Angel Voices, Ever Singing in Tonic Solfa
Angel Voices, Ever Singing in Tonic Solfa: the solfa line by line with the words, staff notation, all 5 verses, and a piano to sing along with.
- Key
- C major
- Doh
- C
- Time
- 4/4
- Starts on
- m (E)
- Range
- d to r' (C to D, a ninth)
- Tune
- ANGEL VOICES (MONK)
- Words
- Francis Pott
- Music
- Edwin George Monk
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune ANGEL VOICES (MONK) by Edwin George Monk (1819–1900); words by Francis Pott (1832–1909). Sources and licences.
The solfa with the words
| mAn--sgel-lvoi--sces,- | d'e--lver-ssing--ming,- |
| dround-rThy-mthrone-fof- | rlight,------- |
| mAn--sgel-d'harps,-lfor-- | r'e---d'vertring--sing,- |
| lrest-mnot-sday-feor- | snight;------- |
| sThou--ssands-son--lly- | flive-fto-fbless-sThee,- |
| mand-scon--lfess-d'Thee- | r'Lord-----tof- |
| d'might.------- |
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
Angel voices, ever singing,
round Thy throne of light,
Angel harps, forever ringing,
rest not day or night;
Thousands only live to bless Thee,
and confess Thee Lord of might.
Thou Who art beyond the farthest
mortal eye can scan,
Can it be that Thou regardest
songs of sinful man?
Can we feel that Thou art near us
and wilt hear us? Yea, we can.
Lord, we know Thy love rejoices
o'er each work of Thine;
Thou didst ears and hands and voices
for Thy praise combine;
Craftsman's art and music's measure
for Thy pleasure didst design.
Here, great God, today we offer
of Thine own to Thee;
And for Thine acceptance proffer,
all unworthily,
Hearts and minds, and hands and voices,
in our choicest melody.
Honor, glory, might and merit,
Thine shall ever be,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
blessed Trinity;
Of the best that Thou hast given
Earth and Heaven render Thee.
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 m (E).
- 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 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 Francis Pott, first published in 1861. The tune, ANGEL VOICES (MONK), is by Edwin George Monk (1861). This version of the melody and the words comes from the Open Hymnal Project.
- Words (1861): Francis Pott (1832–1909)
- Music (1861): Edwin George Monk (1819–1900)
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune ANGEL VOICES (MONK) by Edwin George Monk (1819–1900); words by Francis Pott (1832–1909). 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 Angel Voices, Ever Singing
What is the doh of Angel Voices, Ever Singing?
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 Angel Voices, Ever Singing start on?
It starts on m (E in C major). Find doh first, then sing up or down to m.
Is Angel Voices, Ever Singing in the public domain?
Yes. Francis Pott died in 1909, Edwin George Monk died in 1900; the words were first published in 1861 and the music in 1861. 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.