Those were fairly complex melodies written on French metres. The English psalter used only a few metres, and the custom of singing each psalm to its “proper” tune was soon replaced by the use of a few common tunes. The common metre 8, 6, 8, 6 (the numbers give the number of ...
The new Catholic Hymn Book combines hymns from Catholic Hymn Book, Joyful Sound, New Life Hymnal and many more. The hymns can be read in different ways, *Audio, *Scripts, *Suggested psalm tune. you can now access the choirmaster's choice of song selection for Sundays also. Users are giv...