Evening and Morning in Tonic Solfa
Evening and Morning in Tonic Solfa: the solfa line by line with the words, staff notation, all 5 verses, and a piano to sing along with.
- Key
- F major
- Doh
- F
- Time
- 3/4
- Starts on
- s (C)
- Range
- s, to l (C to D, a ninth)
- Tune
- DIE GÜLDNE SONNE
- Words
- Paul Gerhardt, Richard Massie
- Music
- Johann Georg Ebeling
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune DIE GÜLDNE SONNE by Johann Georg Ebeling (1637–1676); words by Paul Gerhardt (1607–1676); translated by Richard Massie (1800–1887). Sources and licences.
The solfa with the words
| sEve--sning-land- | smor---f_mning,- | sSun--fset-rand- | mdaw---r_dning,- |
| mWealth,-fpeace,-sand- | lglad----lness,- | rCom--mfort-fin- | ssad----sness,- |
| dThese-dare-rThy- | mworks;--fallsthe- | rglo--dry-t,be- | dThine!----- |
| sTimes-swi--fthout- | mnum--mber,-rA-- | dwake--t,orl,in- | t,slum--s,ber,--- |
| dThine-deye-rob-- | mserves-mus,-rFrom- | mdan--mger-fepre-- | sserves-sus,--- |
| mCau--dsing-rThy- | mmer---fcysu-- | rpon-dus-t,to- | dshine.----- |
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 F · 3/4
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
Evening and morning,
Sunset and dawning,
Wealth, peace, and gladness,
Comfort in sadness,
These are Thy works; all the glory be Thine!
Times without number,
Awake or in slumber,
Thine eye observes us,
From danger preserves us,
Causing Thy mercy upon us to shine.
Golden and glorious,
Strong and victorious
All joy and gladness,
Scattering sadness,
Rises the sun with his lifegiving rays;
Still as the dying,
My members were lying,
but now upspringing,
With joy I am singing,
Gazing around me with wonder and praise.
Mine eye surveyeth
What God displayeth
Of His great glory
Spread out before me,
Teaching how great are His wisdom and might;
To His saints showing
The home where they're going,
Peacefully quitting
When God sees it fitting,
Earth's closing scenes, as they fade from their sight.
Let us all singing,
And to God bringing
Our choicest treasure,
To do Him pleasure,
Offer a sacrifice sweeter than lambs.
Heartfelt contrition,
And cheerful submission,
Songs of thanksgiving,
And fruits of good living
Please Him far better than incense of rams.
All here is dying,
Groaning and sighing;
God does not alter,
Nor His Word falter;
Built like His will, on immutable ground,
His love remaineth,
His grace never waneth,
Soothing and healing
The pains we are feeling,
Keeping us now and eternally sound.
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 s (C).
- Count the time. 3/4 means three 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 and the chromatic fe. 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 Paul Gerhardt, first published in 1666. The English translation is by Richard Massie (1854). The tune, DIE GÜLDNE SONNE, is by Johann Georg Ebeling (1660). This version of the melody and the words comes from the Open Hymnal Project.
- Words (1666): Paul Gerhardt (1607–1676)
- Translated (1854): Richard Massie (1800–1887)
- Music (1660): Johann Georg Ebeling (1637–1676)
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune DIE GÜLDNE SONNE by Johann Georg Ebeling (1637–1676); words by Paul Gerhardt (1607–1676); translated by Richard Massie (1800–1887). 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 Evening and Morning
What is the doh of Evening and Morning?
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 Evening and Morning start on?
It starts on s (C in F major). Find doh first, then sing up or down to s.
Is Evening and Morning in the public domain?
Yes. Paul Gerhardt died in 1676, Richard Massie died in 1887, Johann Georg Ebeling died in 1676; the words were first published in 1854 and the music in 1660. 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.