Dictionary of Hymnology
Learn hymn terms, meters, forms, and the history behind Christian worship music — curated for hymn lovers, worship leaders, and students.
A Patre Unigenitus (English Translations)
History
The principal nineteenth-century English translations of the ancient Latin Epiphany hymn 'A Patre Unigenitus'…
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. L. P.
History
The pen name "A. L. P." (standing for "A London Priest") used by Dr. Richard Frederick Littledale in the Peop…
Ad perennis vitae fontem mens sitivit arida
Hymnology
A text-critical history of Cardinal Peter Damiani's celebrated sequence on the Glory of Paradise, examining i…
Adam of St. Victor
Hymnology
A biographical and text-critical overview of Adam of St. Victor, the premier Latin sequence writer of the twe…
Aeterna lux, Divinitas
History
Hymnological profile of the anonymous Trinity Sunday hymn "Aeterna lux, Divinitas," tracing its printed sourc…
Aeterne Rex altissime, Redemptor
History
Comprehensive entry for the Ascension hymn "Aeterne Rex altissime, Redemptor," exploring its complex authorsh…
Aeterni Festi gaudia and Aeterni Patris Unice
History
Hymnological profile of two notable Latin texts: Adam of St. Victor's sequence "Aeterni Festi gaudia" for St.…
Agnes, fair martyr
History
Hymnological record of Mary Dunlop Moultrie's nineteenth-century hymn for St. Agnes's Day, detailing its deat…
All creation groans and travails
History
History of John Mason Neale's cattle plague hymn "All creation groans and travails," written during the Briti…
Alleluia nunc decantet
History
Historical background of the medieval sequence "Alleluia nunc decantet" for the Common of Apostles, translate…
Anastaseose Hemera
Hymnology
An entry on the Golden Canon of St. John of Damascus, detailing its eight Easter odes, liturgical context in …
Anatolius
Hymnology
A biographical and historical entry on the Greek hymn writer Anatolius, distinguishing him from the 5th-centu…
Aphraston thauma
Hymnology
An entry on Saint Cosmas's eighth-century Greek Easter Eve canon ode and its English translation by Richard F…
Aute he klete kai hagia hemera
Hymnology
An entry on Ode VIII of the Easter Canon by St. John of Damascus and its use in English hymnals.
Gaude, Mater Ecclesia
Hymnology
A text-critical and publication history of the Latin hymn Gaude, Mater Ecclesia, tracing its origin in the Se…
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…
O paidas ek kaminou
Hymnology
An entry on Ode VII of the Easter Canon of St. John of Damascus and its English translations.
Photizou, photizou, he nea Ierousalem
Hymnology
An entry on Ode IX of the Easter Canon of St. John of Damascus and general notes on English translations of t…
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. L. P.
History
The pen name "A. L. P." (standing for "A London Priest") used by Dr. Richard Frederick Littledale in the Peop…
Ad perennis vitae fontem mens sitivit arida
Hymnology
A text-critical history of Cardinal Peter Damiani's celebrated sequence on the Glory of Paradise, examining i…
Adam of St. Victor
Hymnology
A biographical and text-critical overview of Adam of St. Victor, the premier Latin sequence writer of the twe…
Aeterna lux, Divinitas
History
Hymnological profile of the anonymous Trinity Sunday hymn "Aeterna lux, Divinitas," tracing its printed sourc…
Aeterne Rex altissime, Redemptor
History
Comprehensive entry for the Ascension hymn "Aeterne Rex altissime, Redemptor," exploring its complex authorsh…
Aeterni Festi gaudia and Aeterni Patris Unice
History
Hymnological profile of two notable Latin texts: Adam of St. Victor's sequence "Aeterni Festi gaudia" for St.…
Agnes, fair martyr
History
Hymnological record of Mary Dunlop Moultrie's nineteenth-century hymn for St. Agnes's Day, detailing its deat…
All creation groans and travails
History
History of John Mason Neale's cattle plague hymn "All creation groans and travails," written during the Briti…
Alleluia nunc decantet
History
Historical background of the medieval sequence "Alleluia nunc decantet" for the Common of Apostles, translate…
Anastaseose Hemera
Hymnology
An entry on the Golden Canon of St. John of Damascus, detailing its eight Easter odes, liturgical context in …
Anatolius
Hymnology
A biographical and historical entry on the Greek hymn writer Anatolius, distinguishing him from the 5th-centu…
Aphraston thauma
Hymnology
An entry on Saint Cosmas's eighth-century Greek Easter Eve canon ode and its English translation by Richard F…
Aute he klete kai hagia hemera
Hymnology
An entry on Ode VIII of the Easter Canon by St. John of Damascus and its use in English hymnals.
Gaude, Mater Ecclesia
Hymnology
A text-critical and publication history of the Latin hymn Gaude, Mater Ecclesia, tracing its origin in the Se…
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…
O paidas ek kaminou
Hymnology
An entry on Ode VII of the Easter Canon of St. John of Damascus and its English translations.
Photizou, photizou, he nea Ierousalem
Hymnology
An entry on Ode IX of the Easter Canon of St. John of Damascus and general notes on English translations of t…