Meter: 8.6.8.6Appears in 652 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: G. F. HandelTopics: Biblical NarrativeTune Sources: Harmonia Sacra, 1812Tune Key: D MajorIncipit: 34517 65123 34555 Used With Text: While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
Meter: Irregular with refrainAppears in 264 hymnalsTopics: Biblical NarrativeTune Sources: Traditional English carol; harm. from Christmas Carols New and Old, 1871Tune Key: D MajorIncipit: 32123 45671 76567 Used With Text: The First Noel
Meter: 8.4.8.4.5.4.5.4Appears in 89 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Frederick A. ChallinorTopics: Biblical NarrativeTune Key: C MajorIncipit: 53457 65345 23534 Used With Text: Tell Me the Stories of Jesus
Meter: 6.4.6.4.6.6.6.4Appears in 1,016 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Lowell MasonTopics: Biblical NarrativeTune Key: F MajorIncipit: 32116 65132 32116 Used With Text: Nearer, My God, to Thee
Meter: 8.9.5.5.7 with refrainAppears in 202 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: C. Austin Miles; Charles H. WebbTopics: Biblical NarrativeTune Key: A Flat MajorIncipit: 55345 12321 11216 Used With Text: In the Garden (I Come to the Garden Alone)
Meter: Irregular with refrainAppears in 68 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Tom Colvin; Charles H. WebbTopics: Biblical NarrativeTune Sources: Ghana folk songTune Key: D MajorIncipit: 34554 34234 4323 Used With Text: Jesu, Jesu
Meter: 7.7.7.7 with refrainAppears in 376 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: William B. BradburyTopics: Biblical NarrativeIncipit: 53323 55661 66555 Used With Text: Jesus Loves Me
Meter: 8.6.8.6Appears in 190 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Annabel Morris Buchanan; Charles H. WebbTopics: Biblical NarrativeTune Sources: USA folk melodyTune Key: F MajorIncipit: 51123 51165 51123 Used With Text: Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days
Meter: 6.4.6.4 DAppears in 527 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: William F. SherwinTopics: Biblical NarrativeTune Key: E Flat MajorIncipit: 31356 53132 31356 Used With Text: Break Thou the Bread of Life
Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 58 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Carlton R. YoungTopics: Biblical NarrativeTune Key: F MajorIncipit: 51121 23532 12321 Used With Text: Come, O Thou Traveler Unknown
Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6Appears in 12 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Rusty EdwardsTopics: Biblical NarrativeTune Key: g minorIncipit: 12321 72155 61171 Used With Text: To a Maid Engaged to Joseph
Meter: IrregularAppears in 67 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: William Farley SmithTopics: Biblical NarrativeTune Sources: Afro-American spiritualTune Key: D Flat MajorIncipit: 33335 55322 22466 Used With Text: We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder
Meter: 8.5.8.5 with refrainAppears in 55 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: William Farley SmithTopics: Biblical NarrativeTune Sources: Afro-American spiritualTune Key: g minorIncipit: 53322 33155 771 Used With Text: Go Down, Moses
Meter: 6.6.6.6.6 with refrainAppears in 72 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Gustav HolstTopics: Biblical NarrativeTune Sources: Piae Cantiones, 1582 (melody)Tune Key: e minorIncipit: 11544 55516 75457 Used With Text: On This Day Earth Shall Ring
Meter: 7.7.7.7 DAppears in 19 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Carlton R. YoungTopics: Biblical NarrativeTune Key: G MajorIncipit: 51176 51234 32132 Used With Text: See How Great a Flame Aspires
Meter: 8.8.8 with refrainAppears in 155 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Charles H. WebbTopics: Biblical NarrativeTune Sources: 15th cent. French carolTune Key: g minorIncipit: 13453 43211 13453 Used With Text: O Sons and Daughters, Let Us Sing
Meter: IrregularAppears in 6 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: William Farley SmithTopics: Biblical NarrativeTune Sources: Afro-American spiritualTune Key: G MajorIncipit: 34433 32222 33222 Used With Text: O Mary, Don't You Weep
Meter: 7.6.7.6.8.5Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Austin C. LovelaceTopics: Biblical NarrativeTune Key: d minorIncipit: 56123 56532 166 Used With Text: The Kingdom of God
Meter: Irregular with refrainAppears in 84 hymnalsTopics: Biblical Narrative; Biblical NarrativeTune Key: d minorIncipit: 11554 32171 23451 Used With Text: God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: D. A. ChelliahTopics: Biblical NarrativeTune Key: E MajorIncipit: 51355 43257 24432 Used With Text: This Is the God Beyond All Gods (Karthaadhi Karthar Iveree)
Meter: 8.7.8.7 DAppears in 7 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Walter K. StantonTopics: Biblical NarrativeTune Key: G MajorIncipit: 13217 67235 33142 Used With Text: A Prophet-Woman Broke a Jar
Appears in 5 hymnalsTopics: Biblical NarrativeTune Sources: Kalinga traditional melodyTune Key: E MajorIncipit: 35221 23235 22123 Used With Text: In the Heavens Shone a Star
Meter: 8.8.8.8Appears in 536 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: William KnappTopics: Biblical NarrativeTune Sources: Harm. Hymns Ancient and ModernTune Key: B Flat MajorIncipit: 11765 12171 23217 Used With Text: 오 놀 람 고 아 름 다 운 (O Wondrous Sight! O Vision Fair)
