Dictionary of Hymnology
Learn hymn terms, meters, forms, and the history behind Christian worship music — curated for hymn lovers, worship leaders, and students.
All the world in sin was lying
Hymn
Summary of Sabine Baring-Gould's redemption hymn "All the world in sin was lying."
Alleluia nunc decantet
History
Historical background of the medieval sequence "Alleluia nunc decantet" for the Common of Apostles, translate…
Aphraston thauma
Hymnology
An entry on Saint Cosmas's eighth-century Greek Easter Eve canon ode and its English translation by Richard F…
Apostle of our own dear home
Hymnology
An entry on James Elwin Millard's festival hymn for Saint Augustine of Canterbury.
Mark, shining light of Egypt
History
An overview of three Greek homoia from the liturgical office for St. Mark's Day in the Eastern Orthodox Menae…