A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing in Tonic Solfa
A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing in Tonic Solfa: the solfa line by line with the words, staff notation, all 8 verses, and a piano to sing along with.
- Key
- D major
- Doh
- D
- Time
- 6/4
- Starts on
- d (D)
- Range
- d to d' (D to D, an octave)
- Tune
- LASST UNS ERFREUEN
- Words
- The Venerable Bede, Benjamin Webb, Elizabeth Rundle Charles
- Music
- From Geistliche Kirchengesäng, Köln, 1623
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune LASST UNS ERFREUEN (From Geistliche Kirchengesäng, Köln, 1623); words by The Venerable Bede (673–735); translated by Benjamin Webb (1819–1885) and Elizabeth Rundle Charles (1828–1896). Sources and licences.
The solfa with the words
| dA--- | dhymn-rof-mglo--dry-mlet-fus- | ssing!-------dNew--- |
| dhymns-rthrough--mout-dthe-mworld-fshall- | sring:-------d'A--tlle-- |
| llu----sia!---d'A--tlle-- | llu----sia!---d'Christ--- |
| d'by-sa-sway-fnone-me--fver- | strod,-------d'A---- |
| d'scends-sun--sto-fthe-mthrone-fof- | sGod.-------fA--mlle-- |
| rlu----dia!---fA--mlle-- | rlu----dia!---d'A--tlle-- |
| llu----sia!---d'A--tlle-- | llu----sia!---fA--mlle-- |
| rlu------------ | dia!------- |
The solfa line by line
The same solfa as plain text, a line of the hymn at a time, with the words of the first verse under it — easy to copy into your own notes or a WhatsApp message to the choir.
Doh is D · 6/4
Staff notation
The melody on the treble staff in D major, with the first verse under the notes.
The staff is drawn here when you scroll to it.
The words
A hymn of glory let us sing!
New hymns throughout the world shall ring:
Alleluia!
Alleluia!
Christ by a way none ever trod,
Ascends unto the throne of God.
Alleluia!
Refrain
Alleluia!
Alleluia!
Alleluia!
Alleluia!
The angels say to the elev'n,
"Why stand ye gazing into heav'n?"
Alleluia!
Alleluia!
This is the Savior This is He!
Jesus has triumphed gloriously.
Alleluia!
Again shall ye behold Him so
As ye today have seen Him go;
Alleluia!
Alleluia!
Calm soaring through the radiant sky,
Mounting its dazzling summits high.
Alleluia!
May our affections there do tend,
And with unwearied hearts ascend,
Alleluia!
Alleluia!
Toward Thy kingdom's throne where Thou
As in our faith are seated now.
Alleluia!
Be Thou our present joy O Lord!
Who will be ever our reward,
Alleluia!
Alleluia!
And, as the countless ages flee,
May all our glory be in Thee!
Alleluia!
D O risen Christ ascended Lord.
All praise to Thee let earth accord,
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Who are while endless ages run,
With Father and with Spirit One. Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
How to sing it from the solfa
- Find doh first. Play or hum D and sing d r m f s up from it, so the whole choir has the key in their ears before you start.
- Pitch the first note. The tune starts on d (D), on the word “A”, as a pickup before the first full bar.
- Count the time. 6/4 means six crotchet beats (two dotted minims) in each bar. In the grid every cell is half a crotchet: a dash (–) holds the note before it, and _ is a rest.
- Know the notes. The tune uses d r m f s l t. A comma after a note (s,) is the octave below; an apostrophe (d') is the octave above.
New to solfa? Read how to read Tonic Solfa and how to find the doh of a song.
About the hymn
The words are by The Venerable Bede, first published in 735. The English translation is by Benjamin Webb and Elizabeth Rundle Charles (1858). The tune, LASST UNS ERFREUEN, is from Geistliche Kirchengesäng, Köln, 1623. This version of the melody and the words comes from the Open Hymnal Project.
- Words (735): The Venerable Bede (673–735)
- Translated (1858): Benjamin Webb (1819–1885)
- Translated (1858): Elizabeth Rundle Charles (1828–1896)
- Melody (1623): From Geistliche Kirchengesäng, Köln, 1623
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune LASST UNS ERFREUEN (From Geistliche Kirchengesäng, Köln, 1623); words by The Venerable Bede (673–735); translated by Benjamin Webb (1819–1885) and Elizabeth Rundle Charles (1828–1896). The Open Hymnal Project publishes this hymn as public domain; NoteFusion's engine wrote the solfa from its notes. The melody has not yet been checked against a printed hymn book.
Sung to the same tune: All Creatures of Our God and King.
Questions about A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing
What is the doh of A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing?
In this version, in D major, doh is D. If your choir sings it in another key, doh moves to the new key note and every solfa syllable stays the same — that is what movable doh means.
What note does A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing start on?
It starts on d (D in D major), a pickup on the word “A” before the first full bar. Find doh first, then sing up or down to d.
Is A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing in the public domain?
Yes. The Venerable Bede died in 735, Benjamin Webb died in 1885, Elizabeth Rundle Charles died in 1896; the words were first published in 1858 and the music in 1623. Everyone named died before 1955 and both were published before 1929, so the hymn is out of copyright in Nigeria, the UK, the EU and the United States. Modern arrangements and translations can still be under copyright.