Almighty God Your Word Is Cast in Tonic Solfa
Almighty God Your Word Is Cast in Tonic Solfa: the solfa line by line with the words, staff notation, all 6 verses, and a piano to sing along with.
- Key
- C major
- Doh
- C
- Time
- 4/4
- Starts on
- s (G)
- Range
- m to r' (E to D, a seventh)
- Tune
- ST ANNE
- Words
- John Cawood
- Music
- William Croft
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune ST ANNE by William Croft (1678–1727); words by John Cawood (1775–1852). Sources and licences.
The solfa with the words
| sAl-- | mmight--ly-sGod,-d'Your- | d'Word-tis-d'cast-sLike- |
| d'seed-sin--lto-fethe- | sground;-----tNow- |
| d'let-lthe-r'dew-tof- | d'Heav'n-lde--tscend,-sAnd- |
| lright--d'eous-r'fruits-ta-- | d'bound.----- |
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 C · 4/4
Staff notation
The melody on the treble staff in C major, with the first verse under the notes.
The staff is drawn here when you scroll to it.
The words
Almighty God, Your Word is cast
Like seed into the ground;
Now let the dew of Heav'n descend,
And righteous fruits abound.
Let not the foe of Christ and man
This holy seed remove,
But give it root in ev'ry heart
To bring forth fruits of love.
Let not the world's deceitful cares
The rising plant destroy.
But let it yield a hundredfold
The fruits of peace and joy.
Nor let Your Word so kindly sent
To raise us to Your throne
Return to You, and sadly tell
That we reject Your Son.
Oft as the precious seed is sown,
Your quick'ning grace bestow,
That all whose souls the truth receive,
Its saving power may know.
Great God, come down and on Your Word
Your mighty power bestow,
That all who hear the joyful sound,
Your saving grace may know.
How to sing it from the solfa
- Find doh first. Play or hum C 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 (G), on the first syllable of “Almighty”, 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 s l t 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
The words are by John Cawood, first published in 1816. The tune, ST. ANNE, is by William Croft (1708). This version of the melody and the words comes from the Open Hymnal Project.
- Words (1816): John Cawood (1775–1852)
- Melody (1708): William Croft (1678–1727)
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune ST ANNE by William Croft (1678–1727); words by John Cawood (1775–1852). 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: O God, Our Help in Ages Past.
Questions about Almighty God Your Word Is Cast
What is the doh of Almighty God Your Word Is Cast?
In this version, in C major, doh is C. 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 Almighty God Your Word Is Cast start on?
It starts on s (G in C major), a pickup on the first syllable of “Almighty” before the first full bar. Find doh first, then sing up or down to s.
Is Almighty God Your Word Is Cast in the public domain?
Yes. John Cawood died in 1852, William Croft died in 1727; the words were first published in 1816 and the music in 1708. 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.