Alleluia, Sing to Jesus! in Tonic Solfa
Alleluia, Sing to Jesus! in Tonic Solfa: the solfa line by line with the words, staff notation, all 4 verses, and a piano to sing along with.
- Key
- F major
- Doh
- F
- Time
- 3/4
- Starts on
- d (F)
- Range
- d to l (F to D, a sixth)
- Tune
- HYFRYDOL
- Words
- William Chatterton Dix
- Music
- Rowland H. Prichard
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune HYFRYDOL by Rowland H. Prichard (1811–1887); words by William Chatterton Dix (1837–1865). Sources and licences.
The solfa with the words
| dAl----rle-- | dlu---r_mia!- | fsing---mto- | rJe--d_-rsus!- |
| sHis---fthe- | mscep----mter,- | rHis-d_-rthe- | dthrone.----- |
| dAl----rle-- | dlu---r_mia!- | fHis---mthe- | rtri--d_-rumph,- |
| sHis---fthe- | mvic----mto-- | rry-d_-ra-- | dlone.----- |
| sHark!---sthe- | ssongs-f_-mof- | fpeace----fful- | fZi--m_-ron- |
| mthun----mder- | mlike-f_-sa- | smight--f_-my- | rflood.----- |
| sJe--m_-ssus- | fout-r_-fof- | mev--d_-mery- | rna-m_f_m_rtion- |
| shas---sre-- | ldeemed-s_-fus- | mby---rHis- | dblood.----- |
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 · 3/4
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
Alleluia! sing to Jesus!
His the scepter, His the throne.
Alleluia! His the triumph,
His the victory alone.
Hark! the songs of peaceful Zion
thunder like a mighty flood.
Jesus out of every nation
has redeemed us by His blood.
Alleluia! not as orphans
are we left in sorrow now;
Alleluia! He is near us,
faith believes, nor questions how;
Though the cloud from sight received Him
when the forty days were o'er
Shall our hearts forget His promise,
"I am with you evermore"?
Alleluia! bread of angels,
Thou on earth our food, our stay;
Alleluia! here the sinful
flee to Thee from day to day:
Intercessor, Friend of sinners,
Earth's Redeemer, plead for me,
Where the songs of all the sinless
sweep across the crystal sea.
Alleluia!
King eternal,
Thee the Lord of lords we own;
Alleluia! born of Mary,
Earth Thy footstool,
Heaven Thy throne:
Thou within the veil hast entered, robed in flesh our great
High Priest; Thou on earth both priest and victim in the
Eucharistic feast.
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. 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.
- Know the notes. The tune uses d r m f s l. 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 William Chatterton Dix, first published in 1867. The tune, HYFRYDOL, is by Rowland H. Prichard (1830). This version of the melody and the words comes from the Open Hymnal Project.
- Words (1867): William Chatterton Dix (1837–1865)
- Music (1830): Rowland H. Prichard (1811–1887)
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune HYFRYDOL by Rowland H. Prichard (1811–1887); words by William Chatterton Dix (1837–1865). 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: Lord of Glory, Who Hast Bought Us, Lord of Life, All Praise Excelling.
Questions about Alleluia, Sing to Jesus!
What is the doh of Alleluia, Sing to Jesus!?
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 Alleluia, Sing to Jesus! start on?
It starts on d (F in F major). Find doh first, then sing up or down to d.
Is Alleluia, Sing to Jesus! in the public domain?
Yes. William Chatterton Dix died in 1865, Rowland H. Prichard died in 1887; the words were first published in 1867 and the music in 1830. 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.