Dictionary of Hymnology
Learn hymn terms, meters, forms, and the history behind Christian worship music — curated for hymn lovers, worship leaders, and students.
Adam of St. Victor
Hymnology
A biographical and text-critical overview of Adam of St. Victor, the premier Latin sequence writer of the twe…
Adsis superne Spiritus, Pater benigne pauperum
History
Hymnological profile of "Adsis superne Spiritus, Pater benigne pauperum," an anonymous 18th-century Whitsunti…
Alleluia
Hymnology
Comprehensive history of the liturgical acclamation "Alleluia," detailing its biblical origins, early Christi…
Anastaseose Hemera
Hymnology
An entry on the Golden Canon of St. John of Damascus, detailing its eight Easter odes, liturgical context in …
Aneste triemeros
Hymnology
An entry on St. Joseph the Hymnographer's celebrated 9th-century Greek Ascension Canon. (St. Joseph the Hymn…
Anni peractis mensibus
Hymnology
An entry on an 11th-century medieval Whitsuntide Latin hymn.
Asomen pantes laoi
Hymnology
An entry on St. John of Damascus's Canon for Low Sunday and its English translations.