long metre

British  

noun

1. a stanzaic form consisting of four octosyllabic lines, used esp for hymns

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Example Sentences

They were in long metre, and "Old Hundred" would have fitted them grandly.

From Around The Tea-Table by Talmage, T. De Witt (Thomas De Witt)

Nevertheless I always did welcome that last hymn, announced to be sung "with the Doxology," usually in "long metre," to the tune of "Old Hundred."

From A New England girlhood, outlined from memory (Beverly, MA) by Larcom, Lucy

Of the few suitable six-line long metre part songs, the charming Russian tone-poem of “St. Petersburg” by Dimitri Bortniansky is borrowed for the hymn in some collections, and with excellent effect.

From The Story of the Hymns and Tunes by Brown, Theron

Passers-by were equally curious as to her, but a broken lyre gives forth no music, and her heart responded not with any more long metre hymns.

From The Fiend's Delight by Bierce, Ambrose

He tried it this time, but went off on a long metre tune.

From The Lights and Shadows of Real Life by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)