General Hymnology Works

Hymn Studies
Historical Surveys
Hymn Tunes

Hymn Studies

A. E. C. Hymns and their Stories. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1896. http://www.archive.org/stream/hymnstheirstorie00lond#page/n3/mode/2up

Banks, Louis Albert. Immortal Hymns and their Stories. Cleveland: Burrows Bros., 1898. http://www.archive.org/stream/immortalhymnsan00unkngoog#page/n8/mode/2up

Belcher, Joseph. Historical Sketches of Hymns: their Writers and Influence. Philadelphia: Lindsay & Blakiston, 1859. http://www.archive.org/stream/historicalsketch00belc#page/n5/mode/2up

Benson, Louis F. Studies of Familiar Hymns. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1917-1923.
v.1: http://www.archive.org/stream/studiesfamiliar00bensgoog#page/n9/mode/2up
v.2: http://www.archive.org/stream/studiesoffamilia005635mbp#page/n7/mode/2up

Butterworth, Hezekiah, and Theron Brown. The Story of the Hymns and Tunes. New York: American Tract Society, 1906. http://www.archive.org/stream/storyofhymnstune00buttuoft#page/n5/mode/2up

Buxton, H. J. Wilmot. The Lord's Song: Plain Sermons on Hymns. London: Skeffington & Son, 1880. http://www.archive.org/stream/lordssongplains00buxtgoog#page/n6/mode/2up

Campbell, Duncan. Hymns and Hymn Makers. London: A & C Black, 1898. http://www.archive.org/stream/hymnsandhymnmak00campgoog#page/n10/mode/2up

Charles, Elizabeth Rundle. The Voice of Christian Life in Song: Or, Hymns and Hymn-Writers of Many Lands and Ages. New York: Carter, 1865. http://www.archive.org/stream/voicechristianl03chargoog#page/n6/mode/2up

Christophers, S. W. Hymn-Writers and their Hymns. New York: Anson D. F. Randolph, 1867. http://www.archive.org/stream/hymnwritersandt00chrigoog#page/n6/mode/2up

Dorricott, Isaac, and Thomas Collins. Lyric Studies: a Hymnal Guide. London: Toulson, 1891. http://www.archive.org/stream/lyricstudiesahy00collgoog#page/n4/mode/2up

Duncan, Joseph. Popular Hymns: their Authors and Teaching. London: Skeffington & Son, 1863. http://www.archive.org/stream/popularhymnsthei00dunc#page/n3/mode/2up

Everett, Grace Morrison. Hymn Treasures. Cincinnati: Jennings & Graham, 1905. http://www.archive.org/stream/hymntreasures00evergoog

Gaisford, Frances. Hymns and their Associations. London: Elliott Stock, 1889. http://www.archive.org/stream/hymnsandtheiras00gaisgoog#page/n6/mode/2up

Gabriel, Charles H. Gospel Songs and their Writers. Chicago: Rodeheaver, 1915. http://hdl.handle.net/2027/nnc1.50056196

Hart, William J. Hymns in Human Experience. New York: Harper, 1931. http://www.archive.org/stream/MN40293ucmf_9#page/n5/mode/2up

Hatfield, Edwin Francis. The Poets of the Church: a Series of Biographical Sketches of Hymn-Writers with Notes on their Hymns. New York: Anson D. F. Randolph, 1884. http://www.archive.org/stream/poetschurchaser00hatfgoog#page/n6/mode/2up

Hemenway, Francis Dana. Gospel Singers and their Songs. New York: Hunt & Eaton, 1892. http://www.archive.org/stream/MN41686ucmf_6#page/n5/mode/2up

Hogue, Wilson Thomas. Hymns that are Immortal: with Some Account of their Authorship, Origin, History and Influence. Chicago: Chesbro, 1907. http://www.archive.org/stream/hymnsthatareimmo00hogu#page/n1/mode/2up

Horder, William Garrett. The Hymn Lover. London: J. Curwen, 1905. http://www.archive.org/stream/hymnloveraccount00hord

Hunton, William Lee. Favorite Hymns: Stories of the Authorship, Origin, and Use of the Hymns We Love. Philadelphia: General Council Publication House, 1917. http://www.archive.org/stream/favoritehymnsst00huntgoog#page/n12/mode/2up

Jones, Frances Arthur. Famous Hymns and their Authors. 2nd ed. London: Houghter and Stotton, 1903. http://www.archive.org/stream/famoushymnstheir00joneiala#page/n9/mode/2up

Jones, W., and W. P. Robinson. Hymns and their Authors. Liverpool: A. Wood & Co., n.d. http://www.archive.org/stream/hymnstheirauthor00jone#page/n3/mode/2up

Julian, John. A Dictionary of Hymnology. New York: Scribner, 1892. http://books.google.com/books?id=aBDpAAAAIAAJ

