Hymn meter
8.8.8.8.8.8
A hymn's meter counts the syllables in each line of a stanza. 8.8.8.8.8.8 means each stanza has 6 lines of 8, 8, 8, 8, 8 and 8 syllables — 48 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 8.8.8.8.8.8
25 hymns in 8.8.8.8.8.8
- Faith of Our Fathers — Faith of our fathers! living still
- O Come, O Come, Emmanuel — O come, O come, Immanuel,
- The Good Shepherd — The Lord my pasture shall prepare
- Praise to God for His Goodness and Truth — I'll praise my Maker whilst I've breath:
- Eternal Father! strong to save — Eternal Father! strong to save,
- Jesus, Thy Boundless Love to Me — Jesus, Thy boundless love to me
- Sweet Savior, Bless Us Ere We Go — O Saviour, bless us ere we go;
- Wrestling Jacob — Come, O Thou Traveller unknown,
- Lo! God is here let us adore — Lo! God is here! let us adore,
- When Gathering Clouds — When gath'ring clouds around I view,
- Christ in You, the Hope of Glory — Thou hidden love of God, whose height,
- God of Our Fathers — God of our fathers, known of old,
- Jesus, My Lord, My God, My All — Jesus, my Lord, my God, my all,
- When, streaming from the eastern skies — When streaming from the eastern skies,
- Creator Spirit, by whose aid
- I love the volume of Thy Word — I love the volume of Thy Word:
- Fervent in Spirit — Thee will I love, my Strength, my Tow'r,
- God of the Gentiles — Let all the earth their voices raise
- Peace, Troubled Soul — Peace, troubled soul, whose plaintive moan
- Redemption Found — Now I have found the ground wherein
- O Love Divine, What Hast Thou Done — O Love Divine! what hast Thou done!
- Weary of Wandering From My God — Weary of wand'ring from my God,
- Forth from the dark and stormy sky — Forth from the dark and stormy sky,
- The Pardoning God — Great God of wonders! all thy ways
- The Sabbath Day Consecrated — Great God, this sacred day of Thine