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All Meters

What are these numbers?!? A hymn’s meter refers to the number of syllables in each line of text, with a decimal appearing between lines. Because some meters are very common in traditional hymnody, this allows musicians and worship leaders to interchange hymn texts with melodies.

An 8.8.8.8. meter is often written as LM (for “long meter”) and 8.6.8.6 meter as CM (for “common meter”). 

“D” means double, so a hymn like “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee”--with a meter 8.7.8.7.D.--has lines containing, respectively, 8 syllables, 7 syllables, 8, 7, 8, 7, 8, and 7.
Here’s your pop quiz: after reading the above, what would “CMD” mean?

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10.10.10.

10.10.10.

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10.10.10.10.

10.10.10.10.

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10.10.12.10.

10.10.12.10.

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10.6.9.9.10.7.10.4.

10.6.9.9.10.7.10.4.

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10.8.10.8.

10.8.10.8.

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10.9.10.9

10.9.10.9

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11.10.10.11.

11.10.10.11.

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11.10.11.10.

11.10.11.10.

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11.10.11.10.11.10.

11.10.11.10.11.10.

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11.11.10.11.

11.11.10.11.

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11.11.11.5.

11.11.11.5.

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11.11.12.12.

11.11.12.12.

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12.11.13.12.

12.11.13.12.

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12.12.12.

12.12.12.

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12.12.12.10.

12.12.12.10.

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12.12.12.15

12.12.12.15

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12.12.14. with Alleluias

12.12.14. with Alleluias

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12.13.12.10.

12.13.12.10.

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12.9.12.12.9.

12.9.12.12.9.

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3.3.6.3.3.6.

3.3.6.3.3.6.

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4.4.4.4.

4.4.4.4.

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4.5.9

4.5.9

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4.7.7.6.

4.7.7.6.

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5.5.6.3

5.5.6.3

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5.5.6.D.

5.5.6.D.

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5.5.7.5.5.9.

5.5.7.5.5.9.

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6.4.6.4.6.6.6.4.

6.4.6.4.6.6.6.4.

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6.5.5.6.8.5.

6.5.5.6.8.5.

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6.5.6.5.

6.5.6.5.

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6.5.6.5.D.

6.5.6.5.D.

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6.6.6.6.

6.6.6.6.

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6.6.6.6.6.

6.6.6.6.6.

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6.6.6.6.6.6.

6.6.6.6.6.6.

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6.6.8.4.D.

6.6.8.4.D.

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6.6.9.6.

6.6.9.6.

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6.7.6.7.6.6.6.6.

6.7.6.7.6.6.6.6.

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6.7.9.D.

6.7.9.D.

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7.10.7.5.

7.10.7.5.

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7.5.5.7

7.5.5.7

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7.5.7.5.D.

7.5.7.5.D.

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7.6.7.6.6.6.3.3.6.

7.6.7.6.6.6.3.3.6.

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7.6.7.6.D.

7.6.7.6.D.

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7.7.6.6.7.

7.7.6.6.7.

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7.7.7.7.

7.7.7.7.

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7.7.7.7.7.7.

7.7.7.7.7.7.

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7.7.7.7.D.

7.7.7.7.D.

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7.7.7.8.

7.7.7.8.

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7.7.8.7.

7.7.8.7.

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7.7.9.4.

7.7.9.4.

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7.9.7.5.

7.9.7.5.

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8.12.8.12.8.10

8.12.8.12.8.10

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8.6.8.6.

8.6.8.6.

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8.6.8.6.6.

8.6.8.6.6.

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8.6.8.6.6.8.8.6.

8.6.8.6.6.8.8.6.

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8.6.8.6.7.6.8.6.

8.6.8.6.7.6.8.6.

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8.6.8.8.6.

8.6.8.8.6.

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8.7.8.7.

8.7.8.7.

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8.7.8.7.6.6.6.6.7.

8.7.8.7.6.6.6.6.7.

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8.7.8.7.7.

8.7.8.7.7.

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8.7.8.7.8.7.

8.7.8.7.8.7.

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8.7.8.7.D.

8.7.8.7.D.

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8.7.9.8.8.7.

8.7.9.8.8.7.

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8.8.10.8.

8.8.10.8.

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8.8.4.4.8.8.

8.8.4.4.8.8.

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8.8.6.6.3.3.9

8.8.6.6.3.3.9

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8.8.8.

8.8.8.

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8.8.8.4.

8.8.8.4.

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8.8.8.7.

8.8.8.7.

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8.8.8.8.7.

8.8.8.8.7.

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8.8.8.8.8.

8.8.8.8.8.

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8.8.8.8.8.8.

8.8.8.8.8.8.

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8.8.8.8.8.8.7.8.

8.8.8.8.8.8.7.8.

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8.9.8.9

8.9.8.9

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9.6.9.3.9.8.9.3.

9.6.9.3.9.8.9.3.

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9.8.7.6.8.8.8.8.

9.8.7.6.8.8.8.8.

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9.8.8.7.9.7.8.8.

9.8.8.7.9.7.8.8.

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9.8.9.8.

9.8.9.8.

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9.9.10.9

9.9.10.9

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9.9.6.5.6.5.

9.9.6.5.6.5.

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9.9.9.8.8.

9.9.9.8.8.

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C.M.

C.M.

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C.M.D.

C.M.D.

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Chorus

Chorus

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Iambic

Iambic

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Irregular

Irregular

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L.M.

L.M.

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S.M.

S.M.

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Triple

Triple

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Various

Various

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none

none

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with Alleluia

with Alleluia

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with Alleluias

with Alleluias

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with refrain

with refrain

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with repeat

with repeat

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