All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name in Tonic Solfa
All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name in Tonic Solfa to CORONATION, doh is G: the solfa with the words, staff notation, four verses and a piano.
- Key
- G major
- Doh
- G
- Time
- 4/4
- Starts on
- s, (D)
- Range
- s, to l (D to E, a ninth)
- Tune
- CORONATION
- Words
- Edward Perronet, John Rippon
- Music
- Oliver Holden
Tune CORONATION by Oliver Holden (1765–1844); words by Edward Perronet (1726–1792) and John Rippon (1751–1836). Sources and licences.
The solfa with the words
| s,All- | dhail-dthe-mpow’r-mof- | rJe--dsus’-rname!-mLet- |
| ran--dgels-mpros--rtrate- | dfall;-----rBring- |
| mforth-rthe-droy--mal- | sdi-f_ma-r_mdem,-sAnd- |
| scrown---sHim--- | lLord---sof-fe_- |
| sall.-----mBring- | sforth-mthe-droy--mal- |
| rdi-d_ra-m_rdem,-dAnd- | scrown---fHim--- |
| mLord--f_r_-rof- | dall.----- |
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 G · 4/4
Staff notation
The melody on the treble staff in G major, with the first verse under the notes.
The staff is drawn here when you scroll to it.
The words
All hail the power of Jesus’ name!
Let angels prostrate fall;
Bring forth the royal diadem,
And crown Him Lord of all.
With this tune the last two lines of every verse are sung twice.
Ye chosen seed of Israel’s race,
Ye ransomed from the fall,
Hail Him who saves you by His grace,
And crown Him Lord of all.
Let every kindred, every tribe,
On this terrestrial ball,
To Him all majesty ascribe,
And crown Him Lord of all.
O that with yonder sacred throng
We at His feet may fall!
We’ll join the everlasting song,
And crown Him Lord of all.
How to sing it from the solfa
- Find doh first. Play or hum G 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 s, (D), on the word “All”, as a pickup before the first full bar.
- 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 and the chromatic fe. 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
Edward Perronet, who worked with John and Charles Wesley, published the hymn in 1779 and 1780; John Rippon reworked it in his selection of 1787, and most books print a mix of the two. Oliver Holden, an American carpenter and singing teacher, published the tune CORONATION in 1793.
With CORONATION the last two lines of every verse are sung twice. In Britain the words are also sung to MILES LANE or DIADEM.
- Words (1779): Edward Perronet (1726–1792)
- Altered and added verses (1787): John Rippon (1751–1836)
- Melody (1793): Oliver Holden (1765–1844)
Tune CORONATION by Oliver Holden (1765–1844); words by Edward Perronet (1726–1792) and John Rippon (1751–1836).
Questions about All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name
What is the doh of All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name?
In this version, in G major, doh is G. 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 Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name start on?
It starts on s, (D in G major), a pickup on the word “All” before the first full bar. Find doh first, then sing up or down to s,.
Is All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name in the public domain?
Yes. Edward Perronet died in 1792, John Rippon died in 1836, Oliver Holden died in 1844; the words were first published in 1779 and the music in 1793. 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.