Christ, by Heav’nly Hosts Adored in Tonic Solfa
Christ, by Heav’nly Hosts Adored in Tonic Solfa to MARTYN, doh is F: the solfa with the words, staff notation, 3 verses and a piano.
The solfa with the words
| mChrist,---mby-mheav’n----dly- | rhosts---ra--rdored,----- |
| mGra----mcious,-smight----fy,- | msov’------rreign----- |
| dLord,----------- | mGod---mof-mna----dtions,- |
| rKing---rof-rkings,----- | mHead---mof-sall---fcre-- |
| ma------rted----- | dthings,----------- |
| sBy---sthe-sChurch---swith- | ljoy-----lcon------ |
| stest,----------- | sGod---so’er-sall---sfor-- |
| lev------ler----- | sblest;----------- |
| mPlead----ming-mat---dThy- | rthrone---rwe-rstand,----- |
| mSave---mThy-speo----fple,- | mbless-----rour----- |
| dland.----------- |
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- Key
- F major
- Doh
- F
- Time
- 6/4
- Starts on
- m (A)
- Range
- d to l (F to D, a sixth)
- Tune
- MARTYN
- Words
- Henry Harbaugh
- Music
- Simeon B. Marsh
Tune MARTYN by Simeon B. Marsh (died undefined); words by Henry Harbaugh (1817–1867). 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 F · 6/4
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
Christ, by heav’nly hosts adored,
Gracious, mighty, sov’reign Lord,
God of nations, King of kings,
Head of all created things,
By the Church with joy contest,
God o’er all forever blest;
Pleading at Thy throne we stand,
Save Thy people, bless our land.
On our fields of grass and grain
Send, O Lord, the kindly rain;
O’er our wide and goodly land
Crown the labors of each hand.
Let Thy kind protection be
O’er our commerce on the sea.
Open, Lord, Thy bounteous hand,
Bless Thy people, bless our land.
Let our rulers ever be
Men that love and honor Thee;
Let the powers by Thee ordained
Be in righteousness maintained;
In the people’s hearts increase
Love of piety and peace.
Thus united we shall stand
One wide, free, and happy land.
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 m (A).
- Count the time. 6/4 means six crotchet beats (two dotted minims) 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
Henry Harbaugh wrote these words. They were printed in the Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-Book (St. Louis, 1927), as hymn 296.
The book printed the words without tunes, marked Sevens Double (7.7.7.7.7.7.7.7), to be sung to any tune of that metre. This page sets them to MARTYN; any other Sevens Double tune fits them as well.
- Words: Henry Harbaugh (1817–1867)
- Music (1834): Simeon B. Marsh (died undefined)
Tune MARTYN by Simeon B. Marsh (died undefined); words by Henry Harbaugh (1817–1867).
Sung to the same tune: God, from Whom All Blessings Flow, Light of Life, Seraphic Fire, Men! Whose Boast It Is That Ye, Omnipresent God! Whose Aid, Other Ground Can No Man Lay, Pensive, Doubting, Fearful Heart, Saved by Blood I Live to Tell, See the Gloomy Gath'ring Cloud, See! Another Year Is Gone, Though the Morn May Be Serene, Time, with an Unwearied Hand.
Questions about Christ, by Heav’nly Hosts Adored
What is the doh of Christ, by Heav’nly Hosts Adored?
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 Christ, by Heav’nly Hosts Adored start on?
It starts on m (A in F major). Find doh first, then sing up or down to m.
Is Christ, by Heav’nly Hosts Adored in the public domain?
Yes. Henry Harbaugh died in 1867, Simeon B. Marsh died in undefined; the words were in print by 1927 and the music in 1834. 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.