Laufer, Calvin Weiss. Hymn Lore. Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, 1932. http://www.archive.org/stream/MN40292ucmf_3#page/n5/mode/2up

Mable, Norman. Popular Hymns and their Writers. London: Independent Press, 1944(?). http://www.archive.org/stream/popularhymnsandt007550mbp#page/n9/mode/2up

Martin, George Curry. The Church and the Hymn Writers. London: J. Clarke, n.d. http://www.archive.org/stream/thechurchandhymn00martuoft

M'Dougall, Ellen Mary Lidgett, Lady. Songs of the Church with Stories of their Writers. London: R. Culley, 1900. http://www.archive.org/stream/MN41687ucmf_0#page/n7/mode/2up

Miller, Josiah. Our Hymns, their Authors and Origin: being Biographical Sketches of Nearly Two Hundred of the Principal Psalm and Hymn-Writers, with Notes on their Psalms and Hymns. London: Jackson, Walford & Hodder, 1866. http://www.archive.org/stream/ourhymnstheiraut00milluoft#page/n3/mode/2up

Miller, Josiah. Singers and Songs of the Church. 2nd ed. London: Longmans, Green, & Co., 1869. http://www.archive.org/stream/singerssongsofch00mill#page/n7/mode/2up

Morrison, Duncan. The Great Hymns of the Church: their Origin and Authorship. Toronto: Hart & Co., 1890. http://www.archive.org/stream/cihm_11229#page/n5/mode/2up

Prescott, J. E. Christian Hymns and Hymn Writers: a Course of Lectures. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Deighton, Bell & Co., 1886. http://www.archive.org/stream/christianhymnshy00pres#page/n5/mode/2up

Price, Carl Fowler. A Year of Hymn Stories: A Primer of Hymnology. New York: Methodist Book Concern, 1914. http://www.archive.org/stream/ayearofhymnstori00pricuoft#page/n3/mode/2up

Reeves, Jeremiah Bascom. The Hymn as Literature. New York: Century, 1924. http://www.archive.org/stream/MN40286ucmf_6#page/n5/mode/2up

Robinson, Charles Seymour. Annotations upon Popular Hymns. New York: Hunt & Eaton, 1893. http://www.archive.org/stream/annotationsuponp00robiiala#page/n5/mode/2up

Schaff, Philip. Christ in Song: Hymns of Immanuel, Selected from All Ages, with Notes. New York: Anson D. F. Randolph, 1895.
v. 1: http://www.archive.org/stream/christinsonghym02schagoog#page/n6/mode/2up
v. 2: http://www.archive.org/stream/christinsonghym01schagoog#page/n6/mode/2up

Smith, Nicholas. Hymns Historically Famous. Chicago: Advance Publishing, 1901. http://www.archive.org/stream/hymnstheirstorie00lond#page/n3/mode/2up

Smith, Nicholas. Songs from the Hearts of Women: One Hundred Famous Hymns and their Writers. Chicago: A. C. McClurg, 1903. http://www.archive.org/stream/songsfromhearts00smitgoog#page/n9/mode/2up

Smith, Robert Elmer. Modern Messages from Great Hymns. New York: Abingdon, 1916. http://www.archive.org/stream/modernmessagesfr000878mbp#page/n5/mode/2up

Sutherland, Allan. Famous Hymns of the World: their Origin and Romance. New York: Frederick Stokes, 1906. http://www.archive.org/stream/famoushymnsofwor00suth#page/n7/mode/2up

Historical Surveys

Adams, Juliette Graves. Studies in Hymnology. Richmond, Virginia: Onward Press, 1929.
http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015009431670

Benson, Louis F. The English Hymn: Its Development and Use in Worship. Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1915. http://www.archive.org/stream/englishhymnitsde00bens#page/n9/mode/2up

Biggs, Louis Coutier. English Hymnology. London: Mozleys, 1873. http://www.archive.org/stream/englishhymnolog01bigggoog#page/n4/mode/2up

Dickinson, Edward. Music in the History of the Western Church. New York: Scribner, 1902. http://www.archive.org/stream/musicinhistoryw01dickgoog#page/n7/mode/2up

Duffield, Samuel Willoughby. English Hymns: their Authors and History. New York: Funk and Wagnalls, 1886. http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924021746833#page/n5/mode/2up

Ellerton, John. John Ellerton: Being a Collection of His Writings on Hymnology, together with a Sketch of His Life and Works. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1896. http://www.archive.org/stream/johnellertonbein00ellerich#page/n7/mode/2up 

Hicks, Edward. Church Music: A Popular Sketch. London: John Heywood, 1881. http://www.archive.org/stream/churchmusicapop00hickgoog#page/n4/mode/2up

Humphreys, Frank Landon. The Evolution of Church Music. New York: Scribner, 1896. http://www.archive.org/stream/evolutionchurch00humpgoog#page/n0/mode/2up

