Index of Hymn Tunes in the 1966 Book Of Hymns and the 1989 UM Hymnal That Were Used by the Wesleys

Tune Name	Meter	Text Used in Hymnal	1989 Hymnal	1966 Book of Hymns	Comment on Tune
Amsterdam	76.76.77.76	Praise the Lord Who Reigns Above	96	15	Foundery Collection,1742
Bangor	CM	Alone Thou Goest Forth		427	by William Tansur
Careys (Surrey)	88.88.88	Lord God, Your Love Has Called Us Here	579		Foundery Collection1
Easter Hymn	77.77D	Hark! The Herald Angels Sing		387	Lyra Davidica,17082
Easter Hymn	77.77D	Christ the Lord Is Risen Today	302	439	Lyra Davidica,17082
Gopsal	66.66.88	Rejoice, The Lord Is King	716		by Handel3
Grfenberg	CM	Jesus! The Name High over All	193	341	by Johann Crger4
Halifax	CMD	Eternal God Whose Power Upholds		476	by Handel
Hanover	10.10.11.11	Ye Servants Of God	181	409	Foundery Collection,17425
Irish	CM	Through All the Changing Scenes of Life		56	A Collection of Hymns and Sacred Poems,1749
Judas Maccabeus	55.65.65.65, with refrain	Thine Be the Glory	308	450	arr. from Handel6
Kent	LM	How Blessed Is This Place		350	tune also called Invitation or Devonshire7
Leoni	66.84D	Praise to the Living God		30	arr. from Hebrew melody8
Leoni	66.84D	The God Of Abraham Praise	116		arr. from Hebrew melody8
Lobt Gott, Ihr Christen	CM	Sing to the Great Jehovahs Praise		510	also called Bray, St. George
Mornington	SM	Jesus, We Look to Thee		310	tune by Wesley relative
Old 100th	LM	All People That on Earth Do Dwell	75	21	Genevan Psalter,1551
Old 113th	888.888	Ill Praise My Maker While Ive Breath9	60	9	Strassburger Kirchenamt,152510
Savannah	77.77	Jesus, Lord, We Look to Thee		309	Foundery Collection,174211
Savannah	77.77	Let Us Plead for Faith Alone	385		Foundery Collection,174211
Southwell	SM	Lord Jesus, Think on Me		284	DamonsPsalmes,1579
St. Anne	CM	O God, Our Help in Ages Past	117	28	attr. to William Croft
St. Bride	SM	Give to the Winds Thy Fears		51	by Samuel Howard
St. Magnus	CM	The Head That Once Was Crowned	326	458	attr. to Jeremiah Clark12
St. Martins	CM	Come, Let Us Use the Grace Divine		507	by William Tansur
St. Matthew	CMD	Come, Let Us Rise with Christ		457	probably by William Croft
St. Michael	SM	Stand Up and Bless the Lord		16	Genevan Psalter,1551
St. Michael	SM	How Can We Sinners Know	372		Genevan Psalter,1551
Tallis Canon	LM	Awake, My Soul, and with the Sun		180	altered inFoundery Collection13
Tallis Canon	LM	All Praise to Thee, My God, This Night	682		altered inFoundery Collection13
Uffingham	LM	Creator of the Earth and Skies	450		by Jeremiah Clark, inFoundery Collection14
Vater Unser	88.88.88	Thou Hidden Love of God	414	531	called Old 112th inFoundery Collection15
Wareham	LM	O Splendor of Gods Glory Bright		29	by William Knapp
Wareham	LM	O Wondrous Sight! O Vision Fair	258		by William Knapp
Wer Nur Den Lieben Gott	98.98.88	If Thou But Suffer God to Guide Thee	142		by Georg Neumark16
Winchester New	LM	Come, Sinners, to the Gospel Feast		102	Foundery Collection,174217
Winchester Old	CM	Come, Holy Ghost, Our Hearts Inspire		131	Ests The Whole Booke of Psalmes,1592
Winchester Old	CM	My God, I Love Thee	470		Ests The Whole Booke of Psalmes,1592
Windsor	CM	There Is a Green Hill Far Away		414	DamonsBooke of Musicke,1591
Windsor	CM	Behold the Savior of Mankind		428	DamonsBooke of Musicke,1591

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1 Also known as "Newry."

2Wesley called this tune "Salisbury Tune" in the Foundery Collection of 1742. It is also known as "Anglia," "Easter Morn," "The Resurrection," and "Worgan."

3This tune was composed ca. 1752 by Handel specifically for this Charles Wesley text.

4This tune is known in Great Britain as "Nun Danket All."

5Also called Tallys, St. Georges, Bronswick, Old 104th.

6Wesley wrote in his Journal (March 29, 1774 and March 30, 1787) of this being one of his favorite tunes.

7Tune by John F. Lampe, 1746, in Hymns on the Great Festivals and Other Occasions. All of the tunes in this collection were repeatedly used by the Wesleys.

8Included in John Wesleys Sacred Harmony, 1780.

9One of his favorite texts and tunes, it was sung by John Wesley on his deathbed, March 2, 1791. This text was included in his 1737 Charleston collection.

10Included in Foundery Collection, 1742, and Select Hymns, 1765. Tune is also known as "Es sind doch selig alle," "Geneva 36," and "Que Dieu se monstre seulement."

11A Moravian tune that John Wesley may have learned while in Savannah. Wesley titled this tune "Herrnhuth Tune" in his Foundery Collection. In that same collection there is a different Moravian tune named "Savannah Tune," which later came to be known as "Irene."

12Also known as "Nottingham," "Birmingham," and "Greenock."

13John Wesleys altered version in Foundery Collection was titled "Cannon Tune."

14Wesley called this tune "Clarks Tune" in Foundery Collection, but it also was known as "Bradford." Wesley renamed it "Uffingham" and used it for five hymns in the 1786 edition of his 1780 Collection.

15Named for Martin Luthers version of this tune that accompanied his Lords Prayer translation. Wesley learned it from Moravians in or on the way to Georgia, and included it in Foundery Collection as "Playfords tune." His 1780 Collection used it for ten hymns.

16Wesley learned this tune from the Moravians and included a version of it in Foundery Collection under the name "Slow German Tune."

17Called "Swift German Tune" in Foundery Collection.

Sources Consulted

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Compiled and annotated by Dean B. McIntyre, Director of Music Resources, The United Methodist Discipleship Ministries.

Posted 4-9-02