Rob Perkins wrote:
> On Apr 1, 6:20 pm, Amy Guskin  wrote:
> 
>> Wow.  Really?  We have a _bunch_ of hymnals in the house (they're
useful when
>> Bah & the Humbugs time of year comes around, either as props, or
>> inspiration).  And I have _never_ noticed that.  I'll have to see if I can
>> find any hymals with that feature.  It's incredibly useful.
> 
> Amy,
> 
> http://www.lds.org/cm/catalogtitlestunesmeters/1,18296,4788-1-1,00.html
> 
> The assemblage appears in the back of the print version of the
> hymnbook, which last had its edition edited in 1985. So we've had a
> Titles, Tunes, and Meters section for 22 years at least. And the
> hymnal itself is five bucks.

I know the Episcopal Hymnal of 1940 had it, and I'm 99% sure it wasn't 
new then. This ol' switcheroo practice is the reason that hymn tunes 
have titles independent of the words, so you can keep them straight.

-- 
John W. Kennedy
"The grand art mastered the thudding hammer of Thor
And the heart of our lord Taliessin determined the war."
   -- Charles Williams.  "Mount Badon"
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