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[886 886] (PCM or Proper Common Metre)
[8684 & Other 86]
| CM (86 86) | |
| Abbey | Scottish Psalter, 1615 |
| Aberdeen Aberdeen (faster) |
Raban's (Aberdeen) Psalter, 1633 |
| Argyle | Charles Hutcheson, 1792-1860 from the Free Church of Scotland's psalter. |
| Arlington | Thomas Agustine Arne, 1762; arranged by Ralph Harrison in 1784 |
| Azmom | Carl Gotthelf Gl�ser, 1828; arranged by Lowell Mason, 1839 |
| Ballerma | Fran�ois Hippolyte Barth�l�mon (1741-1808); adapted by Robert Simpson; published 1833 |
| Belmont | William Gardiner, 1812 |
| Bradford | Arranged from George Frederick Handel, 1741 ("I Know That My Redeemer Liveth" from "The Messiah") |
| Burford | Henry Purcell, c1695 |
| Cheshire | Este's Psalter, 1592, harmonized by W.H. Havergal |
| Coleshill | Barton's Psalms, Dublin, 1706 |
| Common Tune (melody only) |
anonymous, one of the first common metre psalm tunes. Very simple, but very dignified. |
| Crimond | Jessie S. Irvine, arr. David Grant |
| Dalehurst | Arthur Cottman, 1872 |
| Downs | Lowell Mason 1832 |
| Duke's Tune | Scottish Psalter, 1615 (Very similar to Winchester Old, but they are two different tunes.) |
| Dunfermline Dunfermline (Piped) |
Scottish Psalter, 1615 |
| Dundee (Winsor) | Este's Psalter, 1592 |
| Evan | William Henry Havergal, 1847; arranged by Lowell Mason, 1850 |
| Faith | |
| French | Scottish Psalter, 1615 |
| Gloucester | Ravenscroft's Psalter, 1621 |
| Gr�fenberg | Johann Cr�ger, 1647 |
| Heber | George Kingsley, 1838 |
| Kilmarnock | Neil Dougall (1776-1862) |
| Kuler | Lowell Mason,1845, from a tune by Ravenscroft, 1620 |
| Leicester | W. Hurst, 1870 |
| Lystra | |
| Manoah | composer unknown. This tune first appeared in 1851 in Collection of Church Music, by Henry W. Greatorex |
| Martyrdom | Hugh Wilson, 1800; arranged by Ralph E. Hudson, circa 1885 |
| Martyrs Martyrs (faster) |
Scottish Psalter, 1615 harmony by T L Hately |
| Moravia | Nickolas Hernamn, c 1561 |
| Most Perfect | Moore's "Psalm Singer's Companion," 1756 |
| Naomi | Hans Georg N�geli; arranged by Lowell Mason, 1836 |
| Nativity | arr Henry Lahee, The Metrical Psalter, 1855 |
| New Britain (Amazing Grace) |
19th Century American melody, arr. Edwin O. Excell, alt |
| Praetorius | Melody from Harmoniae Hymnorum Scoliae Gorlicensis, Gorlitz, 1599 from the Free Church of Scotland's psalter. |
| Solomon | From G.F. Handel, c. 1740 |
| Song 67 | Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625); arranged by Henry Thomas Smart (1813-1879). |
| St. Agnes | John Bacchus Dykes, 1866 |
| St. Ethelreda | T. Turton (1780-1864) |
| St. Flavian | Day's Psalter, 1562 |
| St. Magnus | Attributed to Jeremiah Clark, 1707; harmony by William Henry Monk, 1868 |
| St. Thomas | Aaron Williams (1731-1776), The New Universal Psalmodist, 1770 |
| Spohr | Adapted from a melody by Spohr from the Free Church of Scotland's psalter. |
| Stracathro | Charles Hutcheson (1792-1860) |
| Tallis Ordinal | Thomas Tallis c.1567 |
| Wigtown | Scottish Psalter, 1635 |
| Winchester | Estes Psalter, 1592 |
| Worcester | John Playford, arr. 1671 |
| York (Key of F) | John Milton, first published by Ravenscroft, 1623 |
| CMD (8.6.8.6 D) | |
| All Saints | Henry Stephen Cutler, 1872 |
| Amesbury | Uzziah Christopher Burnap, 1895. |
| Auld Lang Syne | Traditional Scottish |
| Bethlehem | Gottfried Wilhelm Fink, 1842 |
| Dedekam | Sophie Dedekam, |
| Dellfont | arranged by. I.B. Woodbury, 1857, alt. |
| Constance | Arthur Seymour Sullivan, 1875 |
| Ellacome (nominally 7676, but works very well with 8686) |
Gesangbuch der H. W. k. Hofkapelle, Wurtemberg, Germany, 1784; adaptation and harmony by William Henry Monk, 1868 |
| Erskine | Charles H. Gabriel, 1856-1932 |
| For Even From My Youth, O God | Dwight Armstrong c.1970 |
| Forrest Green | Traditional English melody; arranged by Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1906 |
