I may be opening up a can of worms here but....

I have one side of my mother's family who are Jehovah's Witnesses. Nice people - very generous. Out here I have met a large number of JWs. In fact, I enjoy going to their Kingdom Hall with these friends often. They are a far more open Christian Community than most people would have you believe. (Please let's not debate the validity of their beliefs here. I'm only relating an experience.)

My only complaint EVER has been the hymns in their songbook had unusual time signatures for hymns. Mild complaint really but... I'm looking at one right now that is 9/8. It's called Hail Jehovah's Kingdom and is Hymn #21 in the Sing Praises To Jehovah Hymnal. There are a bunch like that in 9/8. I could list them if anyone wants me to (I doubt it.) There are about a dozen or more. I swear I even saw one in 5/8. And even more unusual is #105 Hail Jehovah's Firstborn which is in 12/8.

I asked a young Elder I like very well once "What's up with the wacky time signatures in the hymns" and I'm sorry to say I hurt his feelings! He thought I was suggesting the songs were awful which they are not. They're just very married to direct scripture which is why they sometimes have to cram the lyric into these odd time signatures. I'd say a good half of them are 6/8 with the rest being divided equally amonst 4/4, 2/4, 2/2 and 3/4. And then there are those 9/8 anad that one 12/8.

Jimminy Cricket - 12/8!!! Can anyone name another hymn in that signature?

incidentally, everyone seems to sing them very well no matter what the time-signature, it's just those of us who are guests who stumble a bit.