Dictionary of Hymnology
Learn hymn terms, meters, forms, and the history behind Christian worship music — curated for hymn lovers, worship leaders, and students.
A fountain of Life and of Grace
Hymn
Charles Wesley's 1762 invitation hymn based on Revelation 22:17, expressing the free gift of the living water…
A look to Jesus saves the soul
History
Albert Midlane’s 1862 conversion hymn, featured in Gospel Echoes and compiled across several late Victorian r…
Accept, O Lord, Thy servant's thanks
Hymnology
A publication history of Bishop Richard Mant's scriptural hymn of thanksgiving, detailing its structural orig…
Ach Gott vom Himmel, sieh darein
Hymnology
A publication and historical chronicle of Martin Luther's Psalm 12 paraphrase, detailing its 1524 debut in Wi…
All yesterday is gone
History
Overview of the anonymous invitation hymn "All yesterday is gone," widely used in nineteenth-century American…
A look to Jesus saves the soul
History
Albert Midlane’s 1862 conversion hymn, featured in Gospel Echoes and compiled across several late Victorian r…
Accept, O Lord, Thy servant's thanks
Hymnology
A publication history of Bishop Richard Mant's scriptural hymn of thanksgiving, detailing its structural orig…
Ach Gott vom Himmel, sieh darein
Hymnology
A publication and historical chronicle of Martin Luther's Psalm 12 paraphrase, detailing its 1524 debut in Wi…
All yesterday is gone
History
Overview of the anonymous invitation hymn "All yesterday is gone," widely used in nineteenth-century American…