All Depends on Our Possessing in Tonic Solfa
All Depends on Our Possessing in Tonic Solfa: the solfa line by line with the words, staff notation, all 6 verses, and a piano to sing along with.
- Key
- F major
- Doh
- F
- Time
- 4/4
- Starts on
- d (F)
- Range
- s, to s (C to C, an octave)
- Tune
- ALLES IST AN GOTTES SEGEN
- Words
- Anonymous, Catherine Winkworth
- Music
- Johann Balthasar König
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune ALLES IST AN GOTTES SEGEN by Johann Balthasar König (1691–1758); words by Anonymous; translated by Catherine Winkworth (1827–1878). Sources and licences.
The solfa with the words
| dAll-dde--spends-son- | four-spos--msess--ding- |
| mGod's-ma--rbun--rdant- | dgrace-rand-t,bless--s,ing,- |
| rThough-rall-dearth--t,ly- | l,wealth-l,de--s,part.--- |
| rHe-rwho-strusts-mwith- | ffaith-sun--msha--dken- |
| mIn-mHis-rGod-ris- | dnot-rfor--t,sa--s,ken- |
| dAnd-de'er-fkeeps-ma- | rdaunt--rless-dheart.--- |
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 F · 4/4
Staff notation
The melody on the treble staff in F major, with the first verse under the notes.
The staff is drawn here when you scroll to it.
The words
All depends on our possessing
God's abundant grace and blessing,
Though all earthly wealth depart.
He who trusts with faith unshaken
In His God is not forsaken
And e'er keeps a dauntless heart.
He who hitherto hath fed me
And to many joys hath led me,
Is and ever shall be mine.
He who did so gently school me,
He who still doth guide and rule me,
Will remain my Help divine.
Many spend their lives in fretting
Over trifles and in getting
Things that have no solid ground.
I shall strive to win a treasure
That will bring me lasting pleasure
And that now is seldom found.
When with sorrow I am stricken,
Hope my heart anew will quicken,
All my longing shall be stilled.
To His loving—kindness tender
Soul and body I surrender;
For in Him alone I build.
Well He knows what best to grant me;
All the longing hopes that haunt me,
Joy and sorrow, have their day.
I shall doubt His wisdom never,
As God wills, so be it ever,
I to Him commit my way.
If on earth my days He lengthen,
He my weary soul will strengthen;
All my trust in Him I place.
Earthly wealth is not abiding,
Like a stream away is gliding;
Safe I anchor in His grace.
How to sing it from the solfa
- Find doh first. Play or hum F 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 (F).
- Count the time. 4/4 means four crotchet beats 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 anonymous, in print by 1673. The English translation is by Catherine Winkworth (1858). The tune, ALLES IST AN GOTTES SEGEN, is by Johann Balthasar König (1738). This version of the melody and the words comes from the Open Hymnal Project.
- Words (1673): Anonymous
- Translated (1858): Catherine Winkworth (1827–1878)
- Music (1738): Johann Balthasar König (1691–1758)
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune ALLES IST AN GOTTES SEGEN by Johann Balthasar König (1691–1758); words by Anonymous; translated by Catherine Winkworth (1827–1878). 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.
Questions about All Depends on Our Possessing
What is the doh of All Depends on Our Possessing?
In this version, in F major, doh is F. 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 All Depends on Our Possessing start on?
It starts on d (F in F major). Find doh first, then sing up or down to d.
Is All Depends on Our Possessing in the public domain?
Yes. Catherine Winkworth died in 1878, Johann Balthasar König died in 1758; the words were first published in 1858 and the music in 1738. 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.