Dictionary of Hymnology
Learn hymn terms, meters, forms, and the history behind Christian worship music — curated for hymn lovers, worship leaders, and students.
A debtor to mercy alone
Hymn
Augustus Montague Toplady's celebrated hymn on the assurance of faith, first published in the Gospel Magazine…
A mighty mystery we set forth
History
George Rawson's 1857 baptismal hymn exploring the spiritual union of the believer with Christ's death and res…
A pilgrim through this lonely world
Hymn
Sir Edward Denny's solemn 1839 Passiontide hymn detailing Christ's earthly isolation, popular within Plymouth…
A solis ortus cardine (Translations and Structural Variants)
History
An index of the nineteenth-century English and German translations of Coelius Sedulius's hymn, detailing the …
A. (Ann Gilbert)
History
The signature "A." as used to denote Ann Gilbert (née Taylor) in William Bengo Collyer's Collection of Hymns,…
A. M. G.
History
The initials "A. M. G." (sometimes misprinted as "A. M. Gh") used in Thrupp's Psalms and Hymns (1853) to sign…
A. T.
History
The signature "A. T." used in Joseph Francis Thrupp's Psalms and Hymns (1853) to sign the work of Adelaide Th…
A. T. R.
History
The initials "A. T. R." used in Psalms and Hymns (1851) to sign original contributions and translations by th…
Abba Father! we approach Thee
Hymnology
A publication and editorial history of James George Deck's evangelical hymn centered on the theme of divine a…