Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus in Tonic Solfa
Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus in Tonic Solfa: the solfa line by line with the words, staff notation, all 2 verses, and a piano to sing along with.
- Key
- A minor
- Doh
- C
- Time
- 2/4
- Starts on
- l, (A)
- Range
- r, to m (D to E, a ninth)
- Tune
- JEFFERSON
- Words
- Charles Wesley
- Music
- From Southern Harmony, 1835
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune JEFFERSON (From Southern Harmony, 1835); words by Charles Wesley (1707–1788). Sources and licences.
The solfa with the words
| l,Come,-l,Thous,_ | m,long-s,ex-l,_ | dpect--t,edl,_ | t,Je--l,sus- |
| l,Borns,_m,tor,_ | m,set-s,Thyl,_ | dpeo--t,ple- | l,free;--- |
| l,From-l,ours,_ | m,fears-s,andl,_ | dsins-t,re-l,_ | t,lease-l,us,- |
| l,Lets,_m,usr,_ | m,find-s,ourl,_ | drest-t,in- | l,Thee.--- |
| dIs--rrael's- | mStrength-mand- | dCon--t,sol-l,_ | t,a--l,tion,- |
| dHope-rof- | mall-mther_ | dearth-t,Thoul,_ | t,art;--- |
| l,Dear-dDe-r_ | msire-mof- | dev--t,eryl,_ | t,na--l,tion,- |
| l,Joys,_m,ofr,_ | m,ev--s,eryl,_ | dlong--t,ing- | l,heart.--- |
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 · 2/4
Staff notation
The melody on the treble staff in A minor, with the first verse under the notes.
The staff is drawn here when you scroll to it.
The words
Come, Thou long expected Jesus
Born to set Thy people free;
From our fears and sins release us,
Let us find our rest in Thee.
Israel's Strength and Consolation,
Hope of all the earth Thou art;
Dear Desire of every nation,
Joy of every longing heart.
Born Thy people to de liver,
Born a child and yet a King,
Born to reign in us forever,
Now Thy gracious kingdom bring.
By Thine own eternal Spirit
Rule in all our hearts alone;
By Thine all sufficient merit,
Raise us to Thy glorious throne.
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 l, (A).
- Count the time. 2/4 means two 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. 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 Charles Wesley, first published in 1745. The tune, JEFFERSON, is from Southern Harmony, 1835. This version of the melody and the words comes from the Open Hymnal Project.
- Words (1745): Charles Wesley (1707–1788)
- Melody (1835): From Southern Harmony, 1835
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune JEFFERSON (From Southern Harmony, 1835); words by Charles Wesley (1707–1788). 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 Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus
What is the doh of Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus?
In this version, in A minor, 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 Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus start on?
It starts on l, (A in A minor). Find doh first, then sing up or down to l,.
Is Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus in the public domain?
Yes. Charles Wesley died in 1788; the words were first published in 1745 and the music in 1835. 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.