Double Feature

Our local movie theater is currently screening double features of classic movies, a different pairing every week. It's a fundraiser to replace the computer that decrypts first-run Hollywood movies for that screen's projector. This past weekend, the show was "Singin' in the Rain" at 5:30 and "La La Land" at 7:15. A small group attended each movie. Apparently, I was the only person who bought in for the whole double feature, that night.

I've seen "Singin' in the Rain" before, several times, but always on home video and usually with my parents. It really is a fun movie with some gorgeous song-and-dance numbers. I kept getting choked up. First, because Debbie Reynolds looks so young and fresh in it, and I couldn't help recalling that she passed away around the same time as her daughter, Carrie Fisher. And I gather that heartbreak had something to do with it. Then there's the song "Good Morning," which my dad and stepmom used to sing (now and then) to get me out of bed when I was a kid. And Gene Kelly's famous splashing-through-puddles performance of the title song. And various other things that hit me in the feels for nostalgic reasons. I shed a few tears.

I also got a kick out of laying on my fellow audience members, as they got up to leave, the obscure factoid that the plot of the movie – in which a glamorous silent-film actress at the height of her career suddenly has to make a talkie and, due to her grating, nasal voice, ends up having another actress off-camera speak her lines into a microphone while she lip syncs. That, fyi, is what happened when Alfred Hitchcock made "Blackmail," initially a silent movie that turned on a dime and became Britain's first talkie, despite starlet Annie Ondra having a thick Polish accent. Without the romantic hijinks or off-camera backstabbing depicted in "Singin'," the solution was generally what the later musical comedy depicts, with one actress at the end of her career mouthing the words and another actress easing into stardom from off-camera.

As for "La La Land," a musical love story featuring a struggling actress and a frustrated jazz pianist in recent-day Hollywood, I had no previous emotional investment in the film because, you know, it was my first time seeing it. I mostly knew about it, before this past weekend, due to its involvement in a Best Picture envelope snafu at the Academy Awards. It might have deserved to be a Best Picture winner. It was a gorgeously made movie and it also got me in the feels.

But it certainly didn't have the overall joyful vibe that "Singin' in the Rain" exudes. There's a lot of disappointment, discouragement, and down-and-outness in it. The romantic couple's first three encounters are not what you'd normally call the makings of a great love story (though there does seem to be a certain unacknowledged spark between them in the song-and-dance piece "A Lovely Night" (as in "What a waste of a lovely night").

The movie has more wonderful songs in it, like "The Fools Who Dream" and "City of Stars," and of course one mustn't forget the opening ensemble number "Another Day of Sun." The music is mainly by Justin Hurwitz with one written and sung by John Legend. One clever thing about the movie is how a story that feels heart-honest is sold through a series of songs that all serve the purpose, unlike some of the numbers in "Singin'," which seem to have been shoehorned in without regard for relevance to the storyline. Another clever thing is how Ryan Gosling actually looks like he's playing great jazz on the piano. Can he really do that?

Then there were some impressive dream sequences, like dancing in the stars at the planetarium and the girl's vision of what her life with the boy might have been if they had stayed together, etc. The visual and musical whimsies fill the eyes and the heart. Damien Chazelle (director) and Emma Stone (lead actress) earned their Oscars for sure, and though the movie was rather cruelly denied the top prize after all, it's still a great achievement and a hopeful sign that the movie musical ain't dead yet.

Bountiful Hymns: Tune Meter Index

This is the index of hymn tunes, identified by their titles, but listed in order of the poetic meter to which they hew. Like the similar indexes in my previous books, I've divided them up by the number of lines per stanza. I figured this would be helpful if you're looking for a tune to suit a stanza structure of given proportions. After that, they're alphabetized, if you will, in order of the number of syllables per line. Abbreviations for frequently used meters, such as LM, CPM and so forth, are explained in the text below. The usefulness of this type of index becomes apparent when you're choosing hymns for a church service and you like a hymn but its tune not so much; with luck, you can find another tune that will fit the same words. The 2-line "Irr." entries are actually chant tones for the psalms, hence the weird "hymn" numbers.

2 lines
Irr.
... Ad Dominum ... S01
... Ad te levavi ... S04
... Adhaesit pavimento ... P04
... Appropinquet deprecatio ... P22
... Beati omnes ... S09
... Bonitatem fecisti ... P09
... Carondelet ... P01
... Clamavi in toto corde meo ... P19
... De profundis ... S11
... Deficit anima mea ... P11
... Domine, non est exaltatum ... S12
... Dorset ... P02
... Ecce nunc benedicite ... S15
... Ecce quam bonum ... S14
... Et veniat super me ... P06
... Feci iudicium ... P16
... In aeternum, Domine ... P12
... In convertendo ... S07
... Iniquos odio habui ... P15
... Iustus es, Domine ... P18
... Laetatus sum ... S03
... Legem pone ... P05
... Levavi oculos ... S02
... Lucerna pedibus meis ... P14
... Manus tuae fecerunt me ... P10
... Memento, Domine ... S13
... Memor esto verbi tui ... P07
... Mirabilia testimonia tua ... P17
... Nisi Dominus aedificaverit ... S08
... Nisi quia Dominus ... S05
... Portio mea, Domine ... P08
... Principes persecuti sunt ... P21
... Qui confidunt ... S06
... Quomodo dilexi ... P13
... Retribue servo tuo ... P03
... Saepe expugnaverunt me ... S10
... Vide humilitatem ... P20
10 10
... Lammas ... 547

