God Comes, with Succor Speedy in Tonic Solfa
God Comes, with Succor Speedy in Tonic Solfa to AURELIA, doh is D: the solfa with the words, staff notation, 3 verses and a piano.
The solfa with the words
| mGod- | mcomes,-mwith-fsuc--mcor- | mspee----rdy,-dTo- |
| dthose-lwho-ssuf--ffer- | mwrong;-----fTo- |
| shelp-d'the-d'poor-tand- | tnee----ldy,-sAnd- |
| fbid-sthe-mweak-dbe- | rstrong;-----rHe- |
| mcomes-fto-sbreak-lop-- | lpres----ssion,-d'And- |
| d'set--tthelcap--mtive- | ffree,-----rTo- |
| mtake-ma--fway-mtrans-- | mgres----rsion,-dAnd- |
| drule-rin-deq--t,ui-- | dty.----- |
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- Key
- D major
- Doh
- D
- Time
- 4/4
- Starts on
- m (F♯)
- Range
- t, to d' (C♯ to D, a ninth)
- Tune
- AURELIA
- Words
- James Montgomery
Tune AURELIA by Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810–1876); words by James Montgomery (1771–1854). 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
God comes, with succor speedy,
To those who suffer wrong;
To help the poor and needy,
And bid the weak be strong;
He comes to break oppression,
And set the captive free,
To take away transgression,
And rule in equity.
He shall come down, as showers
Upon the thirsty earth;
And joy and hope, like flowers,
Spring in His path to birth.
Before Him, on the mountains,
Shall Peace, the herald, go,
And Righteousness, in fountains,
From hill to valley flow.
To Him shall prayer unceasing,
And daily vows, ascend;
His kingdom still increasing,
A kingdom without end.
The tide of time shall never
His covenant remove;
His name shall stand forever;
His great, best name of Love.
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♯), on the word “God”, as a pickup before the first full bar.
- 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
James Montgomery wrote these words. They were printed in the supplement of the 1866 edition of A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion, compiled by Samuel Longfellow and Samuel Johnson (Boston, 1866), as hymn 596, “Lo! He Cometh”.
The book printed the words without tunes, marked Sevens and Sixes Double (7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6), to be sung to any tune of that metre. This page sets them to AURELIA; any other Sevens and Sixes Double tune fits them as well.
- Words: James Montgomery (1771–1854)
- Melody (1864): Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810–1876)
Tune AURELIA by Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810–1876); words by James Montgomery (1771–1854).
Sung to the same tune: God Is My Strong Salvation, How Lost Was My Condition, Jesus, I Will Ponder Now, O Father, All Creating, The Church’s One Foundation.
Questions about God Comes, with Succor Speedy
What is the doh of God Comes, with Succor Speedy?
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 God Comes, with Succor Speedy start on?
It starts on m (F♯ in D major), a pickup on the word “God” before the first full bar. Find doh first, then sing up or down to m.
Is God Comes, with Succor Speedy in the public domain?
Yes. James Montgomery died in 1854, Samuel Sebastian Wesley died in 1876; the words were in print by 1866 and the music in 1864. 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.