All My Heart This Night Rejoices in Tonic Solfa
All My Heart This Night Rejoices in Tonic Solfa: the solfa line by line with the words, staff notation, all 10 verses, and a piano to sing along with.
- Key
- G major
- Doh
- G
- Time
- 4/4
- Starts on
- d (G)
- Range
- s, to l (D to E, a ninth)
- Tune
- EBELING
- Words
- Paul Gerhardt, Catherine Winkworth
- Music
- Johann Georg Ebeling
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune EBELING by Johann Georg Ebeling (1637–1676); words by Paul Gerhardt (1607–1676); translated by Catherine Winkworth (1827–1878). Sources and licences.
The solfa with the words
| dAll---rmy--- | mheart-----rthis- |
| mnight-sre--ljoi---- | sces,------- |
| sAs-lI-fhear,--- | fFar-sand-mnear,--- |
| mSweet--sest-fan--mgel- | rvoi----dces;--- |
| s"Christ---fis--- | mborn,"-----rtheir- |
| dchoirs-t,are-l,sing---- | s,ing,------- |
| sTill-lthe-fair--- | fEv'r--sy--mwhere--- |
| mNow-rwith-fjoy-mis- | rring----ding.--- |
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 my heart this night rejoices,
As I hear,
Far and near,
Sweetest angel voices;
"Christ is born," their choirs are singing,
Till the air
Ev'rywhere
Now with joy is ringing.
For it dawns—the promised morrow
Of His birth
Who the earth
Rescues from her sorrow.
God to wear our form descendeth,
Of His grace
To our race
Here His Son He lendeth:
Yea, so truly for us careth,
That His Son
All we've done
As our off'ring beareth;
As our Lamb who, dying for us,
Bears our load,
And to God
Doth in peace restore us.
Hark! a voice from yonder manger,
Soft and sweet,
Doth entreat,
"Flee from woe and danger;
Brethren come, from all doth grieve you
You are freed,
All you need
I will surely give you."
Come then, let us hasten yonder;
Here let all,
Great and small,
Kneel in awe and wonder.
Love Him who with love is yearning;
Hail the Star
That from far
Bright with hope is burning!
Ye who pine in weary sadness, Weep no more, For the door
Now is found of gladness. Cling to Him for He will guide you
Where no cross, Pain or loss, Can again betide you.
Hither come, ye heavy\- hearted, Who for sin Deep within,
Long and sore have smarted; For the poison'd wounds you're feeling
Help is near, One is here Mighty for their healing!
Hither come, ye poor and wretched; Know His will Is to fill
Every hand outstretched; Here are riches without measure,
Here forget All regret, Fill your hearts with treasure.
Blessed Savior, let me find Thee! Keep Thou me Close to Thee,
Cast me not behind Thee! Life of life, my heart Thou stillest,
Calm I rest On Thy breast, All this void Thou fillest.
Thee, dear Lord, with heed I'll cherish, Live to Thee, And with Thee
Dying, shall not perish; But shall dwell with Thee for ever,
Far on high In the joy That can alter never.
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 d (G).
- 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 by Paul Gerhardt, first published in 1656. The English translation is by Catherine Winkworth (1858). The tune, EBELING, is by Johann Georg Ebeling (1666). This version of the melody and the words comes from the Open Hymnal Project.
- Words (1656): Paul Gerhardt (1607–1676)
- Translated (1858): Catherine Winkworth (1827–1878)
- Music (1666): Johann Georg Ebeling (1637–1676)
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune EBELING by Johann Georg Ebeling (1637–1676); words by Paul Gerhardt (1607–1676); 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 My Heart This Night Rejoices
What is the doh of All My Heart This Night Rejoices?
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 My Heart This Night Rejoices start on?
It starts on d (G in G major). Find doh first, then sing up or down to d.
Is All My Heart This Night Rejoices in the public domain?
Yes. Paul Gerhardt died in 1676, Catherine Winkworth died in 1878, Johann Georg Ebeling died in 1676; the words were first published in 1858 and the music in 1666. 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.