3 lines
887
... Stabat Mater ... 488, 553
888
... Dies irae ... 551

4 lines
SM (6686)
... Aynhoe ... 474
... Dover ... 493
7676
... Lasst uns alle fröhlich sein ... 463
... Med Straale-Krans om Tinde ... 405
7777
... Ascension (with Alleluias) ... 406
... Aus der Tiefe ... 531
... The Call ... 557
CM (8686)
... Ach, wie sehnlich wart ich ... 502
... Advent IV ... 380
... Cheshire ... 410
... Domine, clamavi ... 369
... Gordon ... 421
... Lea ... 395
... Nativity ... 445
... St. Bernard ... 473
... Twenty-Fourth ... 498
8787
... Freuen wir uns all in ein ... 392
... Galilee ... 379
... O der alles hätt verloren ... 478
8878
... Jesus Christus, unser Heiland (2) ... 492
8886
... Harlech ... 456
... Saffron Walden ... 443
8887
... Resurgenti Nazareno ... 432
LM (8888)
... All Morgen ist ganz frisch und neu ... 409
... Der Tag bricht an ... 522
... Deus tuorum militum ... 368
... Dich bitt ich, trautes Jesulein ... 401
... Distress ... 526
... Es geht daher des Tages Schein ... 506
... Freut euch, ihr lieben Christen all ... 546
... Hinunter ist der Sonnen Schein ... 508
... Hört auf mit Trauern und Klagen ... 371, 556
... Lledrod ... 397
... Marburg ... 545
... Morning Hymn ... 385
... O Heiland, reiss die Himmel auf ... 434
... St. Oswald ... 451
... Song 34 ... 422
... Thanksgiving (1) ... 472
... Uxbridge ... 487
8 8 10 10
... Teshiniens ... 428
8978
... Jesus Christus, unser Heiland (1) ... 424
9999
... Iam moesta ... 412
10 10 10 10
... Captives of Hope ... 413
... Ellingham ... 408
... Princess Eugenie ... 418
... Trisagion ... 481
10 10 11 11
... Hanover ... 459
... Laudate Dominum ... 448
... Lyons ... 543
11 10 11 10
... Donne secours ... 475
... Intercessor ... 525
... Kleinig ... 542
11 11 10 10
... Die Sonn hat sich ... 524
11 11 10 11
... Noël Nouvelet ... 400
11 11 11 5
... Iste confessor (1) ... 416
... Iste confessor (2) ... 439
... Lobet den Herren, alle ... 504
11 11 11 11
... Urswicke ... 366
13 12 13 8
... Je chanterai, Seigneur ... 419

5 lines
8888 8
... In dich hab ich gehoffet (1) ... 466
11 11 55 11
... I hoppet sig min frälsta själ förnöjer ... 499
11 11 11 55
... Christe, du Beistand ... 519

6 lines
4 4 11 D
... O Jesu Christ, dein Kripplein ist ... 514
... Wir Christenleut ... 367
5588 55
... Seelenbräutigam ... 383
6666 66
... Old 120th ... 477
HM (6666 88)
... Reconciliation ... 558
... St. Peter’s, Manchester ... 450
6677 77
... Auf meinen lieben Gott ... 399
66 11 D
... Easter Vigil ... 560
PM (6798 84)
... Ninth of Ten ... 476
7676 76
... Wir hatten gebauet ... 491
7777 77
... Arfon ... 510
... Fred til Bod (1) ... 446
... Fred til Bod (2) ... 455
7788 77
... Weil ich Jesu Schäflein bin ... 381
7878 77
... Gaa nu hen og grav min Grav ... 468
7878 88
... Herr, wie lange ... 435
847 D
... Birkdale ... 398
866 D
... Fröhlich soll mein Herze ... 521
8686 86
... By Faith ... 532, 533
8686 88
... Substitution ... 449
8787 47
... Coronae ... 374
8787 77
... All Saints ... 497
... Gott des Himmels ... 391
... Hela världen fröjdes Herran ... 549
... Jesu, komm, mein Trost ... 394
... Theophilus ... 440
8787 87
... Bis willkommen ... 375
... Dulce carmen ... 427
... Lusatia ... 461
... Mannheim ... 376
... New Ulm ... 460
... O Jerusalem, du schöne ... 503
... St. Thomas (Holywood) ... 389
... Sieh, hier bin ich ... 537
... Upp, min tunga ... 433
... Westminster Abbey ... 512
8787 88
... Stilla jag pa dig vill akta ... 396
... Werde licht ... 430
CPM (886 D)
... Wittenberg ... 544
887 447
... In dich hab ich gehoffet (2) ... 518
LPM (8888 88 or 888 D)
... Exhortation ... 484
... Hier lieg ich ... 453
... Ich will dich lieben (isometric) ... 501
... O Herre Gott, in meiner Not ... 495
... Surrey ... 550
... Tarsus ... 415
9898 88
... Nach einer Prüfung ... 536
... O dass ich tausend (Wagner) ... 517
... Wer weiss, wie nahe (1) ... 539
9898 10 8
... Wer weiss, wie nahe (2) ... 527
998 D (998 998)
... Dein König kommt in niedern Hüllen ... 436

7 lines
447 4447
... Herre Jesu Krist ... 464
5656 9 10 10
... Nun preiset alle ... 529
5 11 11 11 11 55
... Far, Verden, far vel ... 372
664 6664
... St. Ambrose ... 429
7676 776
... Herr Christ, der einig Gotts Sohn ... 403
7777 777
... Singen wir aus Herzens Grund ... 548
8686 886
... I Himmelen ... 384
8686 887
... Oxenford ... 442
8787 887
... Es geh, wies woll ... 509
... I Jesus søger jeg min Fred ... 482
... Mit Freuden zart ... 496
... Sei Lob und Ehr dem höchsten Gut ... 515
887 8877
... Om himmeriges rige ... 441
8877 888
... Op, thi Dagen nu frembryder ... 470
10 7 10 7 10 10 7 7
... Herr und Ältster ... 373
10 8 10 8 888
... Lobe den Herren, o meine Seele ... 530

