Come Ye People, Come Adore Him in Tonic Solfa
Come Ye People, Come Adore Him in Tonic Solfa to ALL FOR JESUS, doh is D: the solfa with the words, staff notation, 5 verses and a piano.
The solfa with the words
| mCome-sye-d'peo--tple,- | lcome-sa--sdore-fHim,- |
| mGod-sin-dHo--mly- | rTrin--di--rty;--- |
| rGod-mthe-fFa--lther,- | r'Son,-d'and-d'Spir--tit,- |
| d'Ev--ser-sBless--fed- | mU--rni--dty.--- |
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- Key
- D major
- Doh
- D
- Time
- 4/4
- Starts on
- m (F♯)
- Range
- d to r' (D to E, a ninth)
- Tune
- ALL FOR JESUS
- Words
- Traditional Greek, John Brownlie
- Music
- John Stainer
Tune ALL FOR JESUS by John Stainer (1840–1901); words by Traditional Greek; translated by John Brownlie (1857–1925). 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 D · 4/4
Staff notation
The melody on the treble staff in D major, with the first verse under the notes.
The staff is drawn here when you scroll to it.
The words
Come ye people, come adore Him,
God in Holy Trinity;
God the Father, Son, and Spirit,
Ever Blessed Unity.
Thine the glory, God Almighty,
To the Son and Spirit given,
Ere upon the world's creation
Dawned the new-born light of heaven.
Holy, holy, we adore Thee,
One in power, in nature one;
God the Father, God the Spirit,
God the Co-Eternal Son.
By the Son the wide creation
Rose where chaos held its sway;
By the Spirit, God Almighty
Swept eternal night away.
Son, the Father's love revealing,
Son, through whom the Spirit came,
Blessed Godhead! endless glory
Be to Thine exalted name.
How to sing it from the solfa
- Find doh first. Play or hum D 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 (F♯).
- 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
John Brownlie translated these words from the Greek service books for Hymns of the Greek Church (Edinburgh and London, 1900), where he gives them as “By the Emperor Leo VI., died 911 A.D”.
The book printed the words without tunes. They are in Eights and Sevens (8.7.8.7), and this page sets them to ALL FOR JESUS; any other Eights and Sevens tune fits them as well.
- Words: Traditional Greek
- Translated (1900): John Brownlie (1857–1925)
- Music (1887): John Stainer (1840–1901)
Tune ALL FOR JESUS by John Stainer (1840–1901); words by Traditional Greek; translated by John Brownlie (1857–1925).
Sung to the same tune: Brother, Rest from Sin and Sorrow, Christian Soldiers in the Conflict, Fare Thee Well, Our Fondly Cherished, Father, Source of Every Blessing, In the Cross of Christ I Glory, Israel's Shepherd, Guide Me, Feed Me, Israel's Shepherd, Guide Us, Feed Us, Lamb of God, We Fall Before Thee, Light Serene of Holy Glory, One Sweet Flower Has Drooped and Faded, Savior, All My Sins Confessing, Saviour! I My Cross Have Taken, Sister, Thou Wast Mild and Lovely, Theories, Which Thousands Cherish.
Questions about Come Ye People, Come Adore Him
What is the doh of Come Ye People, Come Adore Him?
In this version, in D major, doh is D. 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 Ye People, Come Adore Him start on?
It starts on m (F♯ in D major). Find doh first, then sing up or down to m.
Is Come Ye People, Come Adore Him in the public domain?
Yes. John Brownlie died in 1925, John Stainer died in 1901; the words were in print by 1900 and the music in 1887. 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.