Hymnological Studies _by_ MATTHEW N. LUNDQUIST A.M., Mus. Doc. _WARTBURG PUBLISHING HOUSE_ _Chicago_ PREFACE This humble little work is the outcome of personal interest and some lecture work in the field of Hymnology. I trust that this little volume will be of some value, especially to fellow Lutheran organists and choir directors. For further study the student is referred to John Julian’s great “Dictionary of Hymnology” and Benson’s “The English Hymn,” as well as works by Duffield, Breed, Ninde, and others. Every organist and choir director ought to read “The Hymn as Literature” by Jeremiah Bascom Reeves. MATTHEW N. LUNDQUIST January, 1926 Wartburg College Clinton, Iowa CONTENTS I. THE HYMNODY OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH 1 Religious Character (Biblical and Congregational) 1 Poetical Quality (Lyrical Beauty) 8 II. THE LUTHERAN HYMN BOOK 15 Arrangements of Hymns in the Hymnal 15 Dogmatic Method of Arrangement 15 Liturgical Method of Arrangement 15 GENERAL SURVEY OF THE HISTORY OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH HYMNS 19 III. EARLY CHRISTIAN HYMNODY 19 Early Greek Hymns 20 Early Latin Hymns 22 IV. MEDIAEVAL CHRISTIAN HYMNODY 27 Mediaeval Latin Hymns 28 Mediaeval German Hymns 32 Mediaeval Scandinavian Hymnody 34 The Sequences 35 St. Gall 36 V. LUTHERAN HYMNOLOGY 39 Martin Luther 41 German Lutheran Hymnody 44 Scandinavian Lutheran Hymnody 50 American Lutheran Hymnody 54 Conclusion 61 ADDENDA Reformed Church Song 69 A List of Hymnists 71 SECTION I THE HYMNODY OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH