Dictionary of Hymnology
Learn hymn terms, meters, forms, and the history behind Christian worship music — curated for hymn lovers, worship leaders, and students.
Adored for ever be the Lord
History
Entry for the metrical psalm cento "Adored for ever be the Lord" based on Psalm 28, featured in the 1872 Amer…
All from the sun's uprise
History
Account of George Sandys's seventeenth-century metrical paraphrase of Psalm 100, "All from the sun's uprise."
All hail, victorious Lord
Hymnology
Overview of Basil Woodd's metrical paraphrase of Psalm 110, "All hail, victorious Lord."
All ye that love the Lord, rejoice
Hymnology
Overview of Isaac Watts's paraphrase of Psalm 149, "All ye that love the Lord, rejoice," and his defense of i…
Baptist Hymnody, English
Hymnology
A comprehensive historical overview of congregational song among English Baptists from the seventeenth centur…
Scottish Hymnody
History
An historical account of congregational song in Scotland from the Reformation to the mid-nineteenth century, …