8 lines
6565 6665
... St. Dunstan’s ... 438
6666 D
... Beatitude ... 386
SMD (6686 D)
... Salve Jesu ... 425
... St. Augustine ... 462
... Thessalonica ... 494
6767 6666
... Du grosser Schmerzensmann ... 454
7575 D
... Glorification ... 426
7676 3366
... Straf mich nicht ... 447
7676 6776
... Thomissøn ... 479
... Von Gott will ich nicht lassen (1) ... 378
... Von Gott will ich nicht lassen (2) ... 382
7676 D
... Au fort de ma détresse ... 377
... Befiehl du deine Wege ... 393
... Complainer ... 538
... Dank sei Gott in der Höhe ... 480
... Du meine Seele singe ... 504
... Hora novissima ... 388
... Ichthys ... 559
... Jeg vil mig Herren love ... 528
... Schwing dich auf (1) ... 467
... Schwing dich auf (2) ... 552
... Wedlock ... 404
7676 8877
... Theoctistus ... 471
7777 D
... Crux salutifera ... 402
... St. Edward ... 407
... Thanksgiving (2) ... 486
... Tichfield ... 516
... Wachet doch, erwacht ... 423
7878 D
... Holy Desire ... 411
CMD (8686 D)
... Old 107th ... 469
8787 4477
... Was Gott tut ... 489
8787 7788
... Nu er Frelsens Dag oprundet ... 457
... O du allersüsste Freude ... 420
... Over Kedron Jesus træder ... 511
... Zion klagt ... 465
8787 D
... Bethany ... 414
... Ermuntre dich (Nicolai) ... 437
... Jesus är min vän den bäste ... 370
... O Gud, ditt rike ingen ser ... 452
... Rustington ... 431
... Was mein Gott will ... 500
8787 8877
... Jesu, der du meine Seele ... 513
... Kjærlighed er Lysets Kilde ... 523
... Womit soll ich dich wohl loben ... 483
887 887 88
... O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort ... 387
LMD (8888 D)
... O grosser Gott ... 458
... Valete ... 444
10 6 10 6 9944
... Es ist genug ... 490
11 10 11 10 D
... So führst du doch ... 541

9 lines
6565 65 665
... Nu rinder Solen op ... 390
665 665 787
... Gud skal alting mage ... 417
7676 67766
... Ich will, so lang ich lebe ... 520
8787 558 77
... Herr Gott, nun schleuss den Himmel auf ... 534
8787 87877
... Kommt her, des Königs Aufgebot ... 535
887 887 887
... O Lebensbrünnlein ... 507

10 lines
776 776 7676
... Habakkuk ... 540
8787 887 887
... Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich ... 485

11 lines
886 886 84484
... Resplenduit facies ejus ... 555
... Transfiguration ... 555

13 lines
8877 8877 88877
... Ach, arme welt ... 554

Bountiful Hymns: Tune Name Index

The following index, from the back of Bountiful Hymns, lists the hymn tunes and psalm chant tones by their titles and sort of doubles as a source/composer index. The version of this index in the actual book will reference the hymn numbers where the tunes are used. In the blog versions of my previous' books tune indexes, I've gone back and forth on whether it made any sense to include those numbes. The argument in favor of the Edifying Hymns approach, omitting the numbers, is that you'd really need to be holding the book in your hand for them to help you. But I think I'll side with Useful Hymns this time, just because deleting the hymn numbers would be a lot of tedious work.

Ach, arme Welt ... Brahms ... 554
Ach, wie sehnlich wart ich ... Briegel ... 502
Ad Dominum ... Fish ... S01
Ad te levavi ... Fish ... S04
Adhaesit pavimento ... Fish ... P04
Advent IV ... Fish ... 380
All Morgen ist ganz frisch und neu ... Walther ... 409
All Saints ... Darmstadt ... 497
Appropinquet deprecatio ... Fish ... P22
Arfon ... Wales/Jones ... 510
Ascension ... Monk ... 406
Au fort de ma détresse ... Strasbourg ... 377
Auf meinen lieben Gott ... Nürnberg, ... 399
Aus der Tiefe ... Herbst/Nürnberg ... 531
Aynhoe ... Nares ... 474

Beati omnes ... Fish ... S09
Beatitude ... Fish ... 386
Befiehl du deine Wege ... Gesius ... 393
Bethany ... Smart ... 414
Birkdale ... Hiles ... 398
Bis willkommen ... Kittel ... 375
Bonitatem fecisti ... Fish ... P09
By Faith ... Fish ... 532, 533

Captives of Hope ... Fish ... 413
Carondelet ... Fish ... P01
Cheshire ... Este ... 410
Christe, du Beistand ... Löwenstern ... 519
Clamavi in toto corde meo ... Fish ... P19
Complainer ... Walker ... 538
Coronae ... Monk ... 374
Crux salutifera ... Stainer ... 402

Dank sei Gott in der Höhe ... Schein/Crüger ... 480
De profundis ... Fish ... S11
Deficit anima mea ... Fish ... P11
Dein König kommt in niedern Hüllen ... Zahn ... 436
Der Tag bricht an ... Vulpius ... 522
Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich ... Germany ... 485
Deus tuorum militum ... Grenoble ... 368
Dich bitt ich, trautes Jesulein ... Helder ... 401
Die Sonn hat sich ... Franc ... 524
Dies irae ... Latin ... 551
Distress ... Walker ... 526
Domine, clamavi ... Knecht ... 369
Domine, non est exaltatum ... Fish ... S12
Donne secours ... Geneva ... 475
Dorset ... Fish ... P02
Dover ... Williams ... 493
Du grosser Schmerzensmann ... Jan ... 454
Du meine Seele singe ... Ebeling ... 504
Dulce carmen ... London ... 427

Easter Vigil ... Fish ... 560
Ecce nunc benedicite ... Fish ... S15
Ecce quam bonum ... Fish ... S14
Ellingham ... S.S. Wesley ... 408
Ermuntre dich ... J.G. Nicolai ... 437
Es geh, wies woll ... Praetorius ... 509
Es geht daher des Tages Schein ... 15th cent./Bohemian Brethren ... 506
Es ist genug ... Ahle/Mühlhausen ... 490
Et veniat super me ... Fish ... P06
Exhortation ... Fish ... 484

