Mick, I know the meter of my words - finding the meter of a tune should be much more straightforward shouldn't it? Just count the notes in each line (or phrase)- but I agree it's a big job if no one has done it.
BTW - I'm looking for tune that is 9.8.9.8. (as in My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean, Wayfaring Stranger, The Day Thou Gavest...
Of course, it has to be the right "foot" as well - but a list of 9.8.9.8 tunes would be start.
Chris