Are You Washed in the Blood? in Tonic Solfa
Are You Washed in the Blood? in Tonic Solfa to WASHED IN THE BLOOD: the solfa with the words, staff notation, the four verses and the refrain, and a piano.
The solfa with the words
| m,Haves,you | dbeen-dto-dJe-s,susm,fors,the | dcleans--ding-dpow’r?-dAreryou |
| mwashed-minmthemblood-rofdthe | rLamb?-----mAreryou |
| dful--dly-dtrust-mingrindHis | l,grace-l,this-l,hour?-l,Arel,you |
| s,washed-s,ins,thedblood-t,oft,the | dLamb?-----mAreryou |
| dwashed-----dint,the | l,blood,-----t,Inl,the |
| s,soul--dcleans-ringmblood-fofmthe | rLamb?-----mAreryour |
| dgar--dments-dspot-mless?rAredthey | l,white-l,as-l,snow?-l,Arel,you |
| s,washed-s,ins,thedblood-t,oft,the | dLamb?----- |
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- Key
- Ab major
- Doh
- Ab
- Time
- 4/4
- Starts on
- m, (C)
- Range
- m, to f (C to D♭, a ninth)
- Tune
- WASHED IN THE BLOOD
- Words
- Elisha A. Hoffman
- Music
- Elisha A. Hoffman
Tune WASHED IN THE BLOOD by Elisha A. Hoffman (1839–1929); words by Elisha A. Hoffman (1839–1929). 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 · 4/4
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
Have you been to Jesus for the cleansing pow’r?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
Are you fully trusting in His grace this hour?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
Refrain
Are you washed in the blood,
In the soul-cleansing blood of the Lamb?
Are your garments spotless? Are they white as snow?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
Are you walking daily by the Saviour’s side?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
Do you rest each moment in the Crucified?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
When the Bridegroom cometh will your robes be white?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
Will your soul be ready for the mansions bright,
And be washed in the blood of the Lamb?
Lay aside the garments that are stained with sin,
And be washed in the blood of the Lamb;
There’s a fountain flowing for the soul unclean,
Oh, be washed in the blood of the Lamb!
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 m, (C), on the word “Have”, 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 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
Elisha A. Hoffman wrote the words and the tune WASHED IN THE BLOOD, published in 1878.
- Words (1878): Elisha A. Hoffman (1839–1929)
- Music (1878): Elisha A. Hoffman (1839–1929)
Tune WASHED IN THE BLOOD by Elisha A. Hoffman (1839–1929); words by Elisha A. Hoffman (1839–1929).
Questions about Are You Washed in the Blood?
What is the doh of Are You Washed in the Blood??
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 Are You Washed in the Blood? start on?
It starts on m, (C in Ab major), a pickup on the word “Have” before the first full bar. Find doh first, then sing up or down to m,.
Is Are You Washed in the Blood? in the public domain?
Yes. Elisha A. Hoffman died in 1929, Elisha A. Hoffman died in 1929; the words were first published in 1878 and the music in 1878. 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.