Far, Verden, far vel ... Norway ... 372
Feci iudicium ... Fish ... P16
Fred til Bod (1) ... Hartmann ... 446
Fred til Bod (2) ... Lindeman ... 455
Freuen wir uns all in ein ... Weisse ... 392
Freut euch, ihr lieben Christen all ... Gesius ... 546
Fröhlich soll mein Herze ... Crüger ... 521

Gaa nu hen og grav min Grav ... Sweden ... 468
Galilee ... Jude ... 379
Glorification ... Czerlitzky/Leipzig ... 426
Gordon ... Smart ... 421
Gott des Himmels ... Albert ... 391
Gud skal alting mage ... Lindeman ... 417

Habakkuk ... Fish ... 540
Hanover ... Croft ... 459
Harlech ... Wales ... 456
Hela världen fröjdes Herran ... Sweden ... 549
Herr Christ, der einig Gotts Sohn ... Erfurt ... 403
Herr Gott, nun schleuss den Himmel auf ... Weissenfels ... 534
Herr und Ältster ... Herrnhut/Basel ... 373
Herr, wie lange ... Crüger ... 435
Herre Jesu Krist ... Lindeman ... 464
Hier lieg ich ... Hof ... 453
Hinunter ist der Sonnen Schein ... Vulpius ... 508
Holy Desire ... Fish ... 411
Hört auf mit Trauern und Klagen ... Fish ... 371, 556
Hora novissima ... S.S. Wesley ... 388

I Jesus søger jeg min Fred ... Lindeman ... 482
I Himmelen ... Norway ... 384
I hoppet sig min frälsta själ förnöjer ... Sweden ... 499
Iam moesta ... 4th cent./Wittenberg ... 412
Ich will dich lieben (isometric) ... Frankfurt a.M. ... 501
Ich will, so lang ich lebe ... Schütz ... 520
Ichthys ... Fish ... 559
In aeternum, Domine ... Fish ... P12
In convertendo ... Fish ... S07
In dich hab ich gehoffet (1) ... 15th cent./Augsburg/Zürich ... 466
In dich hab ich gehoffet (2) ... Leipzig/Augsburg/Nürnberg ... 518
Iniquos odio habui ... Fish ... P15
Intercessor ... Parry ... 525
Iste confessor (1) ... Angers/Croft ... 416
Iste confessor (2) ... Rouen/Poitiers ... 439
Iustus es, Domine ... Fish ... P18

Je chanterai, Seigneur ... France ... 419
Jeg vil mig Herren love ... Zinck ... 528
Jesu, der du meine Seele ... Germany ... 513
Jesu, komm, mein Trost ... Fabricius ... 394
Jesus är min vän den bäste ... Düben ... 370
Jesus Christus, unser Heiland (1) ... 13th cent./Erfurt ... 424
Jesus Christus, unser Heiland (2) ... Wittenberg ... 492

Kjærlighed er Lysets Kilde ... Lindeman ... 523
Kleinig ... Fish ... 542
Kommt her, des Königs Aufgebot ... Schütz ... 535

Laetatus sum ... Fish ... S03
Lammas ... Brown ... 547
Lasst uns alle fröhlich sein ... Dresden ... 463
Laudate Dominum ... Parry ... 448
Lea ... ... Summers ... 395
Legem pone ... Fish ... P05
Levavi oculos ... Fish ... S02
Lledrod ... Wales ... 397
Lobe den Herren, o meine Seele ... Onolzbach ... 530
Lobet den Herren, alle ... Crüger ... 504
Lucerna pedibus meis ... Fish ... P14
Lusatia ... Vulpius ... 461
Lyons ... M. Haydn ... 543

Mannheim ... Filitz ... 376
Manus tuae fecerunt me ... Fish ... P10
Marburg ... Crüger/Ilse ... 545
Med Straale-Krans om Tinde ... Lindeman ... 405
Memento, Domine ... Fish ... S13
Memor esto verbi tui ... Fish ... P07
Mirabilia testimonia tua ... Fish ... P17
Mit Freuden zart ... Geneva/Berlin ... 496
Morning Hymn ... Barthélémon ... 385

Nach einer Prüfung ... Schicht ... 536
Nativity ... Lahee ... 445
New Ulm ... Reuter ... 460
Ninth of Ten ... Fish ... 476
Nisi Dominus aedificaverit ... Fish ... S08
Nisi quia Dominus ... Fish ... S05
Noël Nouvelet ... France ... 400
Nu er Frelsens Dag oprundet ... Lindeman ... 457
Nu rinder Solen op ... Zinck ... 390
Nun preiset alle ... Löwenstern ... 529

O dass ich tausend ... Wagner/Reimann ... 517
O der alles hätt verloren ... Halle ... 478
O du allersüsste Freude ... Frankfurt ... 420
O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort ... Schop/Crüger ... 387
O grosser Gott ... Stuttgart ... 458
O Gud, ditt rike ingen ser ... Waldis ... 452
O Heiland, reiss die Himmel auf ... Augsburg ... 434
O Herre Gott, in meiner Not ... Reimann ... 495
O Jerusalem, du schöne ... Störl ... 503
O Jesu Christ, dein Kripplein ist ... Crüger ... 514
O Lebensbrünnlein ... Görlitz ... 507
Old 107th ... Marot ... 469
Old 120th ... London ... 477
Om himmeriges rige ... Copenhagen ... 441
Op, thi Dagen nu frembryder ... Lindeman ... 470
Over Kedron Jesus træder ... Lindeman ... 511
Oxenford ... Fish ... 442

Portio mea, Domine ... Fish ... P08
Princess Eugenie ... Norway ... 418
Principes persecuti sunt ... Fish ... P21