| Fountain | 19th century American folk tune |
| Gerald | Louis Spohr, 1834 |
| Gerard | Arranged by Arthur S. Sullivan, 1871 |
| Give Ear Unto My Words O God | Dwight Armstrong c.1970 |
| Goshen | German melody |
| Hereford | Dr. H.J. Gauntlett, d 1876 This version is from Carnie's "The Revised Northern Psalter" edition of 1900 |
| Hereford (2nd version) | William Hayes, 1706-1777 This version is from The Scottish Psalter, 1929 edition. |
| Kingsfold | Traditional English melody; arranged by Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1906 |
| Lamb of God | Anonymous, from "The Psalter Hymnal" 1927 |
| Landas | Norwegian folk melody; arranged by William James Kirkpatrick (1838-1921) |
| Materna | Samuel A. Ward 1882 |
| Miriam | C.E. Willing, 1870 |
| Monora | William Batchelder Bradbury (1816-1868) |
| My God, My God | Dwight Armstrong |
| Nettelton | from Wyeth's Repository of Sacred Music, Part Second, 1813. The tune is named after Asahel Nettleton, an 18th Century American evangelist |
| O Child of God | Ira David Sankey (1840-1908) |
| Old 1st Old 1st (organ added) |
Anglo-Genevan Psalter of 1556, harmonization from Scottish Psalter of 1635 |
| Old 2nd | Anglo-Genevan Psalter of 1556 harmonization from Scottish Psalter of 1635 |
| Old 6th | Anglo-Genevan Psalter of 1556, harmonization from Scottish Psalter of 1635 |
| Old 9th Old 9th (organ added) |
Anglo-Genevan Psalter of 1556, harmonization from Scottish Psalter of 1635 |
| Old 15th | Anglo-Genevan Psalter of 1556, harmonization from Scottish Psalter of 1635 |
| Old 19th Old 19th (organ added) |
Anglo-Genevan Psalter of 1556, harmonization from Scottish Psalter of 1635 |
| Anglo-Genevan Psalter of 1556, harmonization from Scottish Psalter of 1635 |
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| Old 34th Old 34th (organ added) |
Anglo-Genevan Psalter of 1556, harmonization from Scottish Psalter of 1635 (note: sounds very similar to Old 68th, but they are indeed slightly different) |
| Old 68th Old 68th (organ added) |
Anglo-Genevan Psalter of 1556, harmonization from Scottish Psalter of 1635 |
| Old 81st | Day's Psalter, 1562 (probably obtained from the Geneva Psalter) |
| Old 95th | Day's Psalter, 1562 (probably obtained from the Geneva Psalter) |
| Old 133rd Old 133rd (woodwinds) |
Anglo-Genevan Psalter of 1556 harmonization from Scottish Psalter of 1635 |
| Old 137th slow tempo Old 137th, faster tempo |
Anglo-Genevan Psalter, 1556, also appeared in Day's Psalter, 1562 |
| Petition | from: Franz Josef Haydn (1732-1809) |
| Providence | S.W. Straub c. 1890 |
| Psalm 107 | French Psalter, 1543, composed or arranged by Louis Bourgeios |
| Save Me O God, By Thy Great Hand | Dwight Armstrong c.1970 |
| Seraph | Gottfried Wilhelm Fink, 1842 |
| Sing Praises and Rejoice | Dwight Armstrong c.1970 |
| St. Asaph | Giovanni M. Giornovichi, 1745-1804 |
| St. Leonard (Hiles) | Henry Hiles, 1867 |
| St Matthew | William Croft (1678-1727) |
| St. Theodulph (also useful for 76 76) | Melchior Teschner, 1615 |
| Vox Deliciti (Beautiful Voice) | John Bacchus Dykes, 1868. A key change halfway through accents the positive message of the last two lines, |
| Warrior | Archibald MacDonald, 1877 |
| 886 886 | |
| Americus (886 886 ,6) |
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (1856-1932 |
| Colwyn Bay | Thomas Joseph Linekar c.1880 |
| Cornwall | Samuel Sebastian Wesley |
| Frances | James McGranahan, 1840-1907 |
| Meribah | Lowell Mason, 1739 |
| Old 6th | French 6th Psalm, "probably" from Anglo-Genevan Psalter of 1551, harmonization from Scottish Psalter of 1635 |
| Purleigh | A.H. Brown |
| Other 86 | |
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Landloff (86 84) |
anonymous, from Presbyterian Psalter of 1887 |
| Rest (8,6,8,8,6) | William Batchelder Bradbury, 1843 |
| St Cuthbert (86 84) | John Bacchus Dykes, 1861 |
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