John Julian's is a classic late nineteenth century reference dictionary of Christian hymns, compiling authorship, origin and textual history across a vast range of hymns spanning many denominations, a documented scope this record notes as the source's real strength. This record states its own honest limit: it is now well over a century old, so it cannot document a hymn written after 1892 and cannot reflect any later scholarly correction of an attribution it makes, meaning a modern hymnal's own notes on a given hymn should be checked alongside it where available. Use it for a specific hymn's documented authorship and origin as this compilation records it, with that dating limit in mind.
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A classic late nineteenth century reference dictionary of Christian hymns, giving authorship, origin and textual history across denominations; dated for hymns written after 1892 and for any later scholarly correction of an attribution, so a modern hymnal's own notes should be checked alongside it where available. NotesA classic late nineteenth-century reference dictionary of Christian hymns, giving authorship, origin and textual history for a vast range of hymns across denominations. Use for a specific hymn's authorship and origin as documented by this compilation; dated for hymns written after 1892 and for any later scholarly correction of an attribution, so a modern hymnal's own notes should be checked alongside it where available.
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AuthorJohn Julian (editor)
PublisherJohn Murray
Publication Year1892
URLhttps://archive.org/details/dictionaryofhymn0000juli_k5w8
Source TypeDictionary
Claims Backed By This Source (62 claims)
This source backs 62 claims across the atlas. As facts: 12 well-attested. As cited relationships: 29 holds. Plus 21 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Hymns & Liturgical Texts, 23 claims: 16 holds, 7 general references.
- Prayers, 12 claims: 8 holds, 4 general references.
- Denominations, 10 claims: 5 holds, 5 general references.
- Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.
- Articles, 5 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Historical Figures, 4 claims: 4 general references.
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