Appointed by Thee, We Meet in Thy Name in Tonic Solfa
Appointed by Thee, We Meet in Thy Name in Tonic Solfa to LYONS, doh is Ab: the solfa with the words, staff notation, 3 verses and a piano.
The solfa with the words
| s,Ap-- | dpoint--ded-rby- | mthee,---dWe- | fmeet-fin-mthy- | rname,---s,And- |
| dmeek--dly-ra-- | mgree---fTo- | sfol--,f_mlow-rthe- | dLamb,---s,To- |
| s,trace-s,thy-l,e-- | t,xam--t,ple,-dThe- | rworld-rto-mdis-- | fdain,---s,And- |
| dcon--dstant--rly- | mtram--mple-fOn- | splea--,f_msure-rand- | dpain.--- |
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- Key
- Ab major
- Doh
- Ab
- Time
- 3/4
- Starts on
- s, (E♭)
- Range
- s, to s (E♭ to E♭, an octave)
- Tune
- LYONS
- Words
- Charles Wesley
Tune LYONS by Johann Michael Haydn (1737–1806) and William Gardiner (1770–1853); words by Charles Wesley (1707–1788). 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 Ab · 3/4
Staff notation
The melody on the treble staff in Ab major, with the first verse under the notes.
The staff is drawn here when you scroll to it.
The words
Appointed by thee, We meet in thy name,
And meekly agree To follow the Lamb,
To trace thy example, The world to disdain,
And constantly trample On pleasure and pain.
Rejoicing, in hope, we humbly go on,
And daily take up The pledge of our crown;
In doing and bearing The will of our Lord,
We still are preparing To meet our reward.
O Jesus, appear! No longer delay
To sanctify here, And bear us away,
The end of our meeting On earth let us see,
Triumphantly sitting In glory with thee!
How to sing it from the solfa
- Find doh first. Play or hum Ab 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, (E♭), on the first syllable of “Appointed”, 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
Charles Wesley wrote these words. His brother John printed them in A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the People Called Methodists (1780), hymn 484.
The book printed the words without tunes. They are in 10.10.11.11, and this page sets them to LYONS; any other 10.10.11.11 tune fits them as well.
- Words: Charles Wesley (1707–1788)
- Music: Johann Michael Haydn (1737–1806)
- Music (Sacred Melodies, 1815): William Gardiner (1770–1853)
Tune LYONS by Johann Michael Haydn (1737–1806) and William Gardiner (1770–1853); words by Charles Wesley (1707–1788).
Sung to the same tune: All Thanks to the Lamb, Who Gives Us to Meet, My Father, My God, I Long for Thy Love, O Heavenly King, Look Down from Above, O Worship the King, Omnipotent Lord, My Saviour and King, Thy Faithfulness, Lord, Each Moment We Find, Ye Servants of God, Your Master Proclaim.
Questions about Appointed by Thee, We Meet in Thy Name
What is the doh of Appointed by Thee, We Meet in Thy Name?
In this version, in Ab major, doh is Ab. 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 Appointed by Thee, We Meet in Thy Name start on?
It starts on s, (E♭ in Ab major), a pickup on the first syllable of “Appointed” before the first full bar. Find doh first, then sing up or down to s,.
Is Appointed by Thee, We Meet in Thy Name in the public domain?
Yes. Charles Wesley died in 1788, Johann Michael Haydn died in 1806, William Gardiner died in 1853; the words were in print by 1780 and the music in 1815. 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.