Dictionary of Hymnology
Learn hymn terms, meters, forms, and the history behind Christian worship music — curated for hymn lovers, worship leaders, and students.
A solis ortus cardine (Translations and Structural Variants)
History
An index of the nineteenth-century English and German translations of Coelius Sedulius's hymn, detailing the …
Aeterna Christi munera, Et martyrum victorias
History
Comprehensive entry for the ancient Ambrosian hymn "Aeterna Christi munera," covering its original form for M…
Aeterna coeli gloria
History
Hymnological profile of the fifth-century Friday Lauds hymn "Aeterna coeli gloria," detailing its manuscript …
Aeterne Rector siderum
History
Hymnological profile of Cardinal Bellarmine's Guardian Angels hymn "Aeterne Rector siderum," detailing its in…
Aeterne rerum conditor
History
Hymnological profile of Saint Ambrose's Sunday morning hymn "Aeterne rerum conditor," including patristic evi…
Aeterne Rex altissime, Redemptor
History
Comprehensive entry for the Ascension hymn "Aeterne Rex altissime, Redemptor," exploring its complex authorsh…
Aurora lucis rutilat
History
An ancient Easter hymn ascribed to St. Ambrose, later revised in the Roman Breviary as Aurora coelum purpurat.
Ave, plena gratia, cujus
History
A Latin Sequence for the Feast of the Purification from the 1736 Paris Missal, translated by W. J. Copeland.