Come to Jesus, O My Brothers in Tonic Solfa
Come to Jesus, O My Brothers in Tonic Solfa to ST. AUSTIN, doh is F: the solfa with the words, staff notation, 3 verses and a piano.
The solfa with the words
| mCome--mtomJe--rsus,- | fO-mmy-rbroth--ders,- |
| rCome--rinrthis-l,ac-- | dcept--t,ed-l,hour;--- |
| mJe---msusmrea--rdy- | fstands-mto-rsave-dyou,- |
| rFull--rofrpi--l,ty,- | dlove,-t,and-l,power;--- |
| fHe--fisfab--mle,- | rHe--risrwill--l,ing,- |
| ddoubt---t,no--- | l,more.------- |
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- Key
- D minor
- Doh
- F
- Time
- 4/4
- Starts on
- m (A)
- Range
- l, to f (D to B♭, a sixth)
- Tune
- ST. AUSTIN
- Words
- Anonymous
- Music
- Gregorian Chant, Bristol Tune Book
Tune ST. AUSTIN (Gregorian Chant, Bristol Tune Book); words by Anonymous. 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 · 4/4
Staff notation
The melody on the treble staff in D minor, with the first verse under the notes.
The staff is drawn here when you scroll to it.
The words
Come to Jesus, O my brothers,
Come in this accepted hour;
Jesus ready stands to save you,
Full of pity, love, and power;
He is able,
He is willing, — doubt no more.
Let not conscience make you linger,
Nor of fitness fondly dream;
All the fitness he requireth
Is to feel your need of him;
This he gives you, —
'Tis the spirit's struggling beam.
Come, ye weary, heavy laden;
Wait not, — 'tis your Saviour's call;
If you tarry till you're better,
You will never come at all.
Not the righteous,
Sinners, Jesus came to call.
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. 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 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
These words were printed without an author's name in A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion, compiled by Samuel Longfellow and Samuel Johnson (Boston, 1848), as hymn 161, “The Weary and Heavy-Laden”.
The book printed the words without tunes, marked 8.7.8.7.4.7, to be sung to any tune of that metre. This page sets them to ST. AUSTIN; any other 8.7.8.7.4.7 tune fits them as well.
- Words: Anonymous
- Melody: Gregorian Chant
- Melody (1876): Bristol Tune Book
Tune ST. AUSTIN (Gregorian Chant, Bristol Tune Book); words by Anonymous.
Sung to the same tune: Brother, Will You Slight the Message, Come, Thou Soul-transforming Spirit, Yes, We Trust the Day Is Breaking, Zion Stands with Hills Surrounded.
Questions about Come to Jesus, O My Brothers
What is the doh of Come to Jesus, O My Brothers?
In this version, in D minor, 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 Come to Jesus, O My Brothers start on?
It starts on m (A in D minor). Find doh first, then sing up or down to m.
Is Come to Jesus, O My Brothers in the public domain?
Yes. the words were in print by 1848 and the music in 1876. 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.