Qui confidunt ... Fish ... S06
Quomodo dilexi ... Fish ... P13

Reconciliation ... Fish ... 558
Resplenduit facies ejus ... Fish ... 555
Resurgenti Nazareno ... Bohemia ... 432
Retribue servo tuo ... Fish ... P03
Rustington ... Parry ... 431

Saepe expugnaverunt me ... Fish ... S10
Saffron Walden ... Brown ... 443
St. Ambrose ... Monk ... 429
St. Augustine ... Goss ... 462
St. Bernard ... Köln ... 473
St. Dunstan’s ... Douglas ... 438
St. Edward ... Steggall ... 407
St. Oswald ... Dykes ... 451
St. Peter’s, Manchester ... Ross ... 450
St. Thomas (Holywood) ... Wade ... 389
Salve Jesu ... Lewars ... 425
Schwing dich auf (1) ... Crüger ... 467
Schwing dich auf (2) ... Ebeling ... 552
Seelenbräutigam ... Drese ... 383
Sei Lob und Ehr dem höchsten Gut ... Franc/Crüger ... 515
Sieh, hier bin ich ... Darmstadt ... 537
Singen wir aus Herzens Grund ... Bohemian Brethren ... 548
So führst du doch ... Stuttgart ... 541
Song 34 ... Gibbons ... 422
Stabat Mater ... Mainz ... 488, 553
Stilla jag pa dig vill akta ... Pape ... 396
Straf mich nicht ... Rosenmüller/Dresden ... 447
Substitution ... Fish ... 449
Surrey ... Carey ... 550

Tarsus ... Goss ... 415
Teshiniens ... Poland ... 428
Thanksgiving (1) ... Dykes ... 472
Thanksgiving (2) ... Gilbert ... 486
The Call ... Fish ... 557
Theoctistus ... Calkin ... 471
Theophilus ... Ohl ... 440
Thessalonica ... German/Goss ... 494
Thomissøn ... Denmark ... 479
Tichfield ... Richardson ... 516
Transfiguration ... Fish ... 555
Trisagion ... Smart ... 481
Twenty-Fourth ... Chapin ... 498

Upp, min tunga ... Sweden ... 433
Urswicke ... Elvey ... 366
Uxbridge ... Mason ... 487

Valete ... Sullivan ... 444
Vide humilitatem ... Fish ... P20
Von Gott will ich nicht lassen (1) ... Crüger/Berlin ... 378
Von Gott will ich nicht lassen (2) ... Erfurt ... 382

Wachet doch, erwacht ... Praxis Pietatis ... 423
Was Gott tut ... Weimar/Gastorius ... 489
Was mein Gott will ... France/Sermisy ... 500
Wedlock ... America ... 404
Weil ich Jesu Schäflein bin ... Leipzig ... 381
Wer weiss, wie nahe (1) ... Meyer/Möck ... 539
Wer weiss, wie nahe (2) ... Österreicher/Buttstedt/Elberfeld ... 527
Werde licht ... König ... 430
Westminster Abbey ... Purcell ... 512
Wir Christenleut ... Dresden ... 367
Wir hatten gebauet ... Germany ... 491
Wittenberg ... Ilse ... 544
Womit soll ich dich wohl loben ... Knecht ... 483

Zion klagt ... Schein ... 465

Bountiful Hymns: Table of Contents

I'm only a few entries in the Scripture index away from being ready to proof out my third book of hymns, working title Bountiful Hymns. In anticipation of that great joy, here is the table of contents for it. The way this'll work, in the book, this list will be right up front. The titles, or topics, listed are in most cases not the first line of the hymn; for that, you'll want to check the back of the book for the First Line Index. Within the books, these titles/topics and sections appear at the top of the page with the hymn following below. Savvy? Good.

