Dictionary of Hymnology
Learn hymn terms, meters, forms, and the history behind Christian worship music — curated for hymn lovers, worship leaders, and students.
A beautiful land by faith I see
Hymn
A popular nineteenth-century Sunday School hymn about Heaven, first published anonymously in 1862 and later a…
A widowed mother lost her son
Hymnology
A publication history of Dorothy Ann Thrupp's hymn on divine compassion, tracking its 1840 debut under her in…
Angels that high in glory dwell
Hymn
An entry on Isaac Watts's 1715 children's hymn against swearing and profanity.
Another year has passed away
Hymnology
An entry on an anonymous Sunday school hymn for the New Year.
Ask, and ye surely shall receive
Hymnology
An entry on the composite prayer hymn featured in the Harrow School hymnal.
Henry Bateman
History
English timber merchant, Huguenot descendant, and prolific writer of children's hymns including Light of the …
Sir Nathaniel Barnaby
History
British naval architect, Director of Naval Construction, and Baptist Sunday school superintendent who authore…
Solomon S. Allsop
Hymnology
Brief biography of Solomon S. Allsop, Baptist minister and hymnwriter.