Hymn meter
10.10.10.10
A hymn's meter counts the syllables in each line of a stanza. 10.10.10.10 means each stanza has 4 lines of 10, 10, 10 and 10 syllables — 40 in all. Hymnals print the meter beside each text so that a congregation can sing the words to any tune with the same pattern.
Hymns in less common meters usually have one or two tunes written for them, so they are matched to a tune more strictly. Two texts with the same numbers can still differ in rhythm — some lines stress the first syllable, others the second — so a pairing should always be sung through before it is used in worship.
Below are the hymns in our library written in this meter and the public-domain tunes that fit them. Any text can be sung to any tune listed here; press play to hear a pairing.
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Tunes in 10.10.10.10
10 hymns in 10.10.10.10
- Abide With Me — Abide with me: fast falls the eventide;
- Parting Hymn — Savior, again to Thy dear Name we raise
- God of Our Fathers, Whose Almighty Hand — God of our fathers, whose almighty hand
- Here, O my Lord, I see Thee face to face — Here, O my Lord, I see Thee face to face;
- Weary of Earth — Weary of earth, and laden with my sin,
- O What Their Joy and Their Glory Must Be — O what the joy and the glory must be,
- Father, Again in Jesus' Name We Meet — Father, again in Jesus' Name we meet,
- Draw Nigh and Take the Body of the Lord — Draw nigh and take the Body of the Lord,
- Death of a Minister in His Prime — Go to the grave in all thy glorious prime,
- O Thou Great Friend — O thou great Friend to all the sons of men,