All the Way My Saviour Leads Me in Tonic Solfa
All the Way My Saviour Leads Me in Tonic Solfa to ALL THE WAY: the solfa with the words, staff notation, the three verses, and a piano.
The solfa with the words
| mAll-,mthe | mway--mmyrSav-dior | s,leads-dme,-dWhatmhave | rI--t,todaskrbe- | mside?---mCan-,mI |
| fdoubt--mHisrten-dder | mmer--rcy,-rWhorthrough | rlife--l,hast,beendmy | t,Guide?---l,Heav’n-s,ly |
| dpeace,--rdi-dvin-l,est | s,com--dfort,-dHererby | mfaith--dinfHimmto | rdwell!---mForfI |
| sknow,--mwhat-re’erdbe- | rfall-dme,-t,Je-l,sus | s,do-dethmall-rthings- | mwell;---mForfI |
| sknow,--mwhat-re’erdbe- | rfall-dme,-t,Je-l,sus | s,do-dethmall-rthings- | dwell.--- |
Got your choir's recording? Get it in solfa →
Download the solfa (PDF)A4, free to print and share with your choir
- Key
- G major
- Doh
- G
- Time
- 3/4
- Starts on
- m (B)
- Range
- s, to s (D to D, an octave)
- Tune
- ALL THE WAY
- Words
- Fanny Crosby
- Music
- Robert Lowry
Tune ALL THE WAY by Robert Lowry (1826–1899); words by Fanny Crosby (1820–1915). Sources and licences.
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 message to the choir. To print it, download the solfa as a PDF.
Doh is G · 3/4
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 the way my Savior leads me,
What have I to ask beside?
Can I doubt His tender mercy,
Who through life has been my Guide?
Heav’nly peace, divinest comfort,
Here by faith in Him to dwell!
For I know, whate’er befall me,
Jesus doeth all things well;
For I know, whate’er befall me,
Jesus doeth all things well.
All the way my Savior leads me,
Cheers each winding path I tread,
Gives me grace for every trial,
Feeds me with the living Bread.
Though my weary steps may falter
And my soul athirst may be,
Gushing from the Rock before me,
Lo! A spring of joy I see;
Gushing from the Rock before me,
Lo! A spring of joy I see.
All the way my Savior leads me,
Oh, the fullness of His love!
Perfect rest to me is promised
In my Father’s house above.
When my spirit, clothed immortal,
Wings its flight to realms of day
This my song through endless ages:
Jesus led me all the way;
This my song through endless ages:
Jesus led me all the way.
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 m (B), on the word “All”, as a pickup before the first full bar.
- Count the time. 3/4 means three 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. A cell split by a comma holds two quarter beats: d -,r is a dotted quaver and a semiquaver, d,r two semiquavers. That comma sits between two syllables; an octave mark sits small and low against its own letter (s,).
- 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
Fanny Crosby wrote the words, first published in 1875. The tune, ALL THE WAY, is by Robert Lowry (1875).
- Words (1875): Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)
- Music (1875): Robert Lowry (1826–1899)
Tune ALL THE WAY by Robert Lowry (1826–1899); words by Fanny Crosby (1820–1915).
Questions about All the Way My Saviour Leads Me
What is the doh of All the Way My Saviour Leads Me?
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 the Way My Saviour Leads Me start on?
It starts on m (B in G major), a pickup on the word “All” before the first full bar. Find doh first, then sing up or down to m.
Is All the Way My Saviour Leads Me in the public domain?
Yes. Fanny Crosby died in 1915, Robert Lowry died in 1899; the words were first published in 1875 and the music in 1875. Everyone named died before 1955 and both were published before 1929, so the hymn is out of copyright in the UK, the EU, the United States and Nigeria. Modern arrangements and translations can still be under copyright.