PREFACE
DEDICATION
366. For a Faithful Scribe
FESTIVAL MEDITATION
367. Feast of Christmas Hymn
368. Epiphany Hymn
369. Ash Wednesday Hymn
370. Holy Week Hymn
371. Maundy Thursday Hymn
372. Good Friday Hymn
373. Holy Saturday Hymn
374. Feast and Week of Easter
375. Ascension Hymn
376. Feast and Week of Pentecost
SERIES A MEDITATON
377. Advent 1: Know the Time
378. Advent 2: Come, Rod of Jesse
379. Advent 3: Surely Jesus Frees
380. Advent 4: Immanuel Foretold
381. Christmas 1: Our Salvation Has Been Born
382. Christmas 2: In Christ
383. Epiphany 1: Baptized into Death
384. Epiphany 2: Behold the Lamb
385. Epiphany 3: Light from Galilee
386. Epiphany 4: Blessedness Hymn
387. Epiphany 5: We Speak the Mystery of God
388. Epiphany 6: Two Ways
389. Epiphany 7: Living Stones
390. Epiphany 8: Engraved Upon His Hand
391. Transfiguration: Whose Blood Is Sprinkled
392. Lent 1: The Second Adam
393. Lent 2: Born Again
394. Lent 3: Living Water
395. Lent 4: Light of the World
396. Lent 5: Lazarus, Come Forth
397. Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday Procession
398. Easter Day: Holy Women
399. Easter 2: Binding and Loosing
400. Easter 3: What Shall We Do?
401. Easter 4: Door of the Sheep
402. Easter 5: Way, Truth and Life
403. Easter 6: “Because I Live”
404. Easter 7: Proven by Fire
405. Day of Pentecost: “If Anyone Is Thirsty”
406. Holy Trinity: Praise the Holy Trinity
407. Proper 3 (May 24-28): Not Ashamed of the Gospel
408. Proper 4 (May 29-June 4): Justified by Faith
409. Proper 5 (June 5-11): Mercy Is Better Than Sacrifice
410. Proper 6 (June 12-18): Carried on Eagles’ Wings
411. Proper 7 (June 19-25): Cost of Discipleship
412. Proper 8 (June 26-July 2): Not Peace but a Sword
413. Proper 9 (July 3-9): Captives of Hope
414. Proper 10 (July 10-16): Flesh vs. Spirit
415. Proper 11 (July 17-23): No Other Rock Like God
416. Proper 12 (July 24-30): Hidden Treasure, Precious Pearl
417. Proper 13 (July 31-Aug. 6): Come, Eat and Drink
418. Proper 14 (Aug 7-13): Walking on Water
419. Proper 15 (Aug. 14-20): The Canaanite Woman
420. Proper 16 (Aug. 21-27): Not Conformed but Transformed
421. Proper 17 (Aug. 28-Sept. 3): “Take Up Your Cross and Follow Me”
422. Proper 18 (Sept. 4-10): Owe Nothing But Love
423. Proper 19 (Sept. 11-17): Seventy Times Seven
424. Proper 20 (Sept. 18-24): Laborers in the Vineyard
425. Proper 21 (Sept. 25-Oct. 1): Beacons to the World
426. Proper 22 (Oct. 2-8): “I Count All Things Loss”
427. Proper 23 (Oct. 9-15): The Lord’s Marriage Feast
428. Proper 24 (Oct. 16-22): Tempt Not the Lord
429. Proper 25 (Oct. 23-29): The Law of Love
430. Proper 26 (Oct. 30-Nov. 5): Woe to the Prophets
431. Proper 27 (Nov. 6-12): Grief and Hope
432. Proper 28 (Nov. 13-19): The Day of Wrath
433. Proper 29 (Nov. 20-26): Sheep and Goats
SERIES B MEDITATON
434. Advent 1: Hosanna to the Son of David
435. Advent 2: A Hymn for Patience
436. Advent 3: Rejoice Always
437. Advent 4: Annunciation Hymn
438. Christmas 1: In the Fullness of Time
439. Christmas 2: Prayer for a Hearing Heart
440. Epiphany 1: Baptism in the Spirit
441. Epiphany 2: Nathanael Hymn
442. Epiphany 3: Fishers of Men
443. Epiphany 4: Jesus Casts Out Demons
444. Epiphany 5: Preaching and Healing
445. Epiphany 6: “I Am Willing: Be Cleansed”
446. Epiphany 7: Forgiving and Healing the Paralytic
447. Epiphany 8: Hunger for the Sacrament
448. Transfiguration: Light of the Gospel
449. Lent 1: Upon the Mountain of the Lord
450. Lent 2: Confessing Christ
451. Lent 3: Cleansing the Temple
452. Lent 4: Lifting Up the Serpent
453. Lent 5: The Greatest Becomes Least
454. Sunday of the Passion: Hardened Hearts
455. Easter Day: A Sacramental Easter Hymn
456. Easter 2: Rejoice in the Word of Life
457. Easter 3: “See, What Love the Father Shows Us”
458. Easter 4: Christ the Good Shepherd
459. Easter 5: Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch
460. Easter 6: Spirit, Water and Blood
461. Easter 7: Against the Party Spirit
462. Day of Pentecost: Come, Holy Spirit
463. Holy Trinity: The Majesty of the Trinity
464. Proper 3 (May 24-28): What Must We Do?
465. Proper 4 (May 29-June 4): Earthen Vessels
466. Proper 5 (June 5-11): The First Gospel Fulfilled
467. Proper 6 (June 12-18): To What Shall the Kingdom Be Compared?
468. Proper 7 (June 19-25): Stilling the Storm
469. Proper 8 (June 26-July 2): Wait on the Lord
470. Proper 9 (July 3-9): Jesus Sends Preachers
471. Proper 10 (July 10-16): On Persecution and Martyrdom
472. Proper 11 (July 17-23): Feeding the Five Thousand
473. Proper 12 (July 24-30): To Know the Width, Length, Depth, and Height
474. Proper 13 (July 31-Aug. 6): Bread of Life
475. Proper 14 (Aug 7-13): Christ Is the Living Bread
476. Proper 15 (Aug. 14-20): Lord, to Whom Shall We Go?
477. Proper 16 (Aug. 21-27): The Church His Bride
478. Proper 17 (Aug. 28-Sept. 3): Armor of God
479. Proper 18 (Sept. 4-10): Jesus Comes with Healing
480. Proper 19 (Sept. 11-17): Prayer of the Weak in Faith
481. Proper 20 (Sept. 18-24): Conflict in the Church