Latrobe, John Antes. The Music of the Church. London: Burnside & Seeley, 1831. http://www.archive.org/stream/musicchurchcons00latrgoog#page/n6/mode/2up

Long, Edwin McKean. Illustrated History of Hymns and their Authors. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Ziegler, 1876. http://www.archive.org/stream/illustratedhisto1876long#page/n7/mode/2up

Longford, W. W. Music and Religion: A Survey. 2nd ed. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, 1916? http://www.archive.org/stream/musicreligionsur00longuoft#page/n3/mode/2up

Ninde, Edward Summerfield. Nineteen Centuries of Christian Song. New York: Revell, 1938. http://www.archive.org/stream/nineteencenturie00nind#page/n7/mode/2up

North, Louise Josephine McCoy. The Psalms and Hymns of Protestantism from the Sixteenth to the Nineteenth Century. Madison, N.J.: The University, 1936.
http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015008911102

Palmer, Roundell, Earl of Selborne. Hymns: their History and Development in the Greek and Latin Churches, Germany and Great Britain. London: Adam & Charles Black, 1892. http://www.archive.org/stream/hymnstheirhistor00selb#page/n5/mode/2up

Parker, William Henry. The Psalmody of the Church: its Authors, Singers, and Uses. New York: Revell, 1889. http://www.archive.org/stream/MN41986ucmf_1#page/n9/mode/2up

Phillips, Charles Stanley. Hymnody Past and Present. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1937. http://www.archive.org/stream/MN40293ucmf_8#page/n5/mode/2up

Poteat, Hubert McNeill. Practical Hymnology. Boston: R. G. Badger, 1921. http://www.archive.org/stream/practicalhymnol00potegoog

Proctor, William Charnock. The Story of Sacred Song. London: J. Clarke, 1925? http://www.archive.org/stream/MN40291ucmf_5#page/n5/mode/2up

Reeves, Francis Brewster. The Evolution of Our Christian Hymnology. Philadelphia: John C. Winston, 1912. http://www.archive.org/stream/evolutionofourch00reev#page/n5/mode/2up

Robertson, William. Notes on Psalmody. S.l.: S.n., 1800. http://www.archive.org/stream/notesonpsalmody00robe#page/n9/mode/2up

Ryden, Ernest Edwin. The Story of Our Hymns. Rock Island, Ill.: Augustana Book Concern, 1930. http://www.archive.org/stream/MN40291ucmf_7#page/n3/mode/2up

Welsh, Robert Ethol. Romance of Psalter and Hymnal. New York: J. Pott & Co., 1889. http://www.archive.org/stream/romanceofpsalt00wels#page/n5/mode/2up

Whitley, William Thomas. Congregational Hymn-Singing. London: J. M. Dent, 1933. http://www.archive.org/stream/MN40299ucmf_0#page/n5/mode/2up

Whitlock, J. Aston. A Handbook of Bible and Church Music. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1898. http://www.archive.org/stream/handbookofbiblec00whit#page/n3/mode/2up

Wither, George, and Edward Farr. Hymns and Songs of the Church. London: J. Russell, 1856. http://www.archive.org/stream/hymnsandsongsofc00withuoft#page/n7/mode/2up

Hymn Tunes

Breed, David R. The History and Use of Hymns and Hymn-Tunes. Chicago: Revell, 1903. http://www.archive.org/stream/historyuseofhymn00bree#page/n7/mode/2up

Brown, J. N. A Critical and Descriptive Index of Hymn Tunes. Trenton, N.J.: John L. Murphy, 1889. http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924017725718#page/n7/mode/2up

Butterworth, Hezekiah, and Theron Brown. The Story of the Hymns and Tunes. New York: American Tract Society, 1906. http://www.archive.org/stream/storyofhymnstune00buttuoft#page/n5/mode/2up

Havergal, William Henry. A History of the Old Hundredth Psalm Tune, with Specimens. New York: Mason Brothers, 1854. http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofoldhund00haveiala#page/n5/mode/2up

Lightwood, James. Hymn-Tunes and their Story. London: Charles H. Kelly, 1906. http://www.archive.org/stream/hymntunestheirst00lighuoft#page/n3/mode/2up

Riley, Athelstan. Concerning Hymn Tunes and Sequences. London: A. R. Mowbray, 1915.   http://www.archive.org/stream/concerninghymntu00rileuoft#page/n3/mode/2up

Terry, Charles Stanford. Bach's Chorals. Cambridge: University Press, 1915-1921.
v. 1: The Hymns and Hymn Melodies of the "Passions" and Oratorios. http://www.archive.org/stream/bachschorals01terruoft#page/n3/mode/2up
v. 2: The Hymns and Hymn Melodies of the Cantatas and Motets. http://www.archive.org/stream/bachschorals02terr#page/n7/mode/2up
v. 3: The Hymns and Hymn Melodies of the Organ Works. http://www.archive.org/stream/bachschorals03terr#page/n7/mode/2up