Glory to His Name in Tonic Solfa
Glory to His Name in Tonic Solfa to GLORY TO HIS NAME: the solfa with the words, staff notation, the four verses and the refrain, and a piano.
The solfa with the words
| mDown-mat-,rthedcross-dwhere-,t,my | l,Sa--dviour-s,died,--- |
| mDown-mwhere-,mforscleans--sing-,mfrom | dsin-mI-rcried,--- |
| mThere-mto-,rmydheart-dwas-,t,the | l,blood-dap--s,plied;--- |
| mGlo---drymto-rHis- | dName!------- |
| dGlo---drydto-l,His- | s,Name,--l,_d_--- |
| mGlo---mrymto-dHis- | rName:--m_r_--- |
| mThere-mto-,rmydheart-dwas-,t,the | l,blood-dap--s,plied;--- |
| mGlo---drymto-rHis- | dName!------- |
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- Key
- Ab major
- Doh
- Ab
- Time
- 4/4
- Starts on
- m (C)
- Range
- s, to s (E♭ to E♭, an octave)
- Tune
- GLORY TO HIS NAME
- Words
- Elisha A. Hoffman
- Music
- John H. Stockton
Tune GLORY TO HIS NAME by John H. Stockton (1813–1877); words by Elisha A. Hoffman (1839–1929). 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 Ab · 4/4
Staff notation
The melody on the treble staff in Ab major, with the first verse under the notes.
The staff is drawn here when you scroll to it.
The words
Down at the cross where my Saviour died,
Down where for cleansing from sin I cried,
There to my heart was the blood applied;
Glory to His Name!
Refrain
Glory to His Name,
Glory to His Name:
There to my heart was the blood applied;
Glory to His Name!
I am so wondrously saved from sin,
Jesus so sweetly abides within,
There at the cross where He took me in;
Glory to His Name!
Oh, precious fountain that saves from sin,
I am so glad I have entered in;
There Jesus saves me and keeps me clean;
Glory to His Name!
Come to this fountain so rich and sweet,
Cast thy poor soul at the Saviour’s feet;
Plunge in today, and be made complete;
Glory to His Name!
How to sing it from the solfa
- Find doh first. Play or hum Ab 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 (C).
- 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. A cell split by a comma holds two quarter beats: d -,r is a dotted quaver and a semiquaver, d,r two semiquavers. That comma sits between two syllables; an octave mark sits small and low against its own letter (s,).
- 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
Elisha A. Hoffman wrote the words, published in 1878 with the tune GLORY TO HIS NAME by John H. Stockton.
- Words (1878): Elisha A. Hoffman (1839–1929)
- Music (1878): John H. Stockton (1813–1877)
Tune GLORY TO HIS NAME by John H. Stockton (1813–1877); words by Elisha A. Hoffman (1839–1929).
Questions about Glory to His Name
What is the doh of Glory to His Name?
In this version, in Ab major, doh is Ab. 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 Glory to His Name start on?
It starts on m (C in Ab major). Find doh first, then sing up or down to m.
Is Glory to His Name in the public domain?
Yes. Elisha A. Hoffman died in 1929, John H. Stockton died in 1877; the words were first published in 1878 and the music in 1878. 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.