Dictionary of Hymnology
Learn hymn terms, meters, forms, and the history behind Christian worship music — curated for hymn lovers, worship leaders, and students.
Aeterna Christi munera, Et martyrum victorias
History
Comprehensive entry for the ancient Ambrosian hymn "Aeterna Christi munera," covering its original form for M…
Aeterne rerum conditor
History
Hymnological profile of Saint Ambrose's Sunday morning hymn "Aeterne rerum conditor," including patristic evi…
Arglwydd arwain trwy'r anialwch. W. Williams. [Strength to pass through the Wilderness.'] This was pub. in the 1st ed. of the author's Alleluia, Bristol, 1745, in 5 st. of 61., as follows:—
Hymnology
An entry on an anonymous seventh-century Latin acrostic poem on the Day of Judgment.
Hymnum canentes martyrum
Hymnology
A publication, structural, and translation history of the Venerable Bede's hymn for the Holy Innocents, notin…
Latin Hymnody
Hymnology
An historical survey of the development of early Western church song, exploring ancient definitions, scriptur…