Defn: Hymns, considered collectively; hymnology.
HYMNOGRAPHER
Hym*nog"ra*pher, n.
1. One who writes on the subject of hymns.
2. A writer or composed of hymns.
HYMNOGRAPHY
Hym*nog"ra*phy, n. Etym: [Gr. graphy.]
Defn: The art or act of composing hymns.
HYMNOLOGIST
Hym*nol"o*gist, n.
Defn: A composer or compiler of hymns; one versed in hymnology.
Busby.
HYMNOLOGY
Hym*nol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy: cf. F. hymnologie.]
1. The hymns or sacred lyrics composed by authors of a particular country or period; as, the hymnology of the eighteenth century; also, the collective body of hymns used by any particular church or religious body; as, the Anglican hymnology.