Dictionary of Hymnology

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Accept, O Lord, Thy servant's thanks Hymnology A publication history of Bishop Richard Mant's scriptural hymn of thanksgiving, detailing its structural orig… 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 praise to Thee, who didst command Hymn Overview of Bishop Richard Mant's hymn "All praise to Thee, who didst command," written as a thanksgiving for… All thanks be to God Hymn Historical background and publication details of Charles Wesley's hymn "All thanks be to God," written follow… All that's good, and great, and true History Overview of Godfrey Thring's hymn "All that's good, and great, and true," written on nature's harmony. All ye Gentiles, praise the Lord Hymn Summary of James Montgomery's metrical version of Psalm 117, "All ye Gentiles, praise the Lord." Almighty God, Thy Name I praise History History of Dorothy Ann Thrupp's children's hymn "Almighty God, Thy Name I praise." And can it be that I should gain Hymnology An entry on Charles Wesley's famous 1738 conversion hymn celebrating thanksgiving for salvation. And live I yet by power divine? Hymnology An entry on Charles Wesley's thanksgiving hymn after recovery from sickness. Another called, another brought Hymnology An entry on Frances Ridley Havergal's 1872 hymn of personal praise and evangelistic thanksgiving. Arm of the Lord, awake, awake Hymnology An entry on Charles Wesley's missionary cento compiled from three 1740 hymns. As for Thy gifts we render praise Hymnology An entry on an Elizabethan national anthem and prayer of thanksgiving. Awake, my soul, awake, my tongue History Anne Steele's 16-stanza paraphrase of Psalm 103, first published in 1760. Away with my fears! The glad morning appears History Charles Wesley's birthday hymn from 1749, quoted by John Wesley on his 85th birthday. Away with our fears, Our troubles and tears History Charles Wesley's 1746 Whitsuntide hymn celebrating the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Baptist Hymnody, English Hymnology A comprehensive historical overview of congregational song among English Baptists from the seventeenth centur… Dank, Dank, sey dir für dein Erbarmen Hymnology A publication and structural history of the German Post-Communion hymn attributed to Christoph Christian Stur… Jubilemus omnes una Hymnology A publication and manuscript history of the medieval Advent sequence 'Jubilemus omnes una', tracing its prese… Scottish Translations and Paraphrases Hymnology A detailed publication, authorship, and committee breakdown of the 1781 Scottish Translations and Paraphrases…