Dictionary of Hymnology
Learn hymn terms, meters, forms, and the history behind Christian worship music — curated for hymn lovers, worship leaders, and students.
Ad celebres, Rex coelice, laudes cuncta
Hymnology
A text-critical and manuscript chronicle of a historic Notkerian sequence for the Feast of Saint Michael, doc…
Adam of St. Victor
Hymnology
A biographical and text-critical overview of Adam of St. Victor, the premier Latin sequence writer of the twe…
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
Hymnology
Comprehensive history of the liturgical acclamation "Alleluia," detailing its biblical origins, early Christi…
Alleluia nunc decantet
History
Historical background of the medieval sequence "Alleluia nunc decantet" for the Common of Apostles, translate…
Cantemus cuncti melodum nunc
Hymnology
A publication, authorship, and text-critical overview of the celebrated Alleluiatic Sequence, examining its S…
Hymnum canentes martyrum
Hymnology
A publication, structural, and translation history of the Venerable Bede's hymn for the Holy Innocents, notin…
Regnantem sempiterna per saecula susceptura
Hymnology
A publication and manuscript history of the early medieval Advent sequence 'Regnantem sempiterna per saecula …