hear
Hymnology
A publication and structural history of Charles Wesley’s expansive six-part poem on the Communion of Saints, …
Knowles, James Davis
Hymnology
A biographical profile of American Baptist minister and professor James Davis Knowles, highlighting his pasto…