482. Proper 21 (Sept. 25-Oct. 1): Prayer and the Keys
483. Proper 22 (Oct. 2-8): Captain of Our Salvation
484. Proper 23 (Oct. 9-15): Today, If You Will Hear His Voice
485. Proper 24 (Oct. 16-22): The Vanity of Riches
486. Proper 25 (Oct. 23-29): Blind Bartimaeus
487. Proper 26 (Oct. 30-Nov. 5): High Priest of Good Things to Come
488. Proper 27 (Nov. 6-12): The Widow’s Mite
489. Proper 28 (Nov. 13-19): The Redeemer Will Return
490. Proper 29 (Nov. 20-26): Come Soon, Dear King
SERIES C MEDITATON
491. Advent 1: Come, Branch of David
492. Advent 2: Who Can Stand at His Appearing?
493. Advent 3: Sing, Daughter of Zion
494. Advent 4: Blest Mother and Child
495. Christmas 1: Two Turtledoves for the Lamb of God
496. Christmas 2: Young Jesus Among the Scholars
497. Epiphany 1: Adding Jesus to the Water
498. Epiphany 2: Cana Hymn
499. Epiphany 3: A Prophet Rejected in His Hometown
500. Epiphany 4: Love Is the Highest Gift
501. Epiphany 5: Fishermen of Galilee
502. Epiphany 6: Woes and Blessings
503. Epiphany 7: Love Your Enemies
504. Epiphany 8: Built on the Rock
505. Transfiguration: With Moses and Elijah on the Mount
506. Lent 1: Jesus Tempted
507. Lent 2: Jesus the Suffering Prophet
508. Lent 3: Turn and Live
509. Lent 4: Prodigal Hymn
510. Lent 5: Lo, A New Thing Is Begun
511. Sunday of the Passion: Crucify Him!
512. Easter Day: Firstfruits of Them Who Sleep
513. Easter 2: We Must Obey God Rather Than Men
514. Easter 3: Restoring Peter and Paul
515. Easter 4: The Lamb Is the Shepherd
516. Easter 5: Alpha and Omega
517. Easter 6: Bethesda Hymn
518. Easter 7: That We May Be One
519. Day of Pentecost: Babel Restored
520. Holy Trinity: Christ the Eternal Craftsman
521. Proper 3 (May 24-28): Forgive As You Are Forgiven
522. Proper 4 (May 29-June 4): The Centurion’s Servant
523. Proper 5 (June 5-11): Raising the Widow’s Son
524. Proper 6 (June 12-18): To Whom Much Is Forgiven
525. Proper 7 (June 19-25): The New Wine in the Cluster
526. Proper 8 (June 26-July 2): Walk in the Spirit
527. Proper 9 (July 3-9): Rejoice with Zion
528. Proper 10 (July 10-16): Love Your Neighbor As Yourself
529. Proper 11 (July 17-23): Hallow Our Laughter
530. Proper 12 (July 24-30): How to Pray
531. Proper 13 (July 31-Aug. 6): The Rich Fool
532. Proper 14 (Aug 7-13): Hebrews 11 Hymn, Part 1
533. Proper 15 (Aug. 14-20): Hebrews 11 Hymn, Part 2
534. Proper 16 (Aug. 21-27): Do Not Despise the Chastening of the Lord
535. Proper 17 (Aug. 28-Sept. 3): Humiliation and Exaltation
536. Proper 18 (Sept. 4-10): Count the Cost
537. Proper 19 (Sept. 11-17): Shepherd, Son of David
538. Proper 20 (Sept. 18-24): Pray for All Men
539. Proper 21 (Sept. 25-Oct. 1): Beware of Riches
540. Proper 22 (Oct. 2-8): The Just Shall Live by Faith
541. Proper 23 (Oct. 9-15): Be Strong in Grace
542. Proper 24 (Oct. 16-22): God-Breathed Scripture
543. Proper 25 (Oct. 23-29): Justifying the Sinner, Blessing the Children
544. Proper 26 (Oct. 30-Nov. 5): Zacchaeus Hymn
545. Proper 27 (Nov. 6-12): Stand Firm in the Time of Lawlessness
546. Proper 28 (Nov. 13-19): The Day of the Lord Is Coming
547. Proper 29 (Nov. 20-26): The Green Wood and the Dry
FURTHER MEDITATION
548. Sermon on the Mount Hymn
549. Office of the Keys Hymn
550. On Growing as a Theologian
551. Burial and Judgment: An Anti-Dies Irae
552. Confirmation Hymn
553. Devotion to the Passion: An Anti-Stabat Mater
TRANSLATED HYMNS
554. Brahms: Ach, arme Welt
ORIGINAL TUNES TO EXISTING HYMNS
555. Andy Richard: Transfiguration Hymn
556. Herman: Burial Hymn
557. Herbert: The Call
558. Wesley: Arise, my soul, arise
559. Fish, Sr.: Lenten Midweek Series Hymn
560. Franck: Easter Vigil Hymn
PSALM 119 TO ORIGINAL ANGLICAN CHANT TONES
P01. Aleph: Beati immaculati
P02. Beth: In quo corrigit
P03. Gimel: Retribue servo tuo
P04. Daledh: Adhaesit pavimento
P05. He: Legem pone
P06. Waw: Et veniat super me
P07. Zayin: Memor esto verbi tui
P08. Cheth: Portio mea, Domine
P09. Teth: Bonitatem fecisti
P10. Yodh: Manus tuae fecerunt me
P11. Kaph: Deficit anima mea
P12. Lamedh: In aeternum, Domine
P13. Mem: Quomodo dilexi
P14. Nun: Lucerna pedibus meis
P15. Samekh: Iniquos odio habui
P16. Ayin: Feci iudicium
P17. Pe: Mirabilia testimonia tua
P18. Tsadhe: Iustus es, Domine
P19. Qoph: Clamavi in toto corde meo
P20. Resh: Vide humilitatem
P21. Sin/Shin: Principes persecuti sunt
P22. Tau: Appropinquet deprecatio
SONGS OF ASCENTS TO ORIGINAL GREGORIAN CHANT TONES
S01. Psalm 120: Ad Dominum
S02. Psalm 121: Levavi oculos
S03. Psalm 122: Laetatus sum
S04. Psalm 123: Ad te levavi
S05. Psalm 124: Nisi quia Dominus
S06. Psalm 125: Qui confidunt
S07. Psalm 126: In convertendo
S08. Psalm 127: Nisi Dominus aedificaverit
S09. Psalm 128: Beati omnes
S10. Psalm 129: Saepe expugnaverunt me
S11. Psalm 130: De profundis
S12. Psalm 131: Domine, non est exaltatum
S13. Psalm 132: Memento, Domine
S14. Psalm 133: Ecce quam bonum
S15. Psalm 134: Ecce nunc benedicite
INDEX OF FIRST LINES
INDEX OF TUNES BY TITLE
INDEX OF TUNES BY METER
SCRIPTURE INDEX
APPENDIX: HYMN TUNE HARMONIZATIONS

