Welcome to the "Lutheran Hymn Tune Music" PBwiki!

Index to All Tune Names

Index to Hymnals     Index to First Pitches of Tunes

Purpose and Organization of This Wiki:

This Wiki contains a database of instrumental and vocal music based on Lutheran hymn tunes, chorales and other church songs. Any of the hymn tunes in official Lutheran hymnals of the USA from the 1941 to present may be listed here.  Key to Hymnal Abbrieviations used in this Wiki:  LH = The Lutheran Hymnal (ELSCNA--1941); LBW = Lutheran Book of Worship (ILCW--1978); LSB = Lutheran Service Book (LCMS--2006); LW = Lutheran Worship (LCMS--1982); SBH = Service Book and Hymnal (LCA--1958); CW = Christian Worship (WELS--1993); ELH = Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary (ELS--1996); ELW = Evangelical Lutheran Worship (ELCA).

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Searching on this Wiki:

If you know the tune name, you can go to the Index to All Tune Names page to find the link for that tune's wiki page.  That index only lists tunes that have pages in this wiki.  You may also first find the hymnal through the Index to Hymnals. The Index to Hymnals lists each hymnal used in this Wiki followed by links to the specific hymn number index and the hymnal's tune name index.  These two indeces list all the hymn numbers and tune names in the specific Lutheran hymnal.  The links in all these hymnal-specific indeces also go to wiki pages listing music based on the chosen hymn tune.  Note that only Lutheran hymnals since 1940 are indexed because of what would otherwise be an enormous project. You may also search for a page by clicking on the link "Show All Pages" in the Wiki Information column at the bottom of each page.

You may also search with the Search box on this Wiki at the upper-right area of the page.  You may search this way by hymn-tune name, tune's melodic sequence, hymn number, title of music, composer/arranger, publisher, album or medium.  When searching this way by hymn number, use the letter codes above for the specific hymnal followed by the number (ex: LH 502).  When searching by the tune's melodic sequence, use capital letters for the notes and put one space in between the notes.  Sharp is expressed by the number sign (#) and flat by the lower-case b.  Ex:  Eb G Bb Bb Bb Bb C Bb; another ex: D A F# A G F# D E.

You may also search by the opening sequence of pitches.  See the Index to First Pitches for instructions and the pitch tables.

Some tunes pages have comments, providing more information than what is included in the tables.  There is a Commens button near the top of each tunes page.  If there is a number in parentheses on that button, then you should click the button to read the comments.  If there are two rhythmic versions of the tune, there will be two separate pages and an attempt will be made to separate the related music.  A link will be provided on the pages of each version so than the reader may quickly move from one version to the other.

If you find a music work that you wish to obtain or learn more about, you may contact the publisher.  A list of publishers is found on this page:  Publishers.  The Publishers link is also found at the top of each tunes page.  Be aware that some music may be out of print and some may be available as free downloads.  If the listed publisher does not have the music anymore, a dealer may still have it or another publisher may have assumed the publication of the work.

Invitation to Join as a Contributor:

This Wiki is open to anyone for viewing purposes.  However, church musicians are invite to request becoming members in order to help us build the lists of hymn-tune music.  Contact the Wiki Administrator, Erven Thoma, at ThomaWeb on the comcast.net domain.  Those invited will have their email address submitted by the Administrator to Peanut Butter Wiki.  Then the Administrator will briefly review qualifications of the applicant and most likely invite her/him to join.

This page has instructions and helpful information for contributors/members:  Contributors' Instructions

If you do not care to contribute to the information, you can still view the contents since viewing the Wiki is public.

List of members and contributors for this wiki:  Members     To Do List for Contributors:  To Do List

This site is still under construction--some hymns may not have pages yet, the page format may not be updated on all pages, complete heading information on many hymns is not yet complete, links on the index pages are not finished, and most graphics are missing.  Please have patience; this wiki is taking a long time to set up.