Every Morning Mercies New in Tonic Solfa
Every Morning Mercies New in Tonic Solfa: the solfa line by line with the words, staff notation, all 4 verses, and a piano to sing along with.
- Key
- Bb major
- Doh
- Bb
- Time
- 4/4
- Starts on
- d (B♭)
- Range
- s, to f (F to E♭, a seventh)
- Tune
- KELSO
- Words
- Greville Phillimore
- Music
- Edward John Hopkins
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune KELSO by Edward John Hopkins (1818–1901); words by Greville Phillimore (1821–1884). Sources and licences.
The solfa with the words
| dEv--d'ry-dmorn--fing- | mmer---rciesdnew--- |
| dFall-l,as-s,fresh-das- | mmorn---ringrdew;--- |
| dEv--d'ry-dmorn--fing- | mlet--rusdpay--- |
| l,Tri--t,buted_mwith--rthe | dear--l,ly-s,day:--- |
| fFor-fThy-mmer--dcies,- | mLord,--raredsure;--- |
| t,Thy--l,com-s,pas--dsion- | l,doth--t,en-ddure.--- |
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 Bb · 4/4
Staff notation
The melody on the treble staff in Bb major, with the first verse under the notes.
The staff is drawn here when you scroll to it.
The words
Ev'ry morning mercies new
Fall as fresh as morning dew;
Ev'ry morning let us pay
Tribute with the early day:
For Thy mercies, Lord, are sure;
Thy compassion doth endure.
Still the greatness of Thy love
Daily doth our sins remove;
Daily, far as east from west,
Lifts the burden from the breast;
Gives unbought to those who pray
Strength to stand in evil day.
Let our prayers each morn prevail,
That these gifts may never fail;
And, as we confess the sin
And the tempter's pow'r within,
Feed us with the Bread of Life,
Fit us for our daily strife.
As the morning light returns,
As the sun with splendor burns,
Teach us still to turn to Thee,
Ever blessed Trinity,
With our hands our hearts to raise,
In unfailing prayer and praise.
How to sing it from the solfa
- Find doh first. Play or hum Bb 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 d (B♭).
- 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
The words are by Greville Phillimore, first published in 1863. The tune, KELSO, is by Edward John Hopkins (1872). This version of the melody and the words comes from the Open Hymnal Project.
- Words (1863): Greville Phillimore (1821–1884)
- Music (1872): Edward John Hopkins (1818–1901)
Melody and words from the Open Hymnal Project (public domain), edited by Brian J. Dumont; tune KELSO by Edward John Hopkins (1818–1901); words by Greville Phillimore (1821–1884). 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 Every Morning Mercies New
What is the doh of Every Morning Mercies New?
In this version, in Bb major, doh is Bb. 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 Every Morning Mercies New start on?
It starts on d (B♭ in Bb major). Find doh first, then sing up or down to d.
Is Every Morning Mercies New in the public domain?
Yes. Greville Phillimore died in 1884, Edward John Hopkins died in 1901; the words were first published in 1863 and the music in 1872. 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.