Dictionary of Hymnology

Learn hymn terms, meters, forms, and the history behind Christian worship music — curated for hymn lovers, worship leaders, and students.

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Aeterna coeli gloria History 226 · 2 weeks, 1 day ago Hymnological profile of the fifth-century Friday Lauds hymn "Aeterna coeli gloria," detailing its manuscript … Aeterna lux, Divinitas History 51 · 2 weeks, 1 day ago Hymnological profile of the anonymous Trinity Sunday hymn "Aeterna lux, Divinitas," tracing its printed sourc… All the night and nothing taken History 2 · 5 hours ago Summary of Henry Alford's missionary hymn "All the night and nothing taken," based on St. Luke 5:1. All the night so dark and drear History 3 · 5 hours ago Overview of John Ernest Bode's missionary hymn "All the night so dark and drear."