Go in Peace! — Serene Dismission in Tonic Solfa
Go in Peace! — Serene Dismission in Tonic Solfa to OMNI DIE, doh is F: the solfa with the words, staff notation, 3 verses and a piano.
The solfa with the words
| dGo-din- | rpeace!---dse----mrene-sdis-- | fmis----msion---dTo-rthe- |
| mlov--sing-sheart---femade--- | sknown,-------sWhen-sit- |
| lpours---sin---fdeep-mcon-- | rtri----mtion---dPrayer-rbe-- |
| mfore-fth'e--rter------dnal- | dthrone.------- |
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- Key
- F major
- Doh
- F
- Time
- 6/4
- Starts on
- d (F)
- Range
- d to l (F to D, a sixth)
- Tune
- OMNI DIE
- Words
- Anonymous
- Music
- Gesangbuch, Corner
Tune OMNI DIE (Gesangbuch, Corner); 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 · 6/4
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
Go in peace! — serene dismission
To the loving heart made known,
When it pours in deep contrition
Prayer before the eternal throne.
Go in peace! thy sins forgiven,
Christ hath healed thee, set thee free
Every spirit-fetter riven,
Go in peace, and liberty!
Saviour! breathe this benediction
O'er our spirits while we pray;
Let us part in sweet conviction
Thou hast blessed our souls to-day.
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 d (F), on the word “Go”, as a pickup before the first full bar.
- Count the time. 6/4 means six crotchet beats (two dotted minims) 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 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
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 64, “Go in Peace”.
The book printed the words without tunes, marked Eights and Sevens (8.7.8.7), to be sung to any tune of that metre. This page sets them to OMNI DIE; any other Eights and Sevens tune fits them as well.
- Words: Anonymous
- Melody (1631): Gesangbuch, Corner
Tune OMNI DIE (Gesangbuch, Corner); words by Anonymous.
Sung to the same tune: "Come Who Will," the Voice from Heaven, Christ, for Thee a Wreath Adorning, Cross, Reproach, and Tribulation, Father, Breathe an Evening Blessing, Jesus, Thou Art Mine Forever, O Thou Sun of Glorious Splendor, Part in Peace! Is Day Before Us, Pastor, Thou Art from Us Taken, Praise to Thee, Thou Great Creator, We Have Heard the Wondrous Story, Where the Lord Reveals His Presence.
Questions about Go in Peace! — Serene Dismission
What is the doh of Go in Peace! — Serene Dismission?
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 Go in Peace! — Serene Dismission start on?
It starts on d (F in F major), a pickup on the word “Go” before the first full bar. Find doh first, then sing up or down to d.
Is Go in Peace! — Serene Dismission in the public domain?
Yes. the words were in print by 1848 and the music in 1631. 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.