Pacey Packer: Unicorn Tracker

Pacey Packer: Unicorn Tracker
by J.C. Phillipps
Recommended Ages: 10+

Pacey is a full-of-herself little girl who fantasizes about being a hero. In real life, however, she doesn't have much time to play make-believe with her little sister, Mina. After being a little strict with her sister, she decides to relent and bring Mina a cookie – only to catch her jumping out an upstairs window on the back of a full-size, flesh-and-blood unicorn. When I say "catch," I actually mean "fail to catch," as her grip actually closes on the hoof of Mina's favorite toy, a plush unicorn with a heart-shaped blaze on its chest and the unlikely name of Slasher.

Until now, Pacey has never given a moment's thought to the idea that Slasher may actually be alive, as Mina has always claimed. Luckily, it is so, because Slasher becomes her guide through the land of the unicorns, where the landscape is full of such hazards as people-eating plants, deceptive creatures, deep gorges, and tiny tunnels you can only get through by shrinking yourself and tickling the tail of a turbo-powered slug. But the biggest danger lies ahead at the castle of the Unicorn King, Arkane, who has magic in his horn but evil in his heart.

Much of the book takes the form of Pacey and Slasher bickering and exchanging sarcastic quips. But even though Mina's invitation to Arkane's tea party has a sinister element in it, and Slasher's loyalty leaves something to be desired, girl and plushie grow as characters during their adventure together and pull off a rescue worthy of a unicorn and his girl.

I enjoyed this book's humor and the incongruous cuteness and snippiness of Slasher. I'd have liked it better, I think, if the art had featured more colors than grayscale and shades of purple. I have to be careful to limit my exposure to Slasher, or else I might become one of those people who has to buy the real-life plushie offered on the author's website.

This is the first in a series of four, let's call them graphic chapter books for young readers. Kind of like a comic book (no prose between illustrations), but in the same hardcover format as the Wimpy Kid books. The other installments, so far, include Horn Slayer, Mermaids vs. Unicorns and Dragon Rider. Author-illustrator Phillipps, who dedicated this book to her husband "who thought it was funny to tell people that I love unicorns," is also the author of three children's picture books, Wink, Monkey Ono and The Simples Love a Picnic.

Ben Braver and the Vortex of Doom

Ben Braver and the Vortex of Doom
by Marcus Emerson
Ages: 10+

If you're joining this trilogy late, like me, don't worry; you'll catch up quickly. Ben, surname Braver, is a middle-school-aged kid with no superpowers (just imagine), who for some reason is enrolled at a secret school for super-powered kids. The reason apparently has something to do with the late headmaster, Donald Kepler, being able to see the future and knowing that Ben is fated to save the school. Or maybe the world. But as this installment opens, Ben and his best friends are sitting in the back row of Headmaster Kepler's funeral, after the old fellow sacrificed his life – sort of – to save Ben from an explosion. Things immediately start going awry as, first off, the kid version of Kepler – Donnie to friends and family – crashes his own funeral, then a group of superkids-gone-bad show up demanding to have Donnie handed over to them so they can kill him. Or, you know, they'll destroy the school.

Ben and his buddies Penny and Noah are naturally swept up in things. Things such as a time-travel caper, an encounter with an alien that (in a different timeline) nearly wiped out the human race, and an opportunity to experience superpowers that quite literally goes to Ben's head. Like, in the form of a telepathic squid from Alpha Centauri. He takes superheroing lessons from a guy who does good without actually using his superpowers. He learns tough lessons on friendship and team work. He learns to drive a UFO. He helps fight a climactic battle in the middle of Times Square. And he becomes part of a larger team that includes a ghost, a goat (actually a person who changed into a goat but couldn't change back), and his own bully, who may not be so bad after all.

It's a hilarious, weird, thrilling tale that's about 2/3 narrative and 1/3 illustrations – but I had to be careful not to let my eyes slide too easily across the illustrations, because many of them actually carry the storyline forward with action and dialogue. At the climax, there are six full pages of illustration in a row that could almost have been a fold-out, full of movement and action, worth studying in detail. The characters, both in letters and in pictures, are drawn with quirky detail and with heart, making me laugh, cheer, shake my head at their mistakes and (in at least one scene) get a bit choked up. All around, it's a well-done piece of entertainment. So, while the embarrassing number of unread books in my apartment militates against seeking out more titles by this author, I'd definitely grab one if I happened across it at the bookstore.

Marcus Emerson is the author of many middle-grade-level hybrids of chapter books and graphic novels, for which I'm sure there must be a word but I haven't learned it yet. Other titles of his include 12 "6th Grade Ninja" books, two "Dodge Ball Wars" books, two "Recess Warriors" books, four "Secret Agent 6th Grader" books, nine "Kid Youtuber Books" and of course the "Ben Braver" trilogy, of which this is the third book. The first two are The Super Life of Ben Braver and Ben Braver and the Incredible Exploding Kid.

King of the Bench: Kicking and Screaming

King of the Bench: Kicking and Screaming
by Steve Moore
Recommended Ages: 10+

Spiro T. Agnew Middle School student Steve loves most sports, but mainly sits on the bench at games. Although he does have some good eye-hand skills, he suffers from what he calls eye-foot dweebitis. Which is probably why, one day while watching a soccer game, he blurts out the fact that he hates soccer. This offends his best friend, Becky, so badly that in order to make it up to her, he goes out for the soccer team and, naturally, ends up on the bench. But then, an unlikely series of events puts him in charge of defending the goal at a big game, bringing out unexpected qualities in the hero kids.

It's a hilarious, heavily illustrated kids' book, featuring the activities bus driver from aitch-ee-double-hockey-sticks, an obnoxious sports dad, an always-cheerful Brazilian junior soccer star and an unfortunate encounter with a skunk. It's the kind of underdog-team, put-upon kids comedy with scratchy that should appeal to fans of Wimpy Kids.

Despite his books being widely available, I haven't been able to find out much about this author. I guess he used to draw a cartoon column called "In the Bleachers." He's not to be confused with this Steve Moore, a comic book writer who died in 2014, or this Steven Moore who writes fantasy novels, or this Stephen Moore who also writes fantasy novels; but who knows? Steve Moore might not even be the author's (or authors') real name. I'm just here to review the book, not solve the mysteries of the ages. What I do know is that this is the third "King of the Bench" title, blending chapter books with graphic novels. The other titles in the series are No Fear, Control Freak and Comeback Kid.