Lester's Tune-a-Day

Traditional English hymn tune usually used for the hymn He Who Would Valiant Be with words by John Bunyan. X:39 T:To Be a Pilgrim M:4/4 L:1/4 K:G G>A B G|B/c/ d e2|d2 d G|F G-G2| G>A B G|B/c/ d e2|d2 d>G|F G-G2| d2 g e |f g/f/ e2|-ed B/A/ G|B c d2 |-d g d>d| e/d/c/B/ A e|d G F G|-G4 ||

A 1893 hymn with words and music by James Milton Black. X:424 T:When the Roll is Called Up Yonder K:G M:4/4 L:1/8 GA|BB BB B B2 A|G>A GE D2 GA|BB BB dd cB| A6 GA|BB BB B B2 A|G>A GE D2 GA|BB BG AA BA|G6|| Bc|d6 Bc|d3 c B2 AB|c6 AB|c3 B A2| Bc dd de d2|BA GG GE D2|GA BB BG AA|BA G6||

A nice little tune composed by Doug Eunson. X:423 T:Bending the Ferret C:Doug Eunson K:G M:6/8 L:1/8 G2 B ABA|GBd g2 d|edc BAG|A2 c cBA| G2 B ABA|GBd g2 d|edc BAG|A2 F G3:|| e2 e dcB|ABc dcd|e2 e dcB|ABc def| g2 d BAG|ABc ABc|B2 B cAF| G6:||

A morris dance tune from Headington on the outskirts of Oxford. X:223 T:Hunting the Squirrel - Headington M:2/2 L:1/8 K:G |:GABc d2 B2|GABc d2 B2|GABc d2 B2|AGAB G4:|| |:d2 g2 f2 a2|g2 b2 d4|d3 e dcBA|G2 B2 G4:||

A morris dance tune from Headington on the outskirts of Oxford. X:221 T:Rodney - Headington M:2/2 L:1/8 K:G G2 AB c2 BA|GABc d2 BA|dedc B2 G2|AGAB G2 d2:|| d2 ge f2 d2|d2 ge f2 d2|d2 gf edcB|cedc B2 A2:||

A jig about which I know, and can find out, nothing. X:420 T:Hullichan Jig M:6/8 L:1/8 K:G D|G2 G BGB|ded B2 G|cBc ege|dBG A2 D| G2 G BGB|ded B2 g|fed cBA|G3 G2:| d|ded Bcd|e2 c e2 e|fgf def|gBd gfe| ded Bcd|ece gfe|ded cBA|G3 G2:||

A well-known tune originally from Mecklenburg in northern Germany and dates form the late 18th. century. X:419 T:Vedder Michel M:2/4 L:1/8 K:G G/A/|BG GA/B/|cA Ad/c/|BG GF/G/|A/G/ F/E/ DG/A/| BG GA/B/|cA Ad/c/|BG AF|G2 z|| B/c/|dB dg|ec cc/d/|ec ea|fd dd/c/| BG GA/B/|cA Ad/c/|BG AF|G2 z||