Useful Hymns: Tune Meter Index

Traditional hymnals also tend to contain a helpful index allowing you to look up a tune by its meter (in case you need to find a hymn but can't remember its tune's name or how the first line goes; or in case you want to look for an alternative tune for a hymn). Mine is organized a little differently than most, in that I actually organized the tunes into separate categories according to how many lines (of poetry) or phrases (of music) each stanza represents. After that the meters are kind of alphabetized by a string of numbers representing how many syllables are in each line. It would be nice if all tunes with the same pattern of syllable counts were interchangeable, but unfortunately, this list does not distinguish between tunes written to different patterns of syllable accents. So in a strict sense, it doesn't index the meter of the hymns, just the relative lengths of the lines in each stanza. Did I mention this is complicated?

2 lines
88
...Ich wollt, daß ich daheime wär...33

3 lines
777
...Heilger Geist, du Tröster mein...63
...St. Philip...63

4 lines
5565
...Year of Grace...200

6565
...Sælir eru trúadir...196

6666
...St. Cecilia...161

SM (6686)
...Aber...102
...Ephphatha...67
...Sandford...163
...Swabia...88

7676
...Rorate...28

7777
...Höchster Priester (1)...58
...Höchster Priester (2)...86
...Horton...85
...Jesu, kom dog selv til mig...170
...Schönste Sonne...201

7778
...Eleutheria...173
...Uns ist g’born ein Kindelein...205

7787
...Eleutheria...133

7997
...Wohlauf, die ihr hungrig seid...60

CM (8686)
...Burford...52
...Nun sich der Tag geendet hat...112
...Preschool Song...199
...Pruning...171
...Song 67...174
...Wolverhampton...130

8886
...Caergybi...193
...Rok nový...193

LM (8888)
...Agriculture Hymn...188
...Beatus vir...71
...Bloomington...18
...Constance...167
...Erstanden ist der heilig Christ...135
...Five Thousand...43, 82
...Four Thousand...62
...Herrnhut...166
...Ich heb mein Augen sehnlich auf...147
...Ich komm aus fremden Landen her...150
...Lob sei dem allmächtigen Gott...71, 203
...Nun lasst uns den Leib (1)...157
...Nun lasst uns den Leib (2)...176
...Refreshment...2
...Rex Christe, factor omnium...37
...Rockingham...151
...St. Crispin...165
...Tallis’ Canon...172
...Vexilla regis...109
...Vom Himmel kam der Engel Schar...141
...Windham...21
...Wir danken dir (1)...175
...Wir danken dir (2)...22

8 10 8 10
...Exsurgat Deus...119

9898
...O lad din Aand...103

9999
...Committal...159
...Engagement...183

10 8 10 8
...Venite...120

10 10 5 10
...O wie selig (1)...189
...O wie selig (2)...15

10 10 10 10
...Cleansing...126, 217
...Consecration...155, 219
...Duncannon...198
...Farley Castle...126
...Inventor rutilis...4

11 10 11 10
...Liebster Immanuel...57

11 11 11 5
...Die Nacht ist kommen...20
...Lobet den Herrn und dankt...31

11 11 11 11
...Easter Hymn...46, 83
...Es jammre...27

5 lines
76 766
...O Christe, Morgensterne...29

7878 4
...St. Albinus...64

865 76
...Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, der den Tod...208

8787 7
...Reece...136

87 887
...Trefoil...55, 68

87 888
...Ach wie nichtig...139

887 87
...Thanksgiving...23

88 848
...Ich hab mein Sach...184

8888 4
...Erschienen ist...206
...Gelobet seist du, Jesu...190

8888 6
...Amen, Amen...16

8888 8
...Amen, Amen...81
...Park Street...161
...Wir wollen alle fröhlich sein...32

10 888 10
...O Jesulein süss...204

10 10 10 10 10
...Old 124th...156

11 9 11 9 9
...Der mange skal komme...41

6 lines
665 D (665 665)
...Mein Jesu, der du mich...25

6666 66
...Gottes Sohn ist kommen...202

HM (6666 88)
...Croft’s 136th...137
...Dolgelly...77
...Laus Regis...137

667 D (667 667)
...Aspice Protector...187, 216
...Nunc dimittis...182

6686 86
...Dwelling Place...186

7676 76
...Wir hatten gebauet...127

775 D (775 775)
...Bridegroom’s Bread...115

7777 77
...Nicht so traurig (1)...179
...Nicht so traurig (2)...123

7878 77
...Jesus ist mein Aufenthalt...10
...Meinen Jesum lass ich nicht (1)...75
...Meinen Jesum lass ich nicht (2)...10
...Meinen Jesum lass ich nicht (3)...75