Meter: 8.8.8.8Appears in 259 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Georg JosephTopics: Biblical NarrativeTune Key: D MajorIncipit: 11234 55455 67176 Used With Text: As We Walked Home at Close of Day
Meter: 8.6.8.6 DAppears in 286 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Ralph Vaughan WilliamsTopics: Biblical NarrativeTune Key: G MajorIncipit: 32111 73343 45543 Used With Text: To Mock Your Reign, O Dearest Lord
Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Francisco F. FelicianoTopics: Biblical NarrativeTune Key: e minor or modalIncipit: 15432 17551 23271 Used With Text: Three Women
Meter: IrregularAppears in 23 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Baylus Benjamin McKinneyTopics: Biblical NarrativeTune Key: D MajorIncipit: 32347 13335 43234 Used With Text: 주 말 쏨 배 우 는 믿 음 의 가 정 (God Give us Christian Homes)
Meter: 14.14.4.7.8Appears in 438 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: William Sterndale BennettTopics: Biblical Narrative; Biblical NarrativeTune Sources: Erneuerten Gesangbuch, 1665Tune Key: F MajorIncipit: 11532 17656 7121 Used With Text: Down by the Jordan
Meter: 6.5.6.5 DAppears in 29 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Carlton R. YoungTopics: Biblical NarrativeTune Sources: Old French melodyTune Key: F MajorIncipit: 11123 21322 11112 Used With Text: Jesus' Hands Were Kind Hands
Appears in 1 hymnalTopics: Biblical NarrativeTune Sources: Kalinga traditional melody; PhilippinesTune Key: F Major or modalIncipit: 56112 12332 11355 Used With Text: You Have Made Us from Above (Amamin wad nangkayang)
Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Loknath ManaenTopics: Biblical NarrativeTune Key: F Major or modalIncipit: 13451 34555 43121 Used With Text: Christmas Is Here (Hera dajai)
Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: AnonymousTopics: Biblical NarrativeTune Sources: Sri LankaTune Key: C MajorIncipit: 33211 35643 22355 Used With Text: This Is the Story (Natha thithee nathi soka biya)
Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Shoko MaitaTopics: Biblical NarrativeTune Key: D MajorIncipit: 12333 33333 45423 Used With Text: In Old Galilee When Sweet Breezes Blew (Gariraya no kaze kaoru oka de)
Appears in 3 hymnalsTopics: Biblical NarrativeTune Sources: Amis song, TaiwanTune Key: D MajorIncipit: 16126 56322 13565 Used With Text: O Give Thanks to the LORD (Yao gan-xie Shang-Zhu)
Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: John Dick KhawasTopics: Biblical NarrativeTune Key: F Major or modalIncipit: 15123 33531 22222 Used With Text: Oh! What A Lovely Day (A ho ka ti ramai lo)
Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Francisco F. Feliciano; Rudolf R. PantouTopics: Biblical NarrativeTune Sources: Moslem melodyTune Key: F Major or modalIncipit: 11112 12612 33211 Used With Text: Praise the Loving God (A wit ng Pagpapasalamat)
Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7Appears in 273 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: John GossTopics: Biblical Narrative; Biblical NarrativeTune Key: D MajorIncipit: 55551 76543 65342 Used With Text: In the Desert, on God's Mountain
Meter: 7.6.7.6 DAppears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Alta Lind Cook; Scott WilkinsonTopics: Biblical NarrativeTune Key: F MajorIncipit: 15671 56712 15611 Used With Text: Gentle Mary Laid Her Child
Meter: 11.6.11.5Appears in 12 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Peter D. SmithTopics: Biblical NarrativeTune Key: F MajorIncipit: 51123 23456 55323 Used With Text: When Jesus the Healer
Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Waldemar SimamoraTopics: Biblical NarrativeTune Key: E Flat MajorIncipit: 13565 31331 62126 Used With Text: In the Fields of Ephrathah (Di ladang Efrata para gembala)
Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Shōzō KoyamaTopics: Biblical NarrativeTune Key: E Flat MajorIncipit: 32111 22222 43222 Used With Text: Jesus Built the Church (Iesu sama ga kyookai o)
Appears in 1 hymnalTopics: Biblical NarrativeTune Sources: Amis melody, TaiwanTune Key: e minor or modalIncipit: 25424 52754 21217 Used With Text: You Have Come, Lord Christ (Tayni i Yes)
Appears in 9 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Francisco F. FelicianoTopics: Biblical NarrativeTune Key: e minor or modalIncipit: 11232 15222 56432 Used With Text: Evening Song (A wit sa dapit hapon)
Meter: 8.6.8.6Appears in 331 hymnalsTopics: Biblical NarrativeTune Sources: Este's Whole Booke of Psalmes 1592 (adapt.)Tune Key: F MajorIncipit: 13321 44323 55453 Used With Text: While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
Meter: 7.8.7.8 with alleluiaAppears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Peter CuttsTopics: Biblical NarrativeTune Key: c minorIncipit: 35613 23431 75433 Used With Text: Christ, upon the Mountain Peak
Meter: IrregularAppears in 230 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Pierre de Corbeil; Carlton R. YoungTopics: Biblical NarrativeTune Sources: Medieval French melodyTune Key: F MajorIncipit: 12312 71556 34553 Used With Text: Jesus, Our Brother
Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: H. M. LamaTopics: Biblical NarrativeTune Key: G Major or modalIncipit: 35616 12353 23216 Used With Text: Sun Has Gone, Night Has Arrived (Bheri goth chharda ni chharda)
Appears in 5 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Ji-fang Liang; Bliss Wiant; Pen-li ChenTopics: Biblical NarrativeTune Key: F Major or modalIncipit: 53232 16512 32565 Used With Text: Midnight Stars Make Bright the Sky (Ming-xing can-lan ye wei yang)