8686 68
...Come, you thirsty...124

8787 87
...Finnish Song...65
...Parresia...74, 222
...Sinner-Saint...185

CPM (886 D, or 886 886)
...Immanuel...78

887 D (887 887)
...Heut singt die liebe Christenheit...56
...Paa sit Kors...73

88 8686
...Der Kluge auf den Felsen baut...221
...Stuckwisch...221

888 886 or 8888 86
...Remnant...128
...Trinity...54

LPM (8888 88 or 888 888)
...Danket dem Herrn...48
...Heut triumphieret...131
...Holy Family...91, 164
...Iron Hub...125
...Leicester...95
...O Herre Gott, in meiner Not...158
...Presence...104
...Sei gegrüsset, Jesu gütig...26
...St. Petersburg...105

977 D (977 977)
...Dedication...129, 191

9897 88
...Inheritance...116

9898 88
...Amberg...51, 218
...O dass ich tausend (1)...50
...O dass ich tausend (2)...7

10 10 5558
...Deus fortis...107

10 8 10 8 10 10
...Das neugeborne Kindelein...11

10 10 10 D (10 10 10 10 10 10)
...David...143
...Seven Churches...154
...Song 1...35, 110

7 lines
664 6664
...Malvern...79

7676 876
...Wenn meine Sünd (1)...80
...Wenn meine Sünd (2)...80
...Wohl denen, die da wandeln...30

7788 787
...Nolite solliciti...70

8686 886
...Laurinus...99

8686 887
...Oxenford...213

8787 337
...Meine Hoffnung...61

8787 775
...Quare data est...118, 181

8787 887
...Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt...192
...Dilexi quoniam...121
...Es spricht der Unweisen Mund...209
...Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut...97
...Holy Body...92, 195
...Ich steh an deiner Krippen...12
...Unction...13, 220

887 8887
...Eighth Day...8

8888 886
...Mixolydian Tune...111

8 lines
6666 D (6666 6666)
...Courage...197
...Healing...160

6666 6686
...Crosby...106
...Deerwood...106

SMD (6686 6686)
...Ich halte treulich still...40

6688 6666
...Oculi...42

6766 6676
...Oligopistoi...34

6767 6666
...Ich freue mich in dir...9
...O Gott, du frommer Gott...142

7676 6676
...Terre Haute...212

7676 D (7676 7676)
...Bona patria...24
...Den Blomstertid nu kommer...108
...Ich freu mich in dem Herren...76
...Ich weiss, woran ich glaube...93

7676 7776
...Affliction...194

7676 8787
...Humility...72

7676 8876
...Hvor det blir godt å lande...168
...Isaiah...146

7676 8877
...Confitemini...122

7775 D (7775 7775)
...Crucifer...5

7777 D (7777 7777)
...Christe, wahres Seelenlicht...53
...Onesimus...153

7777 7788
...Elijah...144, 148

7878 D (7878 7878)
...Holy Desire...96

CMD (8686 8686)
...Passover...14, 17

8686 8886
...Hvor salig er den lille Flok...59
...Vocation...134

8787 7787
...Holy Day...19, 90
...Youth...152

8787 D (8787 8787)
...Durch Adams Fall...138
...Genesis...87, 114

8787 8877
...Ermuntre dich...94, 207

8787 8887
...Holy Name...89, 140

8887 7787
...Advent...3, 177

LMD (8888 8888)
...Erbarm dich mein...1
...Judica...44, 47
...O grosser Gott...132

9696 7777
...Holy Baptism...101

9797 7878
...Palmarum...45

10 7 10 7 D (10 7 10 7 10 7 10 7)
...Holy Angel...100

10 88 10 88 10 10
...Eyn Sämann gienge auß...38
...Yes of God...38

10 8 10 8 D (10 8 10 8 10 8 10 8)
...Threefold Office...117

10 10 10 10 D (10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10)
...Fruit of the Spirit...69

9 lines
8787 87468
...Ich ruf zu dir...145

8888 8888 8
...Ein neues Lied...39

10 lines
6666 7777 86
...Mein Schöpfer, steh mir bei...36, 162

7676 7676 88
...Four Angels...149

777 777 7777
...Quicunque...98

8888 8888 88
...Bartz...180

11 lines
7676 866 86
...Spirit of Christ...66, 214

847 847 44447
...Mag ich Unglück nicht widerstahn...49

12 lines
6373 7776 7766
...Grundtvig...211

887 887 888 887
...O Mensch, bewein...84

13 lines
887 887 8873 877
...Ylvisaker...6

10 10 9 10 10 9 10 6 10 6 8 8 10
...Thee and Only Thee...178

15 lines
8888 888 10 6 10 12 4 998
